Buying your weeds: Mistakes Beginning Gardeners make Part 7: We've got that blackberry, too! It seems to pop up everywhere. I

» Carol Wallace - We've got that blackberry, too! It seems to pop up everywhere. I

We've got that blackberry, too! It seems to pop up everywhere. In one garden I attempted it got so bad I went out and pulled every day, and finally had to abandon the whole plot. Now I basically settle for cutting it to the ground to make sure it doesn't fruit and seed any more.

I can't say strongly enough how bad it would be to collect from the wild. It may seem like there are plenty of plants there to go along--but that kind of thinking has led to a lot of endangered species. All too often what we carry home won't be as happy as it is in its native habitat and just dies. It's worth attempting to grow these plants if a bulldozer is going to wipe them out anyway--but not if they are happily growing in the woods and wilds. Carol (virtually gardening)

-- posted by Carol Wallace