paintedlady said:

Warning: Blackberry bushes are extremely evasive... take it out the ground and put that bitch in a container!

How long would it live in a container and how much fruit would u get from it tho? I know some stuff wont make it outside if not in the ground.

I plan to trim it back every year (or few times if need be) once it reaches a certain size.

It wasn't in my original plan because there used to be some in the back of our Philly house but I hated that they had thorns (this bush is thornless) but the roomie was dying for one so I didn't wanna be a bitch.

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johnart said:

paintedlady said:

Warning: Blackberry bushes are extremely evasive... take it out the ground and put that bitch in a container!

How long would it live in a container and how much fruit would u get from it tho? I know some stuff wont make it outside if not in the ground.

I plan to trim it back every year (or few times if need be) once it reaches a certain size.

It wasn't in my original plan because there used to be some in the back of our Philly house but I hated that they had thorns (this bush is thornless) but the roomie was dying for one so I didn't wanna be a bitch.

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it will kill off everything around it... fruits only grow from soft canes - one year old to two year old braches... oh and if a tip of a branch touches the ground... NEW BUSH! If a berry falls and hits the dirt...NEW BUSH! and if you move it and leave a bit of root in the dirt.. yup..... NEW BUSH!!!

you'll have more blackberry than dandelions.

you are in a warmer zone7 you can get berries easily from a container plant. Its evasive and a bitch to control once established.

Oh and did I mention the thorns? Um yeah.... container! Trimming it is a bitch.

you planted a blackberry bush?

John, what about strawberries? You want fruit right? Strawberries are a breeze to grow and they come back every year. Grapes even

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johnart said:

Ok, so speaking of the getting into my shit...While we were away Mike let them run on both sides of the yard and they ran into my beds. Meaning well and to fix damage he tells me on the phone..."I used a rake to even out the holes".

WHAT??? MY SEEEDLINGSSSSSSSSSS !!!

WTF knows what's gonna come up where now. Ah well, this is just the first batch.

Damn!

paintedlady said:

John, what about strawberries? You want fruit right? Strawberries are a breeze to grow and they come back every year. Grapes even

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We have fresh grapes every year..Yummy! It's going to be over 70 day and nearly 80 tomorrow...Going to be planting this weekend!! I've got daffodils in my front flower gardens...So pretty but I need to clean out the beds..

I can't grow a garden, even tough I want to. I live in an apartment complex, and my main windows face north, so I don't get any direct sunight.

This makes me sad, because I grew up in a house that used to have pear trees in my backyard, plus I had rhubarb plants growing wildly along my back fence. And my grandmother had a trellis on the side of her house which faced south, so she grew a cucumber vine on it.

johnart said:

paintedlady said:

Warning: Blackberry bushes are extremely evasive... take it out the ground and put that bitch in a container!

How long would it live in a container and how much fruit would u get from it tho? I know some stuff wont make it outside if not in the ground.

I plan to trim it back every year (or few times if need be) once it reaches a certain size.

It wasn't in my original plan because there used to be some in the back of our Philly house but I hated that they had thorns (this bush is thornless) but the roomie was dying for one so I didn't wanna be a bitch.

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Lawd...

how often does he eat blackberries? Is he helping you maintain it?

paintedlady said:

johnart said:

How long would it live in a container and how much fruit would u get from it tho? I know some stuff wont make it outside if not in the ground.

I plan to trim it back every year (or few times if need be) once it reaches a certain size.

It wasn't in my original plan because there used to be some in the back of our Philly house but I hated that they had thorns (this bush is thornless) but the roomie was dying for one so I didn't wanna be a bitch.

[Edited 4/8/11 18:42pm]

it will kill off everything around it... fruits only grow from soft canes - one year old to two year old braches... oh and if a tip of a branch touches the ground... NEW BUSH! If a berry falls and hits the dirt...NEW BUSH! and if you move it and leave a bit of root in the dirt.. yup..... NEW BUSH!!!

you'll have more blackberry than dandelions.

you are in a warmer zone7 you can get berries easily from a container plant. Its evasive and a bitch to control once established.

Oh and did I mention the thorns? Um yeah.... container! Trimming it is a bitch.

