Quote Originally Posted by GLC1968 View Post
Goats?

And since I moved from Kudzu central to blackberry central - I can say with all confidence that the blackberries are WORSE because they are extremely painful. The thorns are like little barbed knives and they go right through heavy leather work gloves!
Goats might be practical in a field of blackberries, but for us urban gardeners with stone walls, I don't see how it would work because the blackberries will come right back.
I haven't heard any of the east coasters talking about poison ivy, which is invasive and VERY dangerous for some people. You can't even burn it, because the smoke is toxic (carries the itch stuff). I'd hate to have to deal with that. At least blackberries (the whole plant) are edible.