Jared77
Garden Addicted
You set the standard too high with your blackberries.
So here's the story. FINALLY find a U-pick blackberry farm. I'm super geeked because blackberries are so dang expensive. So we drive down to this place about 1/2 hr away. We're big on the U-picks at my house. We pick a lot, so to grow what we want wouldn't be realistic if we want a place for the kids to play.
We get there and find out its "all organic". Ok that's good. Price? 5.50 a quart!
My fault for not asking on the phone. I was so wound up that I found them I forgot to ask. But we're here and its blackberries so we'll deal with it.
So we're told which field to head to. I have 2 trays that each hold 6 quarts of berries. Head back and see a rows of tangled messes of bushes. Weeds growing up in them, thistle, black locus trees, and other assorted unidentified weeds between the plants in the plants competing for space, was really disappointed.
But we're here, and its blackberries so lets make the most of it. Not the first time we've had less than ideal picking conditions but we always make the most of it. Start scanning the bushes looking for ripe berries? I see thorns. Really?!
So needless to say we only picked 6 quarts of blackberries before we were done. Was slim pickings because the plants were not well cared for and with the thorns and @ the price I finally had enough.
The reason why I posted this was to tell you my wife heard me grumbling "If this was Major's blackberries I wouldn't mind paying these prices at least his are well tended". My wife more than once asked me who Major was. Once I showed her this thread she agreed.
I was polite when I left but I'm still looking for that elusive patch of blackberries. Or I might just have to breakdown and plant some myself. Its the one thing I just can't seem to find around here.
Anyway keep up the good work and I wanted you to know your hardwork doesn't go unnoticed.
So here's the story. FINALLY find a U-pick blackberry farm. I'm super geeked because blackberries are so dang expensive. So we drive down to this place about 1/2 hr away. We're big on the U-picks at my house. We pick a lot, so to grow what we want wouldn't be realistic if we want a place for the kids to play.
We get there and find out its "all organic". Ok that's good. Price? 5.50 a quart!
My fault for not asking on the phone. I was so wound up that I found them I forgot to ask. But we're here and its blackberries so we'll deal with it.So we're told which field to head to. I have 2 trays that each hold 6 quarts of berries. Head back and see a rows of tangled messes of bushes. Weeds growing up in them, thistle, black locus trees, and other assorted unidentified weeds between the plants in the plants competing for space, was really disappointed.
But we're here, and its blackberries so lets make the most of it. Not the first time we've had less than ideal picking conditions but we always make the most of it. Start scanning the bushes looking for ripe berries? I see thorns. Really?!
So needless to say we only picked 6 quarts of blackberries before we were done. Was slim pickings because the plants were not well cared for and with the thorns and @ the price I finally had enough.
The reason why I posted this was to tell you my wife heard me grumbling "If this was Major's blackberries I wouldn't mind paying these prices at least his are well tended". My wife more than once asked me who Major was. Once I showed her this thread she agreed.
I was polite when I left but I'm still looking for that elusive patch of blackberries. Or I might just have to breakdown and plant some myself. Its the one thing I just can't seem to find around here.
Anyway keep up the good work and I wanted you to know your hardwork doesn't go unnoticed.
Got a spare bedroom? Can the dog come too? 
