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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
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A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. regards, uc |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
-- .................................................. .............. "Uncle-C" wrote in message ... Hi, A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. regards, uc No flowers on ours yet. I think you may be looking a bit too soon Mike |
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Uncle-C writes
Hi, A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. Try bending down the 'branches' in an arc to stimulate side growths which will be more ready to flower. If you've already got lots of side growths, then, sorry, I can't help! -- Kay |
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In message , K
writes Uncle-C writes Hi, A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. Try bending down the 'branches' in an arc to stimulate side growths which will be more ready to flower. If you've already got lots of side growths, then, sorry, I can't help! It's too early in the year for flowers, at least in my neck of the woods. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
On 20 Apr, 15:30, K wrote:
Try bending down the 'branches' in an arc to stimulate side growths which will be more ready to flower. If you've already got lots of side growths, then, sorry, I can't help! -- Kay Thanks. It grew ever so quickly last year and I did bend down the arches just to stop it sprawling everywhere. I guess this must have resulted in the much visible proliferation of side growth this year. Nevermind, I will show patience. The bramble seems to house numerous little bugs which are attracting many of the local small birds, such as blue tits and sparrows, who seem overjoyed at finding such a bountiful eatery ! uc |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
"Uncle-C" wrote in message ... Hi, A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. regards, uc 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. |
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-- .................................................. .............. "Ragnar" wrote in message ... "Uncle-C" wrote in message ... Hi, A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. regards, uc 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. I think you are wrong, but wouldn't put money on it. "I" think the flowers and fruit appear on new growth. Mike Standing by to be shot down by the 'experts' |
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In message , Ragnar
writes 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 -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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Stewart Robert Hinsley writes
In message , K writes Uncle-C writes Hi, A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. Try bending down the 'branches' in an arc to stimulate side growths which will be more ready to flower. If you've already got lots of side growths, then, sorry, I can't help! It's too early in the year for flowers, at least in my neck of the woods. Good point. In my first reading, I thought he'd had the plant longer than he has, ie two non-flowering seasons before flowering. Blackberries flower when? - about June? -- Kay |
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"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... In message , K writes Uncle-C writes Hi, A friend gave me a bramble rooting which was then about 1 - 1.5ft long, this was about 2 years ago. I planted it in a sunny place and bordering a plain looking fence in order to add some colour and with any luck a harvest of berries. This is the second summer since I planted and although there is tremendous growth and spread of the plant , alas no flowers. I read that you should get flowering in the second year. Perhaps I have neglected to feed it correctly so as to encourage a profusion of flowers ? Any guidance would be appreciated. Try bending down the 'branches' in an arc to stimulate side growths which will be more ready to flower. If you've already got lots of side growths, then, sorry, I can't help! It's too early in the year for flowers, at least in my neck of the woods. Same here in Windsor. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
Gordon H wrote:
In message , Ragnar writes 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 Dont know the wnswer to that but they definitely flower on last years growth. Mine has a total of about 25ft. of growth from last year (I cut back all of the previous years growth in the winter) anf I am seeing many buds on side shoots from last years growth and am expecting about 10 lbs, as I had last year. In the autumn/early winter cut out all the wood which has fruited having tied in and trained the new wood as it grows. Malcolm |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
Malcolm writes
Gordon H wrote: In message , Ragnar writes 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 Dont know the wnswer to that but they definitely flower on last years growth. Mine has a total of about 25ft. of growth from last year (I cut back all of the previous years growth in the winter) anf I am seeing many buds on side shoots from last years growth and am expecting about 10 lbs, as I had last year. In the autumn/early winter cut out all the wood which has fruited having tied in and trained the new wood as it grows. The suggestion is that you train last year's growth into a fan shape, and tie in all this year's shoots vertically. then the autumn pruning is simple - cut all the fan shoots at the base, untie the vertical bundle and spread them out into a fan. If you let last year's and this year's shoots mix in with each other, untangling them all for pruning in the autumn is a real pain, especially when you get to the stage of each shoot being 10 ft or so. -- Kay |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
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from Stewart Robert Hinsley contains these words: It's too early in the year for flowers, at least in my neck of the woods. May be in yours, but I've had flowers on mine for nearly a month. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
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from K contains these words: Good point. In my first reading, I thought he'd had the plant longer than he has, ie two non-flowering seasons before flowering. Blackberries flower when? - about June? Depends on the variety - mine flowers from March through to November though mostly in April and May. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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Bramble / Blackberry flowering question
The message
from K contains these words: The suggestion is that you train last year's growth into a fan shape, and tie in all this year's shoots vertically. Vertically? Vertically! Any bramble worth the name will be scraping the sky if grown vertically! Train them horizontally, and if you want new plants, bend the tips to touch ground, where they will root. If not, don't let the canes touch the ground. then the autumn pruning is simple - cut all the fan shoots at the base, untie the vertical bundle and spread them out into a fan. Remove wood which has fruited. (With the proviso that some varieties will fruit for two years on the 'old' wood.) If you let last year's and this year's shoots mix in with each other, untangling them all for pruning in the autumn is a real pain, especially when you get to the stage of each shoot being 10 ft or so. No problems, providing you only take short lengths - easier to feed into the incinerator or on the bonfire thus. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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