Comments on: How To Transplant Blackberry Bushes http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/05/how-to-transplant-blackberry-bushes/ Our Family's Journey To Self Sufficiency Wed, 23 May 2012 02:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: GaryS http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/05/how-to-transplant-blackberry-bushes/comment-page-1/#comment-94139 GaryS Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:02:09 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=5518#comment-94139 I grew up eating wild blackberries, raspberries, dew berries, huckleberries, paw-paws, persimmons, etc. When the little bramble cropped up near an old concrete slab and scratched my wife's ankle, she ordered me to remove it pronto. But she was ecstatic when I told her it was wild blackberry. Three years later it is HUGE. But has never bloomed, never flowered, never produced a single berry. But I'm guessing it started from a seed in a bird's dropping and simply hasn't matured enough. So be aware - wild berries are fickle. They don't always produce every year. It's actually been lame for several years here in the Ozarks. And once they do produced be prepared to share with the wild. Birds and insects love them. And also (where I live) the summer months are very hot and often very dry - so give them water if you want better berries. Otherwise they can dry up quickly. They will start off with a white bloom, the fruit will then be green turning to red then to black. Berries that aren't black are very tart (inedible in my opinion, though surely not poisonous). Oh, and raspberries can be red, just not blackberries. Duh? I grew up eating wild blackberries, raspberries, dew berries, huckleberries, paw-paws, persimmons, etc. When the little bramble cropped up near an old concrete slab and scratched my wife’s ankle, she ordered me to remove it pronto. But she was ecstatic when I told her it was wild blackberry. Three years later it is HUGE. But has never bloomed, never flowered, never produced a single berry. But I’m guessing it started from a seed in a bird’s dropping and simply hasn’t matured enough. So be aware – wild berries are fickle. They don’t always produce every year. It’s actually been lame for several years here in the Ozarks. And once they do produced be prepared to share with the wild. Birds and insects love them. And also (where I live) the summer months are very hot and often very dry – so give them water if you want better berries. Otherwise they can dry up quickly. They will start off with a white bloom, the fruit will then be green turning to red then to black. Berries that aren’t black are very tart (inedible in my opinion, though surely not poisonous). Oh, and raspberries can be red, just not blackberries. Duh?

]]> By: Cher http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/05/how-to-transplant-blackberry-bushes/comment-page-1/#comment-51972 Cher Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:37:40 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=5518#comment-51972 Hi, I ordered one large fruite type blackberry bush from a catalog company last year. This year the blackberries were scrumptios and provided me with fruit daily for the entire month of August. The reason I decided to plant one was to try them as I have tried blueberries of the large fruit type too. Tried one plant that was so successful that I ordered another which is just as prolific. gives me blueberries for the months of July and August. the third bush was planted new to the other two and remains a tiny little twig size plant yieldign nothing. I thought mistakenly that the blackberry bush would be appx the size of teh blueberry bushes and they are on one side of one veggie garden. So I planted teh blackberry bush in a second veggie garden.. a mistake. LOL Its hue. I have a very tall friend come over and wind it round a straight up trellave every week and it is growing larger and taller ea day. I was looking for info whether we could have it replanted or not. Its so large I dont want to obscure teh sun fomr my garden plants so if you plant or more heed the warning of others and choose a location carefully. this monster is so large to replant it would be more than I can handle. Then I read here to prune it first and now I am looking forward not only to replanting it but to start a second plant and see how that goes. I just ordered some lawn furniture so site is going to be hard to pick pardon the pun. G IUlve got a huge lawn on teh other side of my house and may just trun part of it into a berry area, blueberries blackberries and maybe raspberries for us adn for the farmers market. Strwberries have never taken hold for me not even in teh special pot I purchased which said tall friend borke last year. LOL Thanks so ,much for the tip. I am in New England near Boston failry cleo sto the ocean, and apples, peaches even roses no longer fare well for me as teh hunmidity is too high. Thus I welcome these scrumptious berry bushes with relish, again pardon the pun. Cher Hi,
I ordered one large fruite type blackberry bush from a catalog company last year. This year the blackberries were scrumptios and provided me with fruit daily for the entire month of August.
The reason I decided to plant one was to try them as I have tried blueberries of the large fruit type too. Tried one plant that was so successful that I ordered another which is just as prolific. gives me blueberries for the months of July and August. the third bush was planted new to the other two and remains a tiny little twig size plant yieldign nothing.
I thought mistakenly that the blackberry bush would be appx the size of teh blueberry bushes and they are on one side of one veggie garden. So I planted teh blackberry bush in a second veggie garden.. a mistake. LOL Its hue. I have a very tall friend come over and wind it round a straight up trellave every week and it is growing larger and taller ea day. I was looking for info whether we could have it replanted or not. Its so large I dont want to obscure teh sun fomr my garden plants so if you plant or more heed the warning of others and choose a location carefully. this monster is so large to replant it would be more than I can handle. Then I read here to prune it first and now I am looking forward not only to replanting it but to start a second plant and see how that goes. I just ordered some lawn furniture so site is going to be hard to pick pardon the pun. G IUlve got a huge lawn on teh other side of my house and may just trun part of it into a berry area, blueberries blackberries and maybe raspberries for us adn for the farmers market. Strwberries have never taken hold for me not even in teh special pot I purchased which said tall friend borke last year. LOL
Thanks so ,much for the tip. I am in New England near Boston failry cleo sto the ocean, and apples, peaches even roses no longer fare well for me as teh hunmidity is too high. Thus I welcome these scrumptious berry bushes with relish, again pardon the pun. Cher

