It is high time to keep your eye on harvesting the fruits of our labor. My nectarines are almost ripe for picking, peaches are still filling out and I have already started harvesting blackberries in ...

Blackberries (Rubus spp.) — dark purple, sweet-tart fruits high in vitamins and disease-fighting compounds -- are protected by thorny canes that twist into impenetrable brambles when left unattended.

Blackberries. The people of Eugene seem to be divided on the subject. Some love strolling through back alleys and parks during the summer picking ripe fruit off their bushes. Others loathe the sight ...