u/aSingularBee

Summer is over but I'm glad to be done with the crazy heat. It's a great time of year to go outdoors—the leaves are changing colour and many species of migratory birds are stopping over in Mississauga before continuing their flights! The Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (last pic) is the only species of sapsucker woodpeckers found in Ontario and can (typically) only be seen in Mississauga during their spring and autumn migrations from March to May and September through October.

I started growing this Loch Ness blackberry in the spring this year and just noticed a bit of yellowing and loads of tiny brownish spots on the leaves, mostly on its first primocane. I did a bit of research on blackberry diseases and didn't find anything that looks quite the same. I've grown raspberries before but never blackberries, so I'm wondering if this is normal as autumn approaches or if I need to buy some fungicide.

Edit: Forgot to add that I live in Southern Ontario

Earlier this year I made this post (https://www.reddit.com/r/Berries/s/p31hspn4rj) about my new Loch Ness blackberry that was turning brown and had like 3 leaves on it. I followed everyone's suggestions and temporarily moved it to a shadier spot during the peak of summer, not really seeing or expecting much growth. Then around mid August, a primocane sprang up and the surviving floricane even bloomed and started producing one tiny berry (welcoming suggestions on how to protect my berry from birds and squirrels). The new cane grew so fast I'm running out of sticks long enough to stake it with! It occurred to me to tip it a few inches just after this photo was taken—probably a bit late, but it really caught me off guard.

This has been my favourite voy episode so far. I love a good 20th century time travel shenanigans episode

waiting for our "priority" enrolment period

Is there anything I can do without pesticides other than play wackamole every week?

I took pictures of this damselfly in my backyard to upload to iNat. I was able to get really close to it - it was sitting on this blade of grass for a long time and didn't take any notice of me. I don't know a lot about damselflies, but I did notice other pictures of bluets don't have a brown mass like that under the thorax and head. Some kind of parasite?

I live in Southern Ontario, Canada. I was mercilessly cutting back weeds growing in the shady spot between the fence and the patio and I noticed this stem has some berries on it that kind of look like gooseberries. They're a little small though - about 1/4" diameter I'd say. Are there any poisonous lookalikes?

Since I don't grow black raspberries myself and have never tried them, I was super excited to find loads of them growing on the trail today. What a perfect treat. They're delicious - possibly even more so than red raspberries. I'm half considering coming out with a bowl next time.

Took a closer look at a moth that was moving strangely and discovered it was actually being carried around by a jumping spider 1 tenth of its size. I know it's mostly wings but it makes for a very funny sight

Around the time my raspberries finished blooming, I noticed a few of the fruiting ends shriveled up and turned brown, spreading outward from the stems and veins of the leaves, before the berries could reach full size. The rest of the canes look fine to me besides some unpollinated flowers.

I've been keeping the soil moist but not soaking—to be honest there's been enough rain that I haven't had to give it water except with fertilizer every 1-2 weeks. I use 20-20-20 at half concentration. Haven't noticed any visible mold or pests or anything. I've just been pinching off the sickly looking ends, but I'm mostly just curious if this is normal or if there's anything more I should be doing about it.

Hi everyone, long time listener first time caller.

I bought these thornless blackberry canes around the beginning of May and repotted them about a week ago. I'm not sure exactly when it started happening (though it was definitely before it was repotted—last picture), but the cane on the left has completely dried up from the top and other has a bit of the same.

I'm new to growing blackberries, so I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me if the canes will bounce back or what I could be doing better. I live in Ontario zone 5b and get full sun in the backyard, the container has plenty of drainage, the soil hasn't been allowed to dry out completely, and I gave it some water with 20-20-20 at half concentration a few days ago (maybe too soon, in retrospect).

Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance!