"Bob F" wrote in message
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Terry Coombs wrote:
And a pair of pruning shears . And even then I expect to get a buncha
thorn wounds from the blackberry brambles I'm about to clean up .
These are wild berries , been growing on our land for time out of
mind as far as I know . But I don't have a thick hide like the bears
that like to eat 'em , so I'm planning on thinning them out a bit ,
cutting lanes so I can harvest them , and cutting out all the dead
canes from years past . If we get enough rain to support all the
blossoms just forming buds , but they're thick! we'll be freezin'
some for sure ! And I don't even know yet how the muscadines are
going to produce ... a lot depends on whether or not we get enough
rain . Last year there were tons of blackberries that just shriveled
up because it was so dry .

Don't forget the leather coat you bought at $1.29 day at the thrift shop.

I bought mine for welding, but it would be great for this too.


Funny you should mention leather ... I have 3 leather motorcycle coats ,
and one brown/tan suede shirt-style coat that dates from the 60's .
Fortunately I didn't need one . The gloves are the HF 3-pack that sells for
around 12 bucks , and they worked well . I got about half of the patch
cleaned out yesterday afternoon , will get the rest later this week . This
is going to make it so much easier to harvest those berries !
On another berry important subject , I found what I think are wild
strawberries while cleaning up some of the canes I pruned . Cleared the
fround around them a bit and marked the location , if these are in fact
strwaberries I'll clean up more and encourage them . IMO fresh berries
your pick ... with a little sugar and milk or cream is the next best thing
to sex .

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Snag