Blackberry patch

Don't be scared to add blackberries to your urban homestead. Here's how to keep blackberries from spreading!

Learn where to plant blackberries in your home garden so you’ll enjoy the best possible berry harvest every summer.

Blackberry plants are simple to cultivate and plant. The blackberry grows quickly. Modern blackberry cultivars and variants are developed from native species that can still be seen growing wild along roadsides. Blackberry plants can be trailing, erect, or bushy, and thorny or thornless. Some kinds and cultivars thrive in colder northern climates, while others thrive in hotter southern climates. It is critical to select blackberry bushes that are appropriate for your location and landscape.

Great post on how to make a blackberry or raspberry trellis from existing fence posts and sturdy fencing or chicken wire.

Planning and planting a home garden berry patch. Plant selection for different growing conditons, available space, and landscaping value.

You're not just picking berries, you're teaching valuable lessons and skills. Lessons from the blackberry patch.

Do you ever wonder what size raised bed for blackberries is ideal? Discover the best raised bed size for your blackberries for an abundant yield.

In order to understand how to prune blackberries it’s important to understand the basics of how blackberries grow. Blackberries are perennials.This means that the root system will live for many years. The root system produces new canes yearly. Canes produced are biennial and die after two years. The first year of growth on a blackberry is called a primocane. For many varieties of blackberries (though not all) this is primarily a vegetative year of growth and will not produce fruit.

How to build a Blackberry Trellis: a simple way to grow thornless blackberries. Wood, wire, and eyelet screws are all you need to build a simple blackberry trellis. This is an inexpensive way to grow thornless blackberries in the vegetable garden. There's a video showing how I built mine at the end of this piece #lovelygreens #growyourown #vegetablegarden #diygarden #blackberries #gardening #gardeningtips