]]> By: cindy http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/05/how-to-transplant-blackberry-bushes/comment-page-1/#comment-15338 cindy Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:42:11 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=5518#comment-15338 Great information. We have several bushes on our farm and I would like to get them together in one spot. Your information is a huge help. Great information. We have several bushes on our farm and I would like to get them together in one spot. Your information is a huge help.

]]> By: katlupe http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/05/how-to-transplant-blackberry-bushes/comment-page-1/#comment-13437 katlupe Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:07:38 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=5518#comment-13437 Be careful where you plant these wild blackberry bushes! Believe me, they will take over if you let them. You might not want them too close to your front door. We have cut down so many blackberry bushes from our property and if you don't keep working on it............they just come back! And they hurt! Be careful where you plant these wild blackberry bushes! Believe me, they will take over if you let them. You might not want them too close to your front door. We have cut down so many blackberry bushes from our property and if you don’t keep working on it…………they just come back! And they hurt!

]]> By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/05/how-to-transplant-blackberry-bushes/comment-page-1/#comment-13231 Kendra at New Life On A Homestead Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:32:24 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=5518#comment-13231 Ann, Yeah, I've had my eye on a gadget on Amazon I'm saving my Swagbucks for that will juice the berries, and catch all of the seeds for me. I'm so excited about making jam this year with all of our wild blackberries!! Ann,

Yeah, I’ve had my eye on a gadget on Amazon I’m saving my Swagbucks for that will juice the berries, and catch all of the seeds for me. I’m so excited about making jam this year with all of our wild blackberries!!

]]> By: Ann http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/05/how-to-transplant-blackberry-bushes/comment-page-1/#comment-13219 Ann Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:36:23 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=5518#comment-13219 we ordered raspberry plants from Berlin seeds in Ohio this year. First time we have tried this. Also some strawberry plants. They sell a big blackberry called a dewberry. Very large berry. Bought some berries from someone once and they were great. research your seed/plant company on the internet, not all are good. I also have a screen for my squeezo for blackberries (to remove their seeds.) seedless Homemade jam from blackberries is absolutely the best thing ever! The jam with the seeds is really not very good. we ordered raspberry plants from Berlin seeds in Ohio this year. First time we have tried this. Also some strawberry plants. They sell a big blackberry called a dewberry. Very large berry. Bought some berries from someone once and they were great. research your seed/plant company on the internet, not all are good.
I also have a screen for my squeezo for blackberries (to remove their seeds.) seedless Homemade jam from blackberries is absolutely the best thing ever! The jam with the seeds is really not very good.

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