Hi All,
My Blackberry plants are three years old now (and
still no flowers or fruit). Each spring, the branches
go green with leaves, but some don't. On the dead
ones, do I let mother nature take its cource and
them fall off naturally or should I prune the dead
ones?
Many thanks,
-T
Hi All,
My Blackberry plants are three years old now (and
still no flowers or fruit). Each spring, the branches
go green with leaves, but some don't. On the dead
ones, do I let mother nature take its cource and
them fall off naturally or should I prune the dead
ones?
On 6/1/2021 2:18 AM, T wrote:
Hi All,
My Blackberry plants are three years old now (and
still no flowers or fruit). Each spring, the branches
go green with leaves, but some don't. On the dead
ones, do I let mother nature take its cource and
them fall off naturally or should I prune the dead
ones?
Many thanks,
-T
 If these are "wild" blackberries , they fruit on last year's growth . Those canes die after fruiting and can be pruned - in fact they must be pruned or you end up with a big mess of dead canes in the way of picking
any fruit . And I have the scars to prove it , that's why I planted thornless .
T wrote:
Hi All,
My Blackberry plants are three years old now (and
still no flowers or fruit). Each spring, the branches
go green with leaves, but some don't. On the dead
ones, do I let mother nature take its cource and
them fall off naturally or should I prune the dead
ones?
in an arid environment dead material is valuable as
mulch and protection against the wind drying things out.
thorny mulch may not be the best material but when
nothing else is available it would have to do.
around here, as much as i can i get things buried
once i know they're done. that way the worms and
fungi can get to work on them asap.
songbird
 His Arapaho's are thornless - I have some in my berry patch .
On 6/1/21 5:25 PM, Snag wrote:
  His Arapaho's are thornless - I have some in my berry patch .
How many years did it take yours to fruit?
On 6/1/2021 8:18 PM, T wrote:
On 6/1/21 5:25 PM, Snag wrote:
  His Arapaho's are thornless - I have some in my berry patch .
How many years did it take yours to fruit?
They haven't yet ... but they should next spring . Two of our six were transplanted last spring , 2 were new then - those 4 plants were very stressed last winter , all top growth was killed by subzero temps . The remaining 2 were new this spring , cold temps and too much rain have
been a problem .
On 6/1/2021 8:18 PM, T wrote:
On 6/1/21 5:25 PM, Snag wrote:
His Arapaho's are thornless - I have some in my berry patch .
How many years did it take yours to fruit?
They haven't yet ... but they should next spring . Two of our six were >transplanted last spring , 2 were new then - those 4 plants were very >stressed last winter , all top growth was killed by subzero temps . The >remaining 2 were new this spring , cold temps and too much rain have
been a problem .
I need to try some other variety of thornless- problem is, I do not
recall what I have, nor did I by the time they started to fruit a year
or 3 after they went in.
They fruit well enough, look great, but they do not have the deep,
wonderful flavor of the scratch-your-eyes-out old ones I spent so long getting rid of.
Boron Elgar wrote:
...
I need to try some other variety of thornless- problem is, I do not
recall what I have, nor did I by the time they started to fruit a year
or 3 after they went in.
They fruit well enough, look great, but they do not have the deep,
wonderful flavor of the scratch-your-eyes-out old ones I spent so long
getting rid of.
there are a few things i'm willing to just buy at the store.
raspberry seedless jam and blackberry seedless jam. i like
both of them but i don't want them very often and i sure don't
want anything around here like a blackberry patch having seen
what they are like out west.
acres and acres of blackberry brambles is enough to give me
nightmares.
songbird
Boron Elgar wrote:
...
I need to try some other variety of thornless- problem is, I do not
recall what I have, nor did I by the time they started to fruit a year
or 3 after they went in.
