Nurturing Your Blackberries
Blackberry plants require little work over the years, but you can’t ignore them completely if you want the best yields. Here’s how to nurture your plants along to get the …
Articles by Norann Oleson
Planting your Blackberry Bushes
Once you’ve prepared the ground, preferably a year ahead, it’s time to actually plant your blackberry bushes! It’s easiest to work the ground in spring, and most blackberry varieties are …
Choosing a Site for your Blackberries
If you’re not growing blackberries in containers, you have to choose a spot for your raised bed or open land blackberry garden. It’s recommended that you choose your site a …
Growing Blackberries in Open Land, in Containers, or in Raised Beds
When first planning where to plant your blackberry bramble, you should consider the type of land you can tend. If you have a large outside plot of land with the …
Types of Blackberry Plants
Blackberries grow on stems that are called canes, and are divided into three basic types depending on the growth habit of their canes. All of these types of blackberries have …
Introduction to Blackberries
The good news: Blackberries are quite easy to grow. The bad news: Blackberries are quite easy to grow!
This delicious native berry, closely related to raspberries, is so easy to grow, …
Blackberry Heaven
Did you know that blackberries grow wild all over the world? It’s true—but not everyone has access to their personal wild blackberry bush. So welcome to blackberry gardening, in which …
Cucumber Glossary
Use this Glossary to get quick definitions or explanations of terms and concepts used in this Collection, or terms that you might encounter while managing your own cucumber garden.
Cucumber-specific terms:
Slicing …
Resources about Cucumbers
Check out these additional resources to discover even more about cucumbers. If you want us to include other relevant resources that you find helpful and want to share with others, …
Home Remedies & Health Benefits of Cucumbers
You’ve seen it in movies and on TV a hundred times: whenever there’s a scene set in a spa, they show a woman with a towel wrapped around her head, …
