tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post1957169392404286126..comments2023-10-27T20:21:51.751-07:00Comments on Camera Trap Codger: On picking wild berriesCamera Trap Codgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-1705956380695673012009-07-30T08:10:18.546-07:002009-07-30T08:10:18.546-07:00Thanks for the input. I'll visit the patch aga...Thanks for the input. I'll visit the patch again tomorrow, and will give the plastic milk bottle a try. I've seen blackberries growing in the eastern tip of the Himalayas (actually the Chin Hills), but they were nothing compared to these brambles. Maybe they weren't Himalayan blackberries. You are right, Steve about the way they take over.Camera Trap Codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-17674353324157568202009-07-29T19:51:30.840-07:002009-07-29T19:51:30.840-07:00I lived for many years in coastal Humboldt County,...I lived for many years in coastal Humboldt County, where the Himalayan bushes conveniently grew everywhere and made field work in the fall much tastier than other locales. But as a biologist I have to mention.....this is an invasive species, albeit delicious, and does a great job of crowding out native plants (such as California's native blackberry), particularly in sensitive riparian areas. It's particularly annoying when you need to go from point A to point B and theres a huge, thorny berry patch in your way. But as something you can control in your backyard....you cant go wrong with this one.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-39853082921821026662009-07-29T17:20:20.244-07:002009-07-29T17:20:20.244-07:00I was berry picking with a friend recently and was...I was berry picking with a friend recently and was impressed with her berry picking container which she hung from her belt: a gallon milk jug, which already has a built-in handle, with the opening widened to receive berries. She picked for a while, then deposited the berries in small stiff Tupperware type containers with lids for transport in her kayak. We were intrigued by a Canadian goose who lurked expectantly behind her as she picked and wondered if geese eat berries.<br />Thank you for your blog--I always enjoy it and will forward the berry picking and pie eating entries to my berry picking/cobbler making friend!JoEllen Arnoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-21750806634737694922009-07-29T11:52:48.612-07:002009-07-29T11:52:48.612-07:00I used to have to keep the blackberry bushes at ba...I used to have to keep the blackberry bushes at bay in the pastures of my Dad's little farm in Washington. Boy did they grow fast. In a blink they'd be 6 foot high and across.<br /><br />But the berries... In August they'd hang as long as your thumb and be as sweet as cane sugar. Good thing too. They and the pies most would become always made me forget the scratches on my forearms by the next time I had to hack at 'em.<br /><br />Thanks for the fond reminder Codger.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-8405358353965480182009-07-28T20:43:19.486-07:002009-07-28T20:43:19.486-07:00My mouth is watering!!My mouth is watering!!brdpicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483256137426275518noreply@blogger.com