blackberries

blackberries are wonderful
here is one developing now,

the berries grow on the 2nd year growth vines,
the first year growth vines are small and have no berries

and the 3rd year vines (or was it 4th...) die off

so just cut off all the dead vines as they will not be coming back

they like damp to wet soil,
they can grow in pots and in all kinds of conditions,
and can take shady spots and still make berries
so they work somewhat under trees and in back yards where nothing else will grow well.
this is why you usually find them on river banks and on lake sides in the wild

now time to forget what else I had to do today (oh wait, I already did that...)