It's thornless variety. I read in a few places that non-wild types are less invasive and easier to handle (I do realize I'd have to keep it trimmed back). In a container the canes can still touch the ground. The patio doesn't get full sun (just part) so the pot would have to be out in the yard.

I look like I've spent the day making mud pies but got lots done in the garden. The rest of the peas are planted, radishes, and asparagus. I also cleaned my front flower beds and picked some daffodils to put around the house.

Now, time for a shower and make some chicken on the grill.

johnart said:

paintedlady said:

it will kill off everything around it... fruits only grow from soft canes - one year old to two year old braches... oh and if a tip of a branch touches the ground... NEW BUSH! If a berry falls and hits the dirt...NEW BUSH! and if you move it and leave a bit of root in the dirt.. yup..... NEW BUSH!!!

you'll have more blackberry than dandelions.

you are in a warmer zone7 you can get berries easily from a container plant. Its evasive and a bitch to control once established.

Oh and did I mention the thorns? Um yeah.... container! Trimming it is a bitch.

It's thornless variety. I read in a few places that non-wild types are less invasive and easier to handle (I do realize I'd have to keep it trimmed back). In a container the canes can still touch the ground. The patio doesn't get full sun (just part) so the pot would have to be out in the yard.

Keep it in a container, well trimmed. You have to trim them anyways to get lots of berries.

In the ground it will spread too much, it'll just be too much work. It will not die in the container out in the yard in the winter. You should be fine.

Thornless?! Its about damn time they hybridized one!

Blackberries that are homegrown are always sweeter.

Michelesky said:

I look like I've spent the day making mud pies but got lots done in the garden. The rest of the peas are planted, radishes, and asparagus. I also cleaned my front flower beds and picked some daffodils to put around the house.

Now, time for a shower and make some chicken on the grill.

I love days like that.

Spent all day cleaning up the front. Laying down weedblock and mulching over it. Not gonna do much out front this year since we have so much we want to do in the "living" spaces in back. I wanna tweak some stuff but it looks nice enough that just tidying up will be fine for now.

Also planted red onions, shallots, garlic today.

johnart said:

Michelesky said:

I look like I've spent the day making mud pies but got lots done in the garden. The rest of the peas are planted, radishes, and asparagus. I also cleaned my front flower beds and picked some daffodils to put around the house.

Now, time for a shower and make some chicken on the grill.

I love days like that.

Spent all day cleaning up the front. Laying down weedblock and mulching over it. Not gonna do much out front this year since we have so much we want to do in the "living" spaces in back. I wanna tweak some stuff but it looks nice enough that just tidying up will be fine for now.

Also planted red onions, shallots, garlic today.

I'm dead tired but a good feeling. I've conned by step daughter into starting the mulching for me this week. She needed $$ to pay a speeding ticket and there is so much to mulch.

I've never tried to grow garlic. I love it so maybe I will try it this year. We are planting potatoes on Good Friday since it is a tradition in hubby's family. Late this year but it's been so wet here lately.

I'm ready for my lilac bushes to start blooming. Love that fragrance!

psychodelicide said:

johnart said:

Ok, so speaking of the getting into my shit...While we were away Mike let them run on both sides of the yard and they ran into my beds. Meaning well and to fix damage he tells me on the phone..."I used a rake to even out the holes".

WHAT??? MY SEEEDLINGSSSSSSSSSS !!!

WTF knows what's gonna come up where now. Ah well, this is just the first batch.

Damn!

shit...

My whole garden is new...just started planting it in the fall. There are little green things coming out of the ground where I planted my designer daylillies!!! WOO HOOOO! (I put them in the ground in the fall) I cannot wait!!! Praying my butterfly bush comes back....I dont see any buds yet...this past winter was the worst winter we have had in decades....

and by the way...johnart...I love the windowbox over the entrance. That is gonna be awesome. Damn your garden is so lined up and and super neat looking.......

728huey said:

I can't grow a garden, even tough I want to. I live in an apartment complex, and my main windows face north, so I don't get any direct sunight.

This makes me sad, because I grew up in a house that used to have pear trees in my backyard, plus I had rhubarb plants growing wildly along my back fence. And my grandmother had a trellis on the side of her house which faced south, so she grew a cucumber vine on it.

dude...hop online and see if there is a nearby community garden. Its not your yard, but at least you can still get your hands dirty and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Its better than not gardening at all

StillGotIt said:

psychodelicide said:

Damn!

shit...

