The bramble plant, with its rods that spring up every year, is generally quite a survivor. When transplanting, however, a few things should be considered to allow the plant to grow smoothly.

Find a good location for the blackberry

In the home garden, blackberries are loyal suppliers of tasty berries that gradually ripen throughout the summer and can be harvested fresh for months. With just a little care in the form of regular fertilization and annual pruning, blackberry plants rejuvenate themselves and can be enjoyed for decades. That's why it's a shame when old blackberry plants in the garden have to be removed when building greenhouses or other projects. If you are looking for a new location for a blackberry plant, you should choose a place that is as sunny and sheltered from the wind as possible. Sometimes it is also a good idea to place blackberry plants on a trellis in front of a sunny house wall to bring the ripening time forward.

Transplanting in spring is ideal

The blackberry plant has the best chance of surviving if it is transplanted in the spring. Once the top layer of soil is no longer frozen, blackberries can be transplanted until around April. If there are annual rods on the plant to be moved, fruit can possibly be harvested from the plant in the same year. As with all plants, prolonged dry periods should be avoided for transplanting. However, in early spring there is not yet excessive heat, so watering the plant after transplanting is usually sufficient for irrigation.

Prepare the planting hole properly

The period between digging up and replanting should be as short as possible to protect the blackberry roots from drying out. When digging up, the roots should remain on the plant as completely as possible, otherwise a larger cut back of the rods will be necessary to compensate. For planting, a hole of at least 50x50x50 centimeters should be dug. In order to optimally introduce the fertilization for the first year, the following natural fertilizers can be mixed with the plant substrate:

  • horse manure
  • chicken manure
  • Cow dung in dried pellet form
  • mulched lawn clippings

tips and tricks

If an old blackberry bush cannot be dug up due to its branched roots, propagation via cuttings is also an option. These are ideally cut by annual rods and usually take root within a few weeks.

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Vegetable garden