Fellow PNW neighbor here: Totally dug the video. It was helpful, giving me a better idea of how the roots will pull out.. You taught me about the crown! thank you. I know how aggressive Himalayan is and that is News to me about a botanist brewing it up. Thank you
I'm on the Olympic Peninsula, and the battle is real! I have the scars to prove it. The Himalayan's also tend to have leaves in groups of five, and the natives have leaves in groups of three. Also, love finding your channel that's specific to our area. Great content!
I do have so many scars from the blackberries. One time, I tripped and a bunch of them gave my perfectly horizontal lines on my calf, but like 100 of them. It looked like I survived a blender, lol. Thank you for watching!!!
I guess it doesn’t matter how you slice & dice it; Himalayan blackberries are a sh¡t load of hard work to get rid of. We have a slope in the backyard down to LakeRidge park & Taylor Creek. The entire slope is blackberry. Wish me luck
very nice to see the differences between the native and "Himalayan" monsters up close and personal! We have volunteered in Oregon state parks to remove the invasive monsters but are always struggling to avoid pulling the natives. Great visual visceral demonstration. Ouch.
Thank you. That is amazing that you volunteer at the state parks. I have done that as well and the Himalayan monsters can get so large. I remember one time we were tackling a well established “family” of himalayans taking down a tree and I swear the canes were almost as big as my wrists. I could not believe it. Luckily, I haven’t seen anything as big in my backyard.
Have all three here. Noticed the berry size difference last year between the three as well. The two nasty ones have berries 4x times the size but the canes are 2inches. I used a hedge trimmer to get the “areas” down so I can get to the crowns since plants are over 7feet tall “islands” that are taking over! Thorns are no joke!!!
Oh no, I am familiar with the blackberry islands where they defy the laws of physics and grow so large- just reaching up to the sky and taking down trees. I am having flashbacks to how the land used to be and I remember taking them down with the hedge trimmer as well. Hopefully, they will learn who is boss and will not come back. But, it will look so beautiful once you are done. Also, yay for fellow Stanwoodian!!!
They really are a pain. When I talk to gardeners in other areas it is hard for them to understand that blackberries are a weed, a big thorny pain in the but weed. 😂
Thanks for showing the differences. I have those cane like ones and they got out of control way in the back of the property. I thought they were the state weed. LOL.
You made me laugh so hard- the state weed. It is so true. It is hard to explain to my out of state friends that blackberries aren’t actually a weed for us- they can’t wrap their heads around it.
Someone mowed ours this year and they spread so widely through summer. If you don't do that repetative mowing it just spreads them. Lots of good compost material though. If you chop it up and turn the pile enough they won't survive there. I only had 1 come up in the garden and it was the native type. It's mostly that himalayen type surrounding 3 sides of our property. I was cutting canes all spring and summer and started last fall. Left 1 spot for berries and they were good, but not good enough to be battling the vines. Currently doing exactly this work. They store up a bunch of energy for winter instead of trying to spread so its a good time to rip them out. They come up much easier after some rain.. which we get plenty of hehe.
@@littlerootsranch Found one of those jackets on Ebay! Yay!! Just watched your April Gardening Tips. You mentioned "patience" several times in that video, and that's where i am with my asparagus. Planted 2-year crowns last year, but very few spears have come up so far (April 4, 2024). Guess I need to wait a little more... Please do an asparagus video! 🙂
I have so many GD Himalayan blackberry bushes in my backyard / thank you so much for the info. I’m gonna try and starve them out though. It’s too much to dig by hand & stuff like that #PNW
Hmmmm, I typed up a response but I think it disappeared. But yes, large patches of blackberries are much easier to manage with moving. There is such a level of satisfaction mowing over them, lol. July/August is the best time to increase mowing because they will produce more sap that will exhaust them faster.
The trailing blackberry is very low to the ground, quite thin and bluish stems, spines very small (1 mm). I find that the quickest way to kill larger patches of blackberries is to clip off the stems near the crown and then apply a small dob of stump and vine killer with the small brush on the cap. One also can just clip open a small patch on the crown and then apply it onto the spot. Then, let it sit for 4 months and then extract the dead crowns and feeder roots. I do this with a Pulaski (fire axe) with its digger end (not axe end). Even after doing this, I find new sprouts due to pieces, crowns I missed, or seeds in the soil, so I re-apply small amounts. What also one can do is also dig out the live crowns and feeder roots, 4 or 5 times for 3 or 4 years, eventually getting them all. Very tedious!
I don’t use synthetic fertilizers. I do use chicken manure/bedding that I spread in the fall and also fermented stinging nettle and chop and drop to return nutrients to the soil. I do use compost as well. For Christmas I received a book on fermenting other stuff so I need to read it and expand my knowledge. I try to use a closed loop system.
@@littlerootsranch Ok - they're not for me then, time for viewing is limited, getting to the meat of the title promptly is important, repeating the same lines and going astray is too consuming for me, I wish you well and thank you for replying to my comment.
I have so many GD Himalayan blackberry bushes in my backyard / thank you so much for the info. I’m bgonna try and starve them out though. It’s too much to dig by hand & stuff like that #PNW
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Fellow PNW neighbor here: Totally dug the video. It was helpful, giving me a better idea of how the roots will pull out.. You taught me about the crown! thank you. I know how aggressive Himalayan is and that is News to me about a botanist brewing it up. Thank you
Thank you and thank you for watching. Best of luck in combatting the blackberries.
I'm on the Olympic Peninsula, and the battle is real! I have the scars to prove it. The Himalayan's also tend to have leaves in groups of five, and the natives have leaves in groups of three. Also, love finding your channel that's specific to our area. Great content!
I do have so many scars from the blackberries. One time, I tripped and a bunch of them gave my perfectly horizontal lines on my calf, but like 100 of them. It looked like I survived a blender, lol. Thank you for watching!!!
There is a third type, Everbearer. It has leaves shaped like maple leaves. Treat them just like the Himalayan's
I guess it doesn’t matter how you slice & dice it; Himalayan blackberries are a sh¡t load of hard work to get rid of. We have a slope in the backyard down to LakeRidge park & Taylor Creek. The entire slope is blackberry. Wish me luck
Ouch, that sounds painful thinking about it. It will be nice when that land is opened up, but a bear doing it.
Slow and steady ..and keep on it..its definitly a work in progress..I've been digging them out for years..
Really informative video on how to dig them out, thanks!
Thank you and thank you for watching.
Thanks for the info. Blackberries have been a nightmare for years.
They really are. I struggle a little more with the thistles now :(
very nice to see the differences between the native and "Himalayan" monsters up close and personal! We have volunteered in Oregon state parks to remove the invasive monsters but are always struggling to avoid pulling the natives. Great visual visceral demonstration. Ouch.
Thank you. That is amazing that you volunteer at the state parks. I have done that as well and the Himalayan monsters can get so large. I remember one time we were tackling a well established “family” of himalayans taking down a tree and I swear the canes were almost as big as my wrists. I could not believe it. Luckily, I haven’t seen anything as big in my backyard.
The natives also have blueish stems that are east to spot.
This was very helpful! Thanks!!!
Stanwood as well and dealing with my blackberries!!!!
Have all three here. Noticed the berry size difference last year between the three as well. The two nasty ones have berries 4x times the size but the canes are 2inches. I used a hedge trimmer to get the “areas” down so I can get to the crowns since plants are over 7feet tall “islands” that are taking over! Thorns are no joke!!!
Oh no, I am familiar with the blackberry islands where they defy the laws of physics and grow so large- just reaching up to the sky and taking down trees. I am having flashbacks to how the land used to be and I remember taking them down with the hedge trimmer as well. Hopefully, they will learn who is boss and will not come back. But, it will look so beautiful once you are done. Also, yay for fellow Stanwoodian!!!
Thanks for this video. Growing our first garden and the battle with these are real. We almost have them removed but boy they are a pain.
They really are a pain. When I talk to gardeners in other areas it is hard for them to understand that blackberries are a weed, a big thorny pain in the but weed. 😂
Thanks for showing the differences. I have those cane like ones and they got out of control way in the back of the property. I thought they were the state weed. LOL.
