Hi

I planted some blackberry plants last year. I got a small crop this year
and the plants have grown aggresivley.

Coupel of questions

1) For pruning I should just prune the original stem fro mthe ground right?
That one has gone a browny colour and gone hard hwilst the one ones are
greener and fresher.


2) If too many new stems have come out can/shall I just cut down to how
many I need for next year? Presumably they will all fruit somehow or shall
I keep certain ones?

3) The new shoots are growing VERY tall - some look like they are over 6
feet. The wire thing I made for them only goes upto about 5ft - shall I let
them grow naturally as long as they will go - is there any reason to? or
can I just restrict the height to a certain length and hope I get as much
fruit that way

4) Would I be better of wit hfew taller stems or lots of shorter ones for
maximum fruit?

Thanks