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Gardening

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

5. Blue. Good, too. It's like a religion to some of these folks. And the secrecy

Reply to Locut0s (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 09:51 PM

Jul 2013

is almost funny. People find them and won't tell anyone, they lie, they sneak around to avoid detection.

In the height of the season, however, you can see the "commercial pickers", or at least higher volume pickers. There are places where buyers park to weigh and purchase them from people that go up and get them.

They have been trying to cultivate them for years, without much success. They prefer the wild.

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What wild berries can you identify and pick in your area?... [View all] Locut0s Jul 2013 OP

Huckleberries, around Spokane and North Idaho. Lot's of jtuck004 Jul 2013 #1

Red Huckleberries?... Locut0s Jul 2013 #2

Blue. Good, too. It's like a religion to some of these folks. And the secrecy jtuck004 Jul 2013 #5

Since I'm in basically the same corner of the world as you are (Olympia, Wa) opiate69 Jul 2013 #3

Interesting I've thought of trying mushrooming... Locut0s Jul 2013 #8

Definitely wise counsel... opiate69 Jul 2013 #11

Thanks for the link... Locut0s Jul 2013 #13

Blackberries Aerows Jul 2013 #4

When fully ripe they shouldn't be tart at all... Locut0s Jul 2013 #9

Just had black currants, gooseberry and rhubarb oatmeal crisp. Fresh berries from the garden. applegrove Jul 2013 #6

Nice! nt Locut0s Jul 2013 #10

Blackberries are the big one XemaSab Jul 2013 #7

Elderberries and black raspberries TuxedoKat Jul 2013 #12

Mulberry, black raspberry, elderberry, blackberry, gooseberry, little wild strawberries mtnester Jul 2013 #14