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Originally Posted by mo[_4_]
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.
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Yes. It's quite convenient once you've got more stems as you can easily see which are to be pruned out by the colour at the base, rather than having to track them down from above.
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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?
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They're all the same. I usually cut out the weaker ones
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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
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Coil them round in a big circle
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4) Would I be better of wit hfew taller stems or lots of shorter ones for
maximum fruit?
Thanks
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No idea. But I'd go for a few longer stems. More natural for the plant.
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