Thanks guys!

I see the radishes and spinach coming up. Not so much in neat little lines anymore, but that's ok.

johnart said:

StillGotIt said:

shit...

Thanks guys!

I see the radishes and spinach coming up. Not so much in neat little lines anymore, but that's ok.

is that the spot he raked over?

PositivityNYC said:

johnart said:

Thanks guys!

I see the radishes and spinach coming up. Not so much in neat little lines anymore, but that's ok.

is that the spot he raked over?

Yes. He does mean well.

johnart said:

PositivityNYC said:

is that the spot he raked over?

Yes. He does mean well.

:resistingsnark:

johnart said:

PositivityNYC said:

..especially if we end up getting another Basset sometime soon.

That Lola went and poo'd on the wrong side of the yard yesterday.

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Well, you do realize we bitches just don't shit anywhere!

paintedlady said:

Warning: Blackberry bushes are extremely evasive... take it out the ground and put that bitch in a container!

It will take ova... the bees will love it though.

question... has anyone planted mint from seed? I planted spearamint seeds in a pot in my house and I want to know how long they take to sprout.

Oh I also planted stevia seeds also... nothing yet, its been a like what 4 days?

can't plant outdoors until a few more weeks... zone 6 blues.

Talk about blackberry bushes being invasive and you're asking about mint! Invasive?....plant some mint in your yard and see what happens! You'll be mowing the stuff next year.

Here's the Roma tomato seedlings. Do I need to separate these now?

I feel guilty for the ones I pull out. I was gonna put them in the yard this weekend. Or are they too small still?

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Shyra said:

paintedlady said:

Warning: Blackberry bushes are extremely evasive... take it out the ground and put that bitch in a container!

It will take ova... the bees will love it though.

question... has anyone planted mint from seed? I planted spearamint seeds in a pot in my house and I want to know how long they take to sprout.

Oh I also planted stevia seeds also... nothing yet, its been a like what 4 days?

can't plant outdoors until a few more weeks... zone 6 blues.

Talk about blackberry bushes being invasive and you're asking about mint! Invasive?....plant some mint in your yard and see what happens! You'll be mowing the stuff next year.

I am going to the nursery this weekend to get my seedlings! I might try to grow a few things from seed, but last year that didn't work very well so I'm cheating this year.

I wonder if I can grow tomatoes on my balcony...is it hard to grow them?

jone70 said:

I am going to the nursery this weekend to get my seedlings! I might try to grow a few things from seed, but last year that didn't work very well so I'm cheating this year.

I wonder if I can grow tomatoes on my balcony...is it hard to grow them?

They have tomatoes specifically for growing in pots.

I'm doing a combo of baby plants and from seed.

Shyra said:

paintedlady said:

Warning: Blackberry bushes are extremely evasive... take it out the ground and put that bitch in a container!

It will take ova... the bees will love it though.

question... has anyone planted mint from seed? I planted spearamint seeds in a pot in my house and I want to know how long they take to sprout.

Oh I also planted stevia seeds also... nothing yet, its been a like what 4 days?

can't plant outdoors until a few more weeks... zone 6 blues.

Talk about blackberry bushes being invasive and you're asking about mint! Invasive?....plant some mint in your yard and see what happens! You'll be mowing the stuff next year.

Spearamint is staying in a pot. My mom grows spearamint... it actually got killed by the blackberry..... I'm just saying...

We finally got our potatoes planted yesterday afternoon since it is supposed to rain the rest of the week

My peas, radishes, and kohlarabi are sprouting

I gotta hand it to you guys... growing shit from seeds is a true bitch!

I am doing window boxes in my apartment... the community garden if FULL of dog shit. ghetto-azzes letting dogs shit right in the raised boxes.

WTH do I do now? I don't want to deal with that mess.... I am so pissed.

paintedlady said:

Shyra said:

Talk about blackberry bushes being invasive and you're asking about mint! Invasive?....plant some mint in your yard and see what happens! You'll be mowing the stuff next year.

Spearamint is staying in a pot. My mom grows spearamint... it actually got killed by the blackberry..... I'm just saying...

Battle of the invasive plants.