tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post358280319384679536..comments2024-03-28T00:20:01.688-05:00Comments on Little Blog In The Big Woods: A small lesson from the climate change front.Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-72555744230002059222013-09-23T16:05:36.961-05:002013-09-23T16:05:36.961-05:00NOT ALL THE CRUNCHY BITS ARE SEEDS. That's wor...NOT ALL THE CRUNCHY BITS ARE SEEDS. That's words to live by.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-12192722357937510142013-09-09T10:12:40.157-05:002013-09-09T10:12:40.157-05:00Hi, Erin- welcome! It's certainly possible yo...Hi, Erin- welcome! It's certainly possible you have blackberries in the Arrowhead; wouldn't be the first time I've been surprised by plant distributions. But- I am surprised. :-) Are you quite certain what you have are "blackberries" and not "blackcaps"; which are actually black raspberries? Pardon my asking; but partly my experience with my neighbors is that they often assume they're the same; and they're not. The blackcaps are much more cold hardy, and more widely distributed. I'll certainly believe you if you tell me you know the difference. :-) There are parts of the Arrowhead which are climatically under the influence of Lake Superior, of course; and a little "sheltered" that way.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-2195403116025747942013-09-09T06:52:44.420-05:002013-09-09T06:52:44.420-05:00Hello, I just found your blog and discovered from ...Hello, I just found your blog and discovered from your opening line that you too are from Minnesota :) However, I must say- blackberries do in fact grow in Minnesota :) I live up on the arrowhead and just a mile down the road is a great blackberry picking spot and a friend of mine has them growing along her driveway. Delicious!<br /><br />Nice to have found you,<br /><br />Erin<br />http://yellowbirchhobbyfarm.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273436841694962964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-29735918776237662312013-08-31T20:37:43.530-05:002013-08-31T20:37:43.530-05:00Lovely berry photos! Thanks for sharing the note ...Lovely berry photos! Thanks for sharing the note on watching out for the crunchies that bite back! In my neck of the woods this is the year of the hornet. Everywhere I go I'm seeing hornet nests. On the upside, it has been an amazing year for gardens and fruit trees. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-47484076036055845282013-08-23T17:53:38.867-05:002013-08-23T17:53:38.867-05:00Invasive Himalyan blackberries are the bane of the...Invasive Himalyan blackberries are the bane of the Pacific Northwest ... but they make marvelous jam. I strain out some of the seeds (but not all, because some seeds are part of the blackberry experience). Berry syrup, frozen berries for winter cobbler ... they really are a gift. Stripped of thorns, the canes can be woven into lovely baskets, for the creative weavers amongst you, and the roots are supposed to be an excellent diarrhea remedy. Tinctured, I think. Just don't ever compost the canes, accidentally or otherwise. The thorns petrify. Then they really hurt.<br /><br />Would say something in the previous post about the Tepco mess, but it all just leaves me speechless, if not surprised. And also wondering how long our own Pacific coast -- and fish therefrom -- will be radiation free. Assuming they still are.<br />NMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-18313793397017387872013-08-16T04:52:07.058-05:002013-08-16T04:52:07.058-05:00Love blackberries :) I tend to make jelly though ...Love blackberries :) I tend to make jelly though because the seeds can be a bit excessive!<br /><br />viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-20510557729042778172013-08-15T17:31:53.809-05:002013-08-15T17:31:53.809-05:00Haha! I can never decide - inspect the berries and...Haha! I can never decide - inspect the berries and try to blow off all the bugs, or just close your eyes and eat! Of course, baking them into a pie or making a smoothie is another option... Blackberries are a fact of life in western Washington - so many we all get sick and tired of them. I make my kids pick them and then freeze them for the winter. Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.com