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For blackberries, do what the hipsters call "foraging" or what folks when I was a kid called "picking them" from wild bushes. Cheap. (Make sure you're not clo

For blackberries, do what the hipsters call "foraging" or what folks when I was a kid called "picking them" from wild bushes. Cheap. (Make sure you're not close to a road, garbage dump, etc. And they may not grow in your area. Void where prohibited.) After going to the trouble of doing so, you might just prefer to spend the money for a little tub of them. Still, it's an option.

robobenjie 16y ago
Oh, but the flavor of wild, ripe blackberries is so much better then even the ones I can get at the farmers market. Along with tomatoes, they have the biggest difference in flavor home-grown vs bought. Also blackberries myst be the easiest thing in the world to grow (here in the bay area anyway). Getting rid of them when you are done might be another story...
- tjpick 16y ago
  yeah, blackberry grows so easily that it's a noxious weed in this part of the world.
- billswift 16y ago
  Wild blackberries are actually small and not that tasty. If they are good, they are almost certainly feral domestics; maybe spread by birds or an old farm was nearby.
jules 16y ago
Yep, that's another option. Where I live they are very rare and the ones that are there are small and not many berries per plant. Gathering then from your own garden is very quick. Certainly quicker than the extra time you spend in the shop for them. And the ones in the shop are usually not ripe enough for my tastes. I like them sweet not sour. Also buying 3 kg for making jam costs you a fortune. You can buy a jar of blackberry jam for less than €1, but buying that amount of fresh blackberries easily costs €10.
joeyh 16y ago
Get good at picking blackberries, with a hanging picker so you use both hands, and find or cultivate a bush with good, large berries, and you can pick that little $5 supermarket tub in about 5 minutes. Every day. :) I enjoy picking blackberries like I enjoy tetris. Same neurons at work.

robobenjie 16y ago

Oh, but the flavor of wild, ripe blackberries is so much better then even the ones I can get at the farmers market. Along with tomatoes, they have the biggest difference in flavor home-grown vs bought. Also blackberries myst be the easiest thing in the world to grow (here in the bay area anyway). Getting rid of them when you are done might be another story...

tjpick 16y ago
yeah, blackberry grows so easily that it's a noxious weed in this part of the world.
billswift 16y ago
Wild blackberries are actually small and not that tasty. If they are good, they are almost certainly feral domestics; maybe spread by birds or an old farm was nearby.

jules 16y ago

Yep, that's another option. Where I live they are very rare and the ones that are there are small and not many berries per plant. Gathering then from your own garden is very quick. Certainly quicker than the extra time you spend in the shop for them. And the ones in the shop are usually not ripe enough for my tastes. I like them sweet not sour. Also buying 3 kg for making jam costs you a fortune. You can buy a jar of blackberry jam for less than €1, but buying that amount of fresh blackberries easily costs €10.

joeyh 16y ago

Get good at picking blackberries, with a hanging picker so you use both hands, and find or cultivate a bush with good, large berries, and you can pick that little $5 supermarket tub in about 5 minutes. Every day. :) I enjoy picking blackberries like I enjoy tetris. Same neurons at work.