It only takes a smidge of Oregon soil for plants to thrive here. This blackberry bush has been growing out of the concrete median for months. It finally made berries!
Neat that they grew. But don’t eat them. Between road grime and exhaust fumes, they aren’t safe.
Don’t forget about the dog pee!
Extra nutrients.
Yeah and those things grow everywhere here so its not like they’re in short supply.
Probably not a good idea to eat them 😕
Best to leave them for the birds and squirrels.
Yeah plump up the birds and squirrels and then eat those.
What’s wrong with the pissberries?
Life, uh, finds a way. If that was in my neighborhood I’d be worried that there was not only car detritus on it (exhaust scum, tire rubber, random metal bits, etc.), but also dog detritus.
Blackberries will grow in anything. They are evil
For real. If you hate someone, plant blackberry bushes on their property. Once they’ve spread, you will never get rid of them.
I just planted one in my yard. I certainly hope this is the case! 😊
My yard is empty. I’ve been wondering how this plant has been surviving. SoCal temps and I water it every other day and it’s still thriving.
My hatred of blackberries is unending. I’m angry enough that I have to mow the grass, but there is nothing I loathe more than having to regularly take a machete to the encroaching mass of thorny monsters that are invading my yard and attempting to make it uninhabitable by my children. If I was given the option to make any species of any living thing immediately extinct, I would choose blackberries without a moment’s hesitation, and then throw a party to celebrate the oppression I’ve been freed from.
I took back a half acre of those things. Believe me when I say that I am 100% with you. I wish a blight wipes them out so much. If you are able, digging up the ball root makes removing them easier. They are almost impossible to eradicate but if you can get the root ball out, they are totally weakened. I bought a pawn shop weed eater and those plastic blades. I went through so many blades and the weed eater died a sad long death.
I hate those plants like nothing else
Ain’t nobody telling blackberries where they can and can’t grow. The honey badger of berries. The most based berry.
I kinda wish raspberries were as hardy, since they are the most delicious of berries.
They’re pretty close. Raspberries are almost as hard to kill.
Eating their berries before they have a chance to fall and grow oughta take care of the delicious bastards.
It really won’t. They’ll survive Canadian winters even without fruit. You have to chop the brambles down and pull up the roots and runners, and they’ll just grow back if you miss any.
I often walk close to roads for a while in shorts. You wouldn’t believe the disgusting grease that washes down my legs when I shower after that. Big roads are vile to be around.
Classic Hank move.
Black heavy metal berry! … I mean that literally
Brütal
Life…. finds a way.
^Uhhh
My patch is getting overgrown…
a berry inspiring story, indeed.
Don’t eat the exhaust berries!
They look to me like they’re growing out of your hand. How do you explain that?
