In 2004 we put in 3 Doyle thornless blackberry vines. They started out as tiny little things, not even a foot long each. The first 2 years they were in, we got very few blackberries. The third year.... we had to give some away! We couldn't eat, cook, or freeze them fast enough (I've been thinking about dehydrating fruit, especially if we have success with blueberries this year, it'll be our first try with those). The pic is part of last year's crop (that's a half-dollar, LOL).
That's what we're doing this week, prepping the blackberry bushes - cutting the excess growth off to promote new growth, and uprooting some of the new vines (they self-propogate if they hit the ground and stay a while) to give away to some friends who have expressed interest.
Later this week I'll take some of last year's crop out of the freezer and tweak a cobbler recipe I have. It's quick, easy (only takes one bowl!), and delicious. I'll take a pic and post the recipe when it's done.
I think of it as planning for summer, LOL.
We're planning to plant blackberry plants this year ourselves! Currently we go to a pick yourself farm so I am looking forward to growing our own!
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LaurieAnna