My wife bought me a blackberry bush from Wal-Mart (they quit carrying
them), and hid it away for a week to surprise me... needless to say,
it did not survive the lack of water. BUT I really would like one...
none of the places I can find here on the Mississippi GulfCoast are
selling them anymore... who would be a good place to buy from?

We bought berries from WalMart too, and they died even though we followed
the instructions and soaked them in water for a couple days when we got home
before planting them. So I'm not sure it's the lack of water. So we just got
some cuttings from a bush in town and they're doing just fine. Are there any
bushes growing in the wild nearby?

BearDrummer wrote:
My wife bought me a blackberry bush from Wal-Mart (they quit carrying
them), and hid it away for a week to surprise me... needless to say,
it did not survive the lack of water. BUT I really would like one...
none of the places I can find here on the Mississippi GulfCoast are
selling them anymore... who would be a good place to buy from?

I live on the Louisiana Gulf coast and am growing Triple Crown thornless
blackberries. Got them from Stark Brothers Nursery in Louisiana, MO.
Should have a web presence but haven't looked lately. Planted six of
them in January and they are producing berries, albeit not many, this
month and are growing well.

George

"George Shirley" wrote in message
...
BearDrummer wrote:
My wife bought me a blackberry bush from Wal-Mart (they quit carrying
them), and hid it away for a week to surprise me... needless to say,
it did not survive the lack of water. BUT I really would like one...
none of the places I can find here on the Mississippi GulfCoast are
selling them anymore... who would be a good place to buy from?

I live on the Louisiana Gulf coast and am growing Triple Crown
thornless blackberries. Got them from Stark Brothers Nursery in
Louisiana, MO. Should have a web presence but haven't looked lately.
Planted six of them in January and they are producing berries, albeit
not many, this month and are growing well.

Look he
http://www.starkbros.com/access?acti...2&collection=0

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

I have had very bad luck with Stark.
I have had VERY good luck with Raintree
http://www.raintreenursery.com/catal...oducttype=BLAC
got figs, peaches, kiwi from them. always satisfied.
Ingrid

George Shirley wrote:

BearDrummer wrote:
My wife bought me a blackberry bush from Wal-Mart (they quit carrying
them), and hid it away for a week to surprise me... needless to say,
it did not survive the lack of water. BUT I really would like one...
none of the places I can find here on the Mississippi GulfCoast are
selling them anymore... who would be a good place to buy from?

I live on the Louisiana Gulf coast and am growing Triple Crown thornless
blackberries. Got them from Stark Brothers Nursery in Louisiana, MO.
Should have a web presence but haven't looked lately. Planted six of
them in January and they are producing berries, albeit not many, this
month and are growing well.

George



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