Gardening Secrets: How to Grow and Care for Blackberries

Blackberries are a tasty and healthy berry that is not difficult to care for. In this article, you will learn how to grow blackberries in your garden.

Care

Light

Blackberries love the sun and really dislike cold winds, so generously sunlit places near the fence, buildings will be ideal for it.

For the period of ripening berries, you will have to shade it, and provide support for grown bushes and creeping varieties.

Do not plant blackberries in lowlands, as cold air and moisture can stagnate on them.

Soil

Fertile, loamy, slightly acidic and well-drained soil is what a blackberry seedling needs to grow.

Consider also the level of groundwater. There should be a distance of at least a few meters between it and the root system.

Fertilizer

It has been verified that it is best to apply dry superphosphate and potassium sulfate under the blackberry in the fall according to the instructions. From above, the plant can be mulched with humus, a layer of a couple of centimeters.

Watering

Blackberries need to be watered alone, in arid areas - twice a week.

You can plant blackberries in early spring and late autumn. Still, it is preferable to plan a planting in the spring: by winter, the seedlings will get stronger and will endure frosts more easily.

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• 24 May 2023

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