Blackberry Bushes

xnatalie81x

Got 100's near me and i have been collecting, but i would really like one in my garden............how would i go about taking a cutting from the bushes................................thanks

jules1964

Its entirely up to you, but there actually weeds and spread like wildfire! We had a large forest of them last year, and managed to get rid of them, but alas even now there popping up between the flowers as weeds and are a nightmare to kill. Be prepared for them to take over your garden! lol

ps I have been collecting too, isn't there a fantastic crop of fruit this year. :j

xnatalie81x

YES there are loads, and around here they were ready really early! Have 2 bags in freezer from July already.

I might stick to picking them elsewhere then, or maybe put some in the soil down the side of the outside of the house so limited...........and not in my garden lol - so how do i do it???? just dig a bit up?

jules1964

Yes there in abundance, I have made two crumbles and my labrador loves them lol when we go for walks.

Thats a very good idea, otherwise you will suddenly find you have Jack climbing the bean stalk in your garden next year lol or rather the bramble bush haha.

I would imagine if you just dug one up and planted it would take.

Let me know how you get on! :cool:

Steve_xx

xnatalie81x wrote: »

Got 100's near me and i have been collecting, but i would really like one in my garden............how would i go about taking a cutting from the bushes................................thanks

I don't think that a cutting would take too readily. You could simply use some of the seeds out of the fruit. Dry tem for a week or two and then plants them; they should grow.

covgirl

Steve_xx wrote: »

I don't think that a cutting would take too readily.

Oh but that were true! I know from bitter experience that the slightest 'cutting' can and does take! all it takes is to drop a cutting when you're clearing it and you have a new plant :mad: If you do plant some, by seed or cutting or whatever, can I suggest that you sink a pot or other barrier into the ground, as part of the problem with wild blackberries is that they send out runners underground that can and do pop out at will - 20 or 30 feet from the parent on occasion - then establish themselves there, becoming hell to get rid of. Also make sure you prune it before it 'hits the ground' as it were.

jules1964

covgirl wrote: »

Oh but that were true! I know from bitter experience that the slightest 'cutting' can and does take! all it takes is to drop a cutting when you're clearing it and you have a new plant :mad: If you do plant some, by seed or cutting or whatever, can I suggest that you sink a pot or other barrier into the ground, as part of the problem with wild blackberries is that they send out runners underground that can and do pop out at will - 20 or 30 feet from the parent on occasion - then establish themselves there, becoming hell to get rid of. Also make sure you prune it before it 'hits the ground' as it were.

Yes i have to agree with you regarding the cuttings. The damn things are still growing through the flowers and shrubs even though I put weed killer down initially! lol

Steve_xx

covgirl wrote: »

Oh but that were true! I know from bitter experience that the slightest 'cutting' can and does take! all it takes is to drop a cutting when you're clearing it and you have a new plant :mad: If you do plant some, by seed or cutting or whatever, can I suggest that you sink a pot or other barrier into the ground, as part of the problem with wild blackberries is that they send out runners underground that can and do pop out at will - 20 or 