They fruit well enough, look great, but they do not have the deep,
wonderful flavor of the scratch-your-eyes-out old ones I spent so long
getting rid of.
there are a few things i'm willing to just buy at the store.
raspberry seedless jam and blackberry seedless jam. i like
both of them but i don't want them very often and i sure don't
want anything around here like a blackberry patch having seen
what they are like out west.
acres and acres of blackberry brambles is enough to give me
nightmares.
When I first moved to Seattle, I loved to go out and pick several
gallons each year. A couple pairs of jeans and an old leather coat, and
I was ready to go picking.
Bob F wrote:
...
When I first moved to Seattle, I loved to go out and pick several
gallons each year. A couple pairs of jeans and an old leather coat, and
I was ready to go picking.
the last time i picked berries in the woods it was thimbleberries
and i ended up stepping on a rock that gave way and dumped my
container on the hillside. and the bad thing about that was that i
don't really much like thimbleberries as compared to raspberries, >blueberries, blackberries, etc. heh. :)
songbird
Bob F wrote:
...
When I first moved to Seattle, I loved to go out and pick several
gallons each year. A couple pairs of jeans and an old leather coat, and
I was ready to go picking.
the last time i picked berries in the woods it was thimbleberries
and i ended up stepping on a rock that gave way and dumped my
container on the hillside. and the bad thing about that was that i
don't really much like thimbleberries as compared to raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, etc. heh. :)
On 6/2/2021 4:19 PM, songbird wrote:
Bob F wrote:Personally, I love thimble berries. They are a close second to
...
When I first moved to Seattle, I loved to go out and pick several
gallons each year. A couple pairs of jeans and an old leather coat, and
I was ready to go picking.
  the last time i picked berries in the woods it was thimbleberries
and i ended up stepping on a rock that gave way and dumped my
container on the hillside. and the bad thing about that was that i
don't really much like thimbleberries as compared to raspberries,
blueberries, blackberries, etc. heh. :)
raspberries, but a lot harder to find many here.
Do they have seeds and thorns?
https://morningchores.com/growing-thimbleberries/ https://nativefoodsnursery.com/thimbleberry/
Personally, I love thimble berries. They are a close second to
raspberries, but a lot harder to find many here.
T wrote:
...thimbleberries...
Do they have seeds and thorns?
https://morningchores.com/growing-thimbleberries/
https://nativefoodsnursery.com/thimbleberry/
seeds yes. thorns no.
songbird
Big seeds like regular blackberries and raspberries
or little, unnoticeable seeds like Arapaho Blackberries?
They grow in zone 3-7 so idea for me. And since they
are wild, they will not have been hybridized for
unnatural levels of carbs. Double idea.
And since I am Keto, I can taste much lower levels
of sweetness, which is why I adore chokeberries and
non-ketos hate (choke on) them
:-)
T wrote:
...thimbleberries...
Big seeds like regular blackberries and raspberries
or little, unnoticeable seeds like Arapaho Blackberries?
seedy.
They grow in zone 3-7 so idea for me. And since they
are wild, they will not have been hybridized for
unnatural levels of carbs. Double idea.
you missed my comment about them being cloyingly sweet.
i doubt they will be happy in an arid environment.
they're normally found in woodlands. the can tolerate
full sun, but i don't know that they'd tolerate full
arid sun and high temperature days.
The ones I find (wild) seem to have a pretty short season as far as harvesting of fruit. They almost always seem to be in small open areas
in the woods.
T wrote:
...thimbleberries...
Big seeds like regular blackberries and raspberries
or little, unnoticeable seeds like Arapaho Blackberries?
seedy.
They grow in zone 3-7 so idea for me. And since they
are wild, they will not have been hybridized for
unnatural levels of carbs. Double idea.
you missed my comment about them being cloyingly sweet.
i doubt they will be happy in an arid environment.
they're normally found in woodlands. the can tolerate
full sun, but i don't know that they'd tolerate full
arid sun and high temperature days.
And since I am Keto, I can taste much lower levels
of sweetness, which is why I adore chokeberries and
non-ketos hate (choke on) them
:-)
songbird
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