Picker Beware
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
Momence, Illinois
May 10, 2016 8:39am CST
As I have mentioned before my hubby is a big fruit guy. We have so much fruit growing it's almost to the point of crazy. But it makes him happy so I let him pretty much grow what the heck he feels like. I like fruit but am not quite as crazy as he is about it. I do like photographing it however maybe more than I like eating it.
This shot I took last summer of our raspberry plants. Evil Evil thorns on this one. Tiny little things that are hard to see when they get stuck in your finger. I pick the lower raspberries hubby picks the upper berries as they are way over my head. I can't even remember how many times I have reached in only to get stuck by the thorns.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
10 May 16
I didn't realize that raspberry bushes had so many thorns. You're lucky to have so much fruit growing and never have to buy any
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
11 May 16
OMG, I hear you! We too have raspberry bushes and those thorns hurt like the dickens when you get stabbed by them. We just planted blueberry and blackberry bushes as well so I am hoping they don't have such thorns. I love my strawberries and am hoping our grapes will grow fruit this year.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
13 May 16
@fishtiger58 I will keep you posted if mine grow, our soil isn't that great so we have to add good soil and mix it in every year.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
13 May 16
@cintol I sure hope they do well for you, and I wish we could figure out why we can't seem to grow them. Illinois has incredibly rich soil so I can't explain why we can't grow them.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
14 May 16
@cintol I know blueberries need a different ph of soil acid or alkaline or something like that. We have tried everything to grow them.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 May 16
Those little stickers would certainly hurt. I wish my hubby felt the same way about fruit. I want tons of fruit trees, berry bushes and vines. We have planted a few but they did not survive the deer or my husband on the lawn mower. 
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
17 May 16
@fishtiger58 
Oh the deer in our area have plenty of woods to snack on but they still manage to find their way to our yard. I have always wanted to try the honey berries. I would also like to try the goji berries too.
Oh the deer in our area have plenty of woods to snack on but they still manage to find their way to our yard. I have always wanted to try the honey berries. I would also like to try the goji berries too.1 person likes this
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 May 16
@Shellyann36 hmmmm goji berries sound interesting. I think I heard they are supposed to be very good for ones health.
@JudyEv (381810)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 May 16
@fishtiger58 I get pricked when I'm trying to prune my few rose-bushes. I'm always surprised how much it hurts.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
15 May 16
Most of the raspberries you can get without getting pricked but every now and then they get you.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
16 May 16
@JudyEv I guess it's a plants way to say leave me alone, but that's not going to happen lol. I want those berries in my morning cereal.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
12 May 16
@fishtiger58 I'll have to take your word for it. 
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
You just have to be careful when you pick. They are so worth it.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
@miniam we give a lot away to family and friends usually.
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
12 May 16
@fishtiger58
That`s so nice of you, i just hope they do come over and help with some work
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@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
12 May 16
@fishtiger58
Sell the excess?im sure you can't eat all that
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
10 May 16
Haha I just bought my daughter a raspberry plant at Kmart the other day. When I saw this photo I thought to myself it looks like the prickers on her plant. Then I read the post and see that I am right. This is a beautiful photo. Most likely my daughter will be the one picking the raspberries and eating them so I won't be getting pricked. I just have to deal with getting it planted in the ground when it warms up.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
I hope it grows well and they spread like crazy. They can become a huge patch given the chance.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
12 May 16
Oh yes, I have raspberry bushes too and those thorns can be brutal. Though to me, rasperries are worth the pain.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
12 May 16
@fishtiger58 I had wild black raspberries for years that grew wild but I only have one red raspberry bush left and two blueberries.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
They are most definitely worth the pain. We get more than we can eat as my hubby has planted to many of them lol.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
They sure are, and given the chance they will take over you entire yard.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
Yes those little thorns are hard to get out. But the berries are worth it.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
15 May 16
And so darn tiny you can't see them to get them out. But you sure can feel them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
10 May 16
I wonder if you looked if you could find thin gloves that would protect your fingers but let you feel the berries. Ask at your new garden centre...
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
That's cool Marilyn, I will have to look into this thanks for the link.
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
10 May 16
Ouch!!! Those look evil. I can feel the sting over here.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
They are and so small it's hard to see them to get them out of your fingers.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
12 May 16
I have gone wild blackberry picking before they are huge thorns.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 16
they sure do and are so darm small you can hardly see them to get them out.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 May 16
Blackberries are the same, I was blessed to buy next to a field of nothing but blackberries, with thorns and snakes.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 16
I also know of a huge black raspberry patch in the wild. I often go and get a couple of buckets full of those. My nephew is going to dig some up this summer to take back to his yard.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
10 May 16
That's nature's way of saying Hands off the fruit!
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