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 …
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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 …
Spiced Blackberry and Peach Compote
Summertime is the perfect time to enjoy fresh fruits and berries. Blackberries and peaches are two of my favorites, and they make a delicious combination! This Spiced Blackberry and Peach …
Nana’s Garden
I had definitely decided to give up fruit and vegetable gardening. Just flowers from now on. Oh, I’ll keep the pumpkin and gourd patch that spreads over the side yard—if …
Summer on a Dime
Our California backyard is nearly an acre, but all the sunshine we get can be focused on a dime, between 3:00 and 3:02 on the afternoon of the summer solstice. …
