Any advice for me for growing blackberries?

Fred Dant
by Fred Dant
I am going to start about 100 thorn less Navajo seeds and plant by all my fences

  7 answers
  • Pjo26908388 Pjo26908388 on Aug 07, 2017

    Buy seed starting soil mix. Start them in trays or egg cartons With one or two seeds in each space. When they get become established transplant into two to four inch containers.


    Once they get to be eight or ten inches then transplant by your fences using good planting soil. To discourage animals and insects from eating them build a little netting cover until established. Water until established and they will grow like crazy!

  • Twhorses68 Twhorses68 on Aug 08, 2017

    Make sure to have plenty of bird netting to put over plants when they start putting on berries.... Birds will be your #1 enemy!!!!

  • Fred Dant Fred Dant on Aug 08, 2017

    Thanks. I'm going to need all the help Ican get.

  • Sioux Revill-Icenhower Sioux Revill-Icenhower on Aug 08, 2017

    I use huge tomato cages around my established plants. I also have woven wire on the fence behind. As the canes get bigger and start coming out of the top of the cages, I loop tie them to the wire. Loop tie- coil like a rope. It's pretty easy for them to get out of control.

  • Sharon Sharon on Aug 08, 2017

    Blackberries are one of the most invasive species, So make sure you tend them well to prevent them from spreading. It might be advisable to plant in a metal lined trench so they can't spread.... they sprout off root stock. Ask for a metal trench like they use with other invasive species bamboo.

  • Pandalana Williams Pandalana Williams on Aug 08, 2017

    The thornless variety does not taste as good; nor are they as sweet. Growing from seed is more difficult than from cutting.