It would be amazing if my homegrown blackberries were always as perfect as those at the farmer’s market – plump, deep black, juicy, and gigantic. But in reality, even experienced growers have to...
Category: Blackberries
When I first planted blackberry plants, I chose the perfect spot near my backyard fence on the side of my house…until they grew so vigorously that the canes reached over into the driveway and...
Blackberry Fertilizing: What to Use to Grow the Best Berries
When it comes to fertilizing your garden, there seems to be an endless choice of plant foods at the garden center. Even the fertilizer shelf in my garage can be overwhelming at times. But for...
Like many people who grew up in the south, I always look forward to the summer blackberry season. Sweet, juicy homegrown blackberries are so superior to the commercial, grocery-store varieties. Just...
If you let your blackberry plants grow unchecked, they will soon become a massive thicket of tangled branches. Or, they'll be a trailing mass of vines that takes over everything in its path. Worst of...
I was so excited to plant my own blackberry bushes. I couldn't wait to harvest pint after pint of huge, juicy berries to use in the kitchen (if they even made it that far). Imagine my disappointment...
