Pruning blackberries

Blackberry bushes bear best and most abundantly when they're properly pruned. Learn how to prune blackberry bushes for the best harvest.

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Learning how to correctly prune blackberry bushes will result in stronger, healthier plants with improved harvests. Read more now on Gardener’s Path.

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.

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Find out where blackberry plants grow best. Plant them in full sun and use mulch to insulate the soil and retain water. New canes, or primocanes, don’t bear fruit. Prune second year floricanes to the ground in the fall after they finish fruiting. #planting #blackberry #bush

Help your thorny and thornless blackberry bushes thrive this growing season when you prune your blackberry plants and their primocanes in early spring and give them a trellis to grow on. These tips help them produce fruit in excess by mid-summer. #howto #pruning #blackberries

Blackberries are delicious fruits that are relatively easy to grow, making them a perfect addition to any garden. They are a relatively low-maintenance crop that can thrive in a variety of soils, and many modern varieties are thornless, making them easy to manage and harvest. The climate in Zone 6 is great for blackberries. Check out my blog and video to learn more!

Learn Rooted Garden's tips to grow prolific blackberry bushes in Houston, Texas and see a May harvest from a Rooted Garden client's kitchen garden.