Do blackberry bushes need fertilizer?

Brenda
by Brenda
  2 answers
  • Julie King Julie King on Jul 22, 2017

    Ours never needed it. Juts make sure to keep pruning the dead canes off so that they continue to fruit.

  • Molly Anmar Molly Anmar on Jul 22, 2017

    Fertilize blackberries in early spring when growth starts and again just after harvest. A complete fertilizer such as 10-10-10 is satisfactory. Apply at the rate of 5 pounds per 100 feet of row. A pint of fertilizer weighs about 1 pound.


    During the first year or two of growth, apply the fertilizer in a 12-inch circle around the plant. On older plants, broadcast the fertilizer down the row.


    You can read more about blackberries here: http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/vegetables/small_fruits/hgic1400.html