Two years ago I cut our Marion Blackberry bush down to the ground. Last year we saw a lot of growth but no berries. This year… well it’s overloaded with berries!! Every couple of days I go out and pick berries. These big berries are pretty tart unless you wait for them to basically fall off the vines when you touch them. Give them a very gentle tug and if the berry doesn’t come off easily, it isn’t ripe.

Last week I waited a few extra days before I went picking those giant Marion blackberries. I pick them, rinse them off, then lay them out on a cookie sheet and freeze them. Well this time it was 2 cookie sheets, one big and one small. ![IMG_6819.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/EoGyx45GooHcQNvczXkG4A2LoTtNbLRuiRecH75NPvHr33jDaZiLa8kpaEuKGSzDVp1.jpeg) Out of pure curiosity I wanted to know how many pounds of berries I picked that day. After clearing the big cookie sheet of berries, I wasn’t sure if the berries on the smaller cookie sheet would fit in a gallon size zip-loc bag ![IMG_6820.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/EogNn7HtHu6MyaxQEutVdpt3Wj9qUHhXsgQppqVczcMTH5aa5esk1RCpkYTcqzV2tvo.jpeg) Well… they fit but you could not zip the bag closed. I even had to shake the bag to pack the berries down so they would all fit. ![IMG_6824.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/EpA3yATrDuJaodKiZMETwTtg8ent8ES6ks5HG6kxGkgJbp3jT8rE3u8GJwWsHmew8EB.jpeg) **Time for the Weigh In…** ![IMG_6822.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/Ep7uCFiojACd7nKDbc3TdEkHADBn9Kvftty18Hyc3bYPK6LsGfufM4hC3an362pW9D8.jpeg) **Dang!! Almost 5lbs!** ![IMG_6823.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/Ep7uX9JpBRBJiF7kvdjDTKpaQFdhwXizEmeHn64ahS4AE9R65ZiTN7Z9qDimQV2TgBJ.jpeg) The berries won’t last long just being in the freezer in zip-loc bags. I wait until I have a few bags saved up, then I vacuum seal them. Before I start vacuum sealing them, let’s see how many pounds of berries have been picked from this one bush so far this year. ![IMG_6826.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/Ep3eo7nz8QZNHjGCyHUSYwyus6VNqConx4LK8zc1gVDKZYWLWzN2nPwdutViQkfPaSg.jpeg) **3lbs 11.5 ounces** ![IMG_6825.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/EpA2bTVqwnq31gPK3DczNiJct8PZLEr3EAv3gGHEtJrPrQuviugcwNosYcu8mfEi335.jpeg) **3lbs 10.8 ounces ![IMG_6827.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/Eos1n5Xg4U3iDmFADzHSTds6xFJ4sLB8SzxBAMnWLYZBgZ2pX2wW7rixwk6i6xANM7K.jpeg) **1lb 9.2 ounces** Those were bags that I already had in the freezer. We have made a few smoothies with them, so I bet we have used a pound or so of berries doing that. **13lbs 6.75 ounces** and there are still a ton more to waiting to ripen ![IMG_6830.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/EoyPyfSgpPABPUEz4yn8UwsD82TpeyBdTQ8bkgFghvD7rhQNpsPANx5EjqxZC8R4crT.jpeg) This is just one corner of the bush. All the other sides look the same. What the hell am I gonna do with all these berries!!! Maybe we will try our hand at some blackberry jam, syrup, or maybe go crazy and try making some Blackberry wine. I’m not a wine person by any means but blackberry wine does sound pretty tasty. Time to go pick some more blackberries… ![IMG_6857.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/Eos1ih2D7Z3seEH1AjkVEPi299cstqpoWgPf2Qf5Sp55xJiHwnuYT6WHYr5KE9AJah7.jpeg) ![9730FF78B35142D89349809F353FBB53.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/lXnYeUxN-9730FF78-B351-42D8-9349-809F353FBB53.png) Your Random Dose of... https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/splatts/CNN4p782-D849AD9B-8BBD-4DA3-A40A-D96906B8D066.gif https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jlsplatts/hLLEye6Y-C702F04E-FDB7-4EBD-B195-C548DF203001.gif

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