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Old 20-04-2009, 08:00 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Gordon H[_3_] Gordon H[_3_] is offline
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Default Bramble / Blackberry flowering question

In message , Ragnar
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I am fairly sure that Blackberry flowers on the 'old wood', not the current
year's shoots. SO if you were pruning back the vigorous growth last year
that could explain why you have no flowers this year. Only prune stems that
have borne fruit, and then take them right back to ground level.
R.

That's correct, they definitely fruit on last years growth.
I used to train each new stem separately across the fence behind them as
they grew, and cut out last years' after fruiting.
Otherwise it's a tangle to get at the fruit next year.

Do they call it Spandeling or something like that? g
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