Blackberry thornless: varieties, planting and care

It has many varieties, for example, the following are distinguished by high yields:

• Loch Ness bears fruit from late summer until the first cold weather. Its berries are oval in shape, the weight of one is about 5 g. From a shrub, you can collect up to 25 kg of harvest, which will be stored for a long time in a cool place;
• Loch Tei in mid-July produces up to 12 kg of delicious berries from the bush;
• “Black Satin” at the end of July allows you to collect up to 15 kg of a ripe crop from a bush, and with good care – about 25 kg;
• “Navajo” has glossy, aromatic dark berries that ripen in August. This variety is not afraid of severe frosts;
• Polar is a frost-resistant variety with large fruits. Its yield is 6-8 kg of berries per bush;
• Doyle is one of the most productive varieties. Growing it, after August 15, you can get up to 7 buckets of fruit from the bush.

The berries of these varieties are dark or black in color, and they taste sweet and sour.

These are not all types of blackberries, there are other varieties.

Blackberries can be planted in spring or before the onset of cold weather. Here’s what the fit looks like:

• Choose a sunny, draft-free location for your seedlings. You can grow the plant in the shade, but then the berries will taste sour.
• Dig a hole with an approximate size of 60 × 60 cm.If you plan to plant several bushes, then the distance between them should be at least 2 m.
• Add manure, some potassium salt and superphosphate to the hole. If the soil is acidic, add lime. Blackberries love loose and fertile soil.
• Prepare the seedlings – trim the long root shoots and remove the damaged parts.
• Place the seedling in the hole, bury it with earth and water it well. Use about 5 liters per shrub.
• Mulch the soil using sawdust or straw. This will keep moisture in the ground and protect the roots from frost.

Thus, the blackberry is planted, it does not require special efforts from the gardener.

In the process of its growth, you need to properly care for it. To do this, water the plant as needed, loosen the soil and remove weeds.

Add fertilizer to the soil regularly. Use humus and ammonium nitrate in the spring. Add mullein or dung in the summer and superphosphate and wood ash in the fall.

Prune blackberries in spring and fall, remove damaged branches, thin out dense bushes

Despite the fact that some varieties are frost-resistant, it is better to hide them from frost for the winter. To do this, pour sawdust, peat under the bush or cover the soil with hay.

For the prevention of diseases, use special means, such as sulfuric solution.

By doing these steps, you will create a favorable environment for the blackberries. And then she will answer you with her large and useful fruits.

Grow berries in your garden and treat them to friends and family.