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growing blackberries
we visited some friends yesterday near Memphis Tn and came home with
about two gallons of blackberries and some blackberry roots. I would like to hear from one and all about the care and feeding of blackberries. How do they propagate? Do we need to cut back the canes once they bear fruit? or when are the canes cut back? Any advise,URL's, or warnings would be appreciated. |
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growing blackberries
Mine grow like a weed and they are very difficult to stop spreading. My
blackberries propagate by suckering and they don't need any help. All I do is mulch my berries in the fall and spring, for feed and care. The canes need to be cut back after fruiting, because the new canes starting growing the in spring for next year. Some people prune the new canes for a bigger harvest. I don't prune the new canes. I started with 8 canes from my mom and had 12 blackberries the first year, just 12 berries. The second year I had a couple of gallons and the third year I had over 10 gallons of berries. Over a 100 jars of blackberry jam. I unfortunately don't what kind of blackberry, they have thorns, I have but they are great. Marty Zone 5. On 7/8/2003 1:07 PM, Carl e Roberts wrote: we visited some friends yesterday near Memphis Tn and came home with about two gallons of blackberries and some blackberry roots. I would like to hear from one and all about the care and feeding of blackberries. How do they propagate? Do we need to cut back the canes once they bear fruit? or when are the canes cut back? Any advise,URL's, or warnings would be appreciated. |
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says... Do we need to cut back the canes once they bear fruit? or when are the canes cut back? Any advise,URL's, or warnings would be appreciated. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ extension/fruit/blackberries/blackberries.html -- We child proofed our home, but they are still getting in. Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!! |
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I planted mine in a row so we could mow along both sides (to control their
spreading), ran PVC along the plants with small hole at each plant, and hooked it to the watering system and watered a couple times a week with no rain.. Then put fence posts every 10 feet and ran some good wire at about 2 feet high and again at about 5 ft high. As the canes grew, I tied them to the wires. I didn't fertilize, just mowed. The second year I harvested approx 15 gallons from 17 plants, before letting the birds and bugs have the remainder. Untie and remove the canes that produced fruit as soon as the berries have been picked, then burn them. Tie the new canes to the wires and get ready for the next year. Eat some jam for me. Dwayne "Carl e Roberts" wrote in message ... we visited some friends yesterday near Memphis Tn and came home with about two gallons of blackberries and some blackberry roots. I would like to hear from one and all about the care and feeding of blackberries. How do they propagate? Do we need to cut back the canes once they bear fruit? or when are the canes cut back? Any advise,URL's, or warnings would be appreciated. |
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Martin Jensen wrote:
Mine grow like a weed and they are very difficult to stop spreading. My blackberries propagate by suckering and they don't need any help. All I do is mulch my berries in the fall and spring, for feed and care. The canes need to be cut back after fruiting, because the new canes starting growing the in spring for next year. Some people prune the new canes for a bigger harvest. I don't prune the new canes. I started with 8 canes from my mom and had 12 blackberries the first year, just 12 berries. The second year I had a couple of gallons and the third year I had over 10 gallons of berries. Over a 100 jars of blackberry jam. I unfortunately don't what kind of blackberry, they have thorns, I have but they are great. If they have large vines, large thorns and large berries I *think* they are the Himalaya variety. And to think that as a kid in the 60's I'd pick the small wild ones and sell them to a restaurant for 50¢/lb. You have no idea what I'd do for fresh blackberries. Grew up picking and eating them in Seattle but have been in Albuquerque for the last 34 years and they don't grow here. I visited my mom in Seattle 2 years ago and she had a mound some 20 ft sq that she said took over in just a couple of years. I was in hog heaven while there and found out after I left she had my brother bulldoze it down. And now you talk about 100 jars of jam - how cruel can you beG? PS-Mom made them go further by adding pineapple to her jam. |
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Try getting the June issue of South Living magazine. It had a great article
about blackberries. Penny Zone 7b - North Carolina "Carl e Roberts" wrote in message ... we visited some friends yesterday near Memphis Tn and came home with about two gallons of blackberries and some blackberry roots. I would like to hear from one and all about the care and feeding of blackberries. How do they propagate? Do we need to cut back the canes once they bear fruit? or when are the canes cut back? Any advise,URL's, or warnings would be appreciated. |
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When I talk about over a 100 jars, that is only from my berries. Then there are
my mom's blackberry patch that is about twice as big as mine. I got my berries plants from my mom's berry patch. Last year, we made 9 blackberry pies and froze them, more jam and jelly (take seeds out) but I don't remember how many, froze about another 3 4 gallons in smaller bags for eating (we like to freeze the berries on a cookie sheet and then pour into a freezer bags and then grab a handful of the frozen berries and eat them that way. They melt in your mouth) and then gave a bunch to friends and family. I've been real fortunate when it come to berries. My grandfather (Mom's dad) had 19 acres of strawberries when I was growing up. Currently, Mom has blackberries, strawberries, red raspberries, blueberries and currants. Currently, I have blackberries, strawberries, red raspberries, golden raspberries, blueberries and currants. We love our jams, jelly, shortcake and fresh berries. But back to the real question. Dwayne said to burn the pruned canes and that is very important point. Cane berries (black, red, golden, etc...) carry disease in the old dead canes. So make sure to at least remove the dead and pruned canes from the berry patch. What you do with them after that is up to you. I like Dwayne, burn them. Sorry I really get carried away when it comes to berries. Marty Zone 5 On 7/8/2003 9:35 PM, Dwayne wrote: I planted mine in a row so we could mow along both sides (to control their spreading), ran PVC along the plants with small hole at each plant, and hooked it to the watering system and watered a couple times a week with no rain.. Then put fence posts every 10 feet and ran some good wire at about 2 feet high and again at about 5 ft high. As the canes grew, I tied them to the wires. I didn't fertilize, just mowed. The second year I harvested approx 15 gallons from 17 plants, before letting the birds and bugs have the remainder. Untie and remove the canes that produced fruit as soon as the berries have been picked, then burn them. Tie the new canes to the wires and get ready for the next year. Eat some jam for me. Dwayne "Carl e Roberts" wrote in message ... we visited some friends yesterday near Memphis Tn and came home with about two gallons of blackberries and some blackberry roots. I would like to hear from one and all about the care and feeding of blackberries. How do they propagate? Do we need to cut back the canes once they bear fruit? or when are the canes cut back? Any advise,URL's, or warnings would be appreciated. |
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