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Where can I pick wild blackberries?
Posted on 5/3/12 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 5/3/12 at 4:38 pm
First off, I'm not asking for any secret spots.
I'm new down here and wondering if there are general areas or highways where a guy might be able to pick a few gallons of blackberries(within reasonable distance from New Orleans)?
Are they ripe already? Back at the old homeplace, we usually didn't get ripe ones until late June.
Thanks in advance.
I'm new down here and wondering if there are general areas or highways where a guy might be able to pick a few gallons of blackberries(within reasonable distance from New Orleans)?
Are they ripe already? Back at the old homeplace, we usually didn't get ripe ones until late June.
Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 5/3/12 at 4:56 pm to OldHickory
There use to be wild blackberries growing in the vacant lot right behind the back stop of the Bonnabel HS softball field in Met/Kenner (Its the field you can see from I-10). My baseball team used to practice back there and some of the moms would come to practice and make a killing picking blackberries.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:27 pm to STEVED00
All along hwy 51 where the old hwy was, that is where I used to go and come back wth about 3 buckets full every time. Speaking of that are the blackberries out now or did they come early this year?
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:36 pm to OldHickory
All over the Spillway. Tons and tons. Airline hwy. exit (south) in Norco/Laplace by levee. Follow levee and head left.
Also, Sherburne WMA.
Berries are ripe now and will continue for a while.
Just don't go around traipsing on private property, marked or not.
Also, Sherburne WMA.
Berries are ripe now and will continue for a while.
Just don't go around traipsing on private property, marked or not.
This post was edited on 5/3/12 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 5/3/12 at 7:06 pm to W
Much obliged. Looks like I've got something to do this weekend now.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 7:32 pm to OldHickory
I need to go do this one of these days. I like some blackberries.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 8:31 pm to OldHickory
A few friends and I picked ten gallons in an hour or so. We were actually striking out on the crawfish, so we had to harvest something for our efforts.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 8:48 pm to OldHickory
Just make sure that when you do find em, they haven't been nuked with roundup that day or some shite
Posted on 5/3/12 at 9:36 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
That just gives 'em a little extra twang.
Some blackberry wine would be mighty delish.
Some blackberry wine would be mighty delish.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 9:39 pm to OldHickory
Go behind the levee in River Ridge, they were tons of them all over that area.
Posted on 5/3/12 at 10:14 pm to OldHickory
I have a huge patch along my back fence but the birds are always getting to them before I am 
Posted on 5/4/12 at 12:49 am to OldHickory
Try making blackberry mead, the soulless step-child of berry wine and berry beer.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:05 am to OldHickory
I work in blackberry heaven. Makes such a great treat when fixing fence, but sucks when they are on the fence youre fixing.
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