Well, Harry...I just may have to start now to finish painting them individually by the end of the next decade! LOL I have to admit...I pick some of those blackberries during their fruit bearing days, but they are just awful to fight all of the time. The more I dig them, cut them and cuss them, the healthier they seem to grow! Hubby has resorted to plowing them up and has made a little headway. Another pest we'd like to get rid of are the Beavers that are taking down all of the trees around our farm pond...any suggestions? Vicki Day-Cook Oklahoma