tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699865133218270964.post1231366945330087593..comments2024-03-15T00:00:23.091-07:00Comments on Frugal Canning: BittersweetFrugal Cannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12511355343335488109noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699865133218270964.post-84949757408070000372012-02-08T16:00:16.476-08:002012-02-08T16:00:16.476-08:00how did you make out with cultivating your bitters...how did you make out with cultivating your bittersweet? did you use the American or Oriental variety? I'm considering it for a picket fence, as it looks like it would kill a tree. Thanks!Stephanie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05414052690394299671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699865133218270964.post-2876213237804211022010-08-21T07:04:10.456-07:002010-08-21T07:04:10.456-07:00I was just running a search for how to KILL bitter...I was just running a search for how to KILL bittersweet vines and came upon this blog. Seems like you're doing a lot of great work, but I think you'll find you made a "bittersweet decision" to cultivate this vine when it becomes uncontrollable, gets in your neighbor's properties and the ecosystems. I am sure they will be grateful for the mess! - From a New Englander fed up with bittersweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699865133218270964.post-72099468751719810522009-10-24T09:14:11.363-07:002009-10-24T09:14:11.363-07:00Thanks I have never used a bucket and that is a gr...Thanks I have never used a bucket and that is a great idea! Mother Nature doing her thing killing with beauty I guess. I want to remind everyone that Bittersweet berries are not edible.Frugal Frauleinhttp://frugalfraulein.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699865133218270964.post-60161171249510616062009-10-24T05:23:22.583-07:002009-10-24T05:23:22.583-07:00I never knew Bittersweet could be so destructive t...I never knew Bittersweet could be so destructive till I saw it growing and killing a stand of trees behind a little strip mall in CT. Beautiful but deadly.<br /><br />BTW - made & sold grapevine wreaths in CT. In late summer I would cut as long lengths as possible, 8 feet minimum, and then wrap/intertwine them around 5 gallon buckets till really full. Usually got 2 wreaths per bucket. Let them dry that way for about 2 weeks or until the leaves fell off. Removed, let dry a couple of more weeks then sold them. People liked them because they were native, handmade, undyed, not tied together and really full. Could be done with bittersweet, willow or any other pliable vine/sapling.Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249001827113998376noreply@blogger.com