You made me laugh so hard- the state weed. It is so true. It is hard to explain to my out of state friends that blackberries aren’t actually a weed for us- they can’t wrap their heads around it.
Very helpful information! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Someone mowed ours this year and they spread so widely through summer. If you don't do that repetative mowing it just spreads them. Lots of good compost material though. If you chop it up and turn the pile enough they won't survive there. I only had 1 come up in the garden and it was the native type.
It's mostly that himalayen type surrounding 3 sides of our property. I was cutting canes all spring and summer and started last fall. Left 1 spot for berries and they were good, but not good enough to be battling the vines.
Currently doing exactly this work. They store up a bunch of energy for winter instead of trying to spread so its a good time to rip them out. They come up much easier after some rain.. which we get plenty of hehe.
I’m so worried about the weather coming up! Ahhhh! Please let our garlic live, weather!
I have been checking on my garlic and all looks well. Garlic is pretty hardy. Did your garlic pull through?
@@littlerootsranch they made it! :) our currants are flowering now! Thanks for all the educational videos!
Any advice on increasing fruit on trailing blackberries? I love the berries from the trailers
They are very delicious. Like most blackberries, they produce fruit on second year stems so hold back on pruning.
Thank I need to dig into them more. Look like I’ll be redoing the bed
I love that work shirt/jacket! What Carhartt RN is on the tag? Thanks!
I love this jacket, I have worn it everyday for years. I can’t find the tag. I got it used so I think the last person cut it off.
@@littlerootsranch Found one of those jackets on Ebay! Yay!! Just watched your April Gardening Tips. You mentioned "patience" several times in that video, and that's where i am with my asparagus. Planted 2-year crowns last year, but very few spears have come up so far (April 4, 2024). Guess I need to wait a little more... Please do an asparagus video! 🙂
I have so many GD Himalayan blackberry bushes in my backyard / thank you so much for the info. I’m gonna try and starve them out though. It’s too much to dig by hand & stuff like that #PNW
Hmmmm, I typed up a response but I think it disappeared. But yes, large patches of blackberries are much easier to manage with moving. There is such a level of satisfaction mowing over them, lol. July/August is the best time to increase mowing because they will produce more sap that will exhaust them faster.
The trailing blackberry is very low to the ground, quite thin and bluish stems, spines very small (1 mm).
I find that the quickest way to kill larger patches of blackberries is to clip off the stems near the crown and then apply a small dob of stump and vine killer with the small brush on the cap. One also can just clip open a small patch on the crown and then apply it onto the spot.
Then, let it sit for 4 months and then extract the dead crowns and feeder roots. I do this with a Pulaski (fire axe) with its digger end (not axe end).
Even after doing this, I find new sprouts due to pieces, crowns I missed, or seeds in the soil, so I re-apply small amounts.
What also one can do is also dig out the live crowns and feeder roots, 4 or 5 times for 3 or 4 years, eventually getting them all. Very tedious!
stanwood is a great place to hunt ducks
What do you use for fertilizer in your garden?
I don’t use synthetic fertilizers. I do use chicken manure/bedding that I spread in the fall and also fermented stinging nettle and chop and drop to return nutrients to the soil. I do use compost as well. For Christmas I received a book on fermenting other stuff so I need to read it and expand my knowledge. I try to use a closed loop system.
Fruit wise the evergreen are bigger and softer.
They are not as sweet right?
Im near Olympia and they've completely engulfed the surrounding properties and its not possible for me to keep up with it.
The Devil's Vine
Please keep it brief….
None of my videos are brief, my content is longer form.
@@littlerootsranch Ok - they're not for me then, time for viewing is limited, getting to the meat of the title promptly is important, repeating the same lines and going astray is too consuming for me, I wish you well and thank you for replying to my comment.
I have so many GD Himalayan blackberry bushes in my backyard / thank you so much for the info. I’m bgonna try and starve them out though. It’s too much to dig by hand & stuff like that #PNW
Smart call for large areas. I do mow them in other areas because of the size and it really makes a difference.