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If you want to nibble on fresh berries straight from your garden all summer long, then you should plant blackberries. In contrast to other berries, blackberries gradually ripen from July to October.

Choose the right variety for your own garden

There are sometimes big differences between the different blackberry varieties in terms of growth habit and characteristics. Despite their very aromatic fruits, wild blackberry plants should only be planted in your own garden after careful consideration. These tend to spread very quickly via the widely branched blackberry roots and can only be removed again after a few years with great effort. The various cultivars are better suited for growing large fruits anyway, as they grow less profusely and can be controlled more compactly. Basically, the blackberry varieties offered in specialist shops today can be divided according to three criteria:

  • Blackberries with or without thorns
  • Upright growing or strongly climbing blackberries
  • Blackberries with black or red fruits

Prepare the planting hole properly

Blackberry plants do not have very deep roots, so the planting hole only needs to be dug about 50 to 70 centimeters deep. However, they tend to spread their roots flat to the sides, which is why each planting hole should initially be dug at least as wide as it is deep. However, when planting or transplanting the blackberries, it can then be filled with a loose and humus-rich soil substrate. Ideally, this should already be mixed with some stored compost and mulched lawn clippings, so you save yourself the additional fertilization of the plants in the first year. After planting, you should thoroughly water the soil around the blackberry rods. This not only serves to supply the plants with water, but also the so-called silting up, i.e. it washes the earth into air holes around the roots that are created when the plants are planted.

Giving the blackberry tendrils the right support

In a sunny and wind-protected location, the rods of climbing blackberry varieties can grow up to 4.5 meters long. In contrast to upright growing varieties, which only need a wooden stick or something similar to support their growth, climbing varieties tend to form thickets if they are not given appropriate direction of the shoots. A trellis is perfect as a climbing aid for blackberries, as it not only allows a clear arrangement of the individual tendrils, but also promotes plant vitality through the light and well-ventilated arrangement and thus protects against diseases.

tips and tricks

If you want to plant or transplant cuttings of blackberries, the best time to do so is between the last ground frost and April. Sometimes the first fruits can even be harvested at the new location in the same year.

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