Allan

I am very interested in how Allan prunes his blackberries too – he posted a photo many weeks back of a single long shoot which was carrying many separate fruiting spurs. I have a rooted cutting of a thornless blackberry that I want to plant for my young grandson, and if I could cause it to fruit like that , the fruit would be very easy for him to…[Read more]

They don’t have to be as high as that Sheila,Mine are only up there to allow me to plant under them,My blueberries are under there. The one I have is Origon thornless.

Terrific Allan, I now feel reassured about cutting it back a bit, as clearly I won’t stop it from it’s F.1 progress Thank you very much

I’ll be running my Oregon Thornless round about 18″ off the ground(or his Dad will), so that he can pick the fruit himself. Have just had a childhood memory of worms…..

Earthworms won’t climb up the blackberry plant Sheila, but they could provide a good growing compost underneath

Was actually thinking of the tiny worms you can get from eating unwashed fruit – which can be a source of anal itching.

Yuk

Always when we pick a dish full of blackberries,We let them stand underwater for an hour, Any fruit maggots that might be on them will come off and float to the top.

It would be better about a yard high Sheila,It lets air get around them and stops mildew.

yes, that’s what I do Allan