Growing strongly
Will hopefully enjoy fresh picked fruit next year!
Luvmygarden
Dorset
This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Will hopefully enjoy fresh picked fruit next year!
Luvmygarden
Dorset
The plant produced a lot of plant
Mrs P
Abergavenny
Very slow to get established however this year looks as if it will be better.
Roy the rover
South West England
100.0
getting-better
Hello, The side shoots should all be cut back now to around 5cm as it is mainly from the resulting fruiting spurs that the fruit will form next year. The plant will usually then send up new basal canes in the second year.
Helen
Diane
Yello, You could, but keep in mind that the new canes need to be separated from fruiting ones (so after cropping the canes that have produced fruit can be cut to the ground while the new canes can be tied on to replace them), so it may be difficult to do this on an arch.
Helen
beginnervet
Hello there As a general rule plants that are grown in containers can be planted at any time of year as long as the soil isn't frozen solid. The best times are in the autumn when the soil is still warm enough to encourage root growth but the plant isn't in active growth, or the spring before the temperatures start to rise. This blackberry is full hardy, but as we are having freezing conditions at the moment I would wait until the weather warms up. You can still keep them outside in the garden, in a sheltered place where they won't be blown over until you can plant. You might get a few blackberries in the first year. Hope this helps.
kate
Hello there I would go for a good sized pot, approx 40-50cm diameter pot. I hope this helps
Judith
Hello There, I'm afraid you will have trouble getting a bumper yield of any of the edible crops if the bed receives little sun, as most of them need full sun. Ones that tolerate some shade include radish, potato, borage, horseradish, blueberry, blackberry and tayberry - all the others will flourish in the sun. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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K Win
Hello There, They should go in the ground as soon as possible, but avoid planting during periods when the soil is either frozen or waterlogged. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Crocus Helpdesk
on’t tell anyone I told you this, but if you really can’t be bothered with all that seed-sowing and weeding and tying in and composting you don’t have to do much gardening to get a free supply of food.Let the brambles grow and you’ll get blackberries
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