Megalania

Time for a ramble in the brambles Saturday - Sunday 2004 March 6 - 7.

Pick your fill or freeze / make jam for winter. Check locally to avoid herbicide sprayed locations.

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Have a weekend out in the country:
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OzTennis

Ah, revives memories of a Uni vac spent picking blackberries with a couple of mates near Olinda in the Dandenongs. Spectacular scenery, sun on our backs, working in the outdoors, bit of money earned and the golf course and pub a few hundred yards down the road from the blackberry farm.

I don't think they used pesticides in those days and the weather used to be brilliant all the time - before they even heard of global warming, holes in ozone layer etc. We stayed in a bunkhouse on the farm and a luxury B&B it wasn't.

OzTennis

migrantoz

Do blackberries grow in Southern Queensland?

Muddywaters

do they pick in wa ????.If so where???

Megalania

Yep. Land holders have legal obligation to control them as a pest.

Still plenty of areas where they grow wild and uncontrolled. Ask locally.

Best along creeks in wetter areas.

Don

OzT - was that when you lost your blackberry cherry, young lad? Prick up the gardener's? Sounds idyllic

ABCDiamond

Are Blackberries treated as a pest in every State ?

Megalania

Except NT and Aus Antarctic Territory.

bondipom

I do like blackberry and apple pie with custard.

PeteY

If you are in Adelaide.....head to Morialta for your BB fix. To my knowledge, they havn't been sprayed this year. If you want to check speak with the parks office.

All along the bottom of the cliffs are the thorny buggers.

OzTennis

They've taken over so much in the latter they've given up on the problem.

OzTennis

HiddenPaw

I made a blackberry and apple crumble last night! Blackberries imported from Israel tho. Bramley apples from UK.

OzTennis

Geez, just spotted this, another quality Pleasance post. I'm beginning to understand what type of Thai tourist you are Don!

OzTennis

MikeStanton

Bramley apples...mmmmm.....bring 'em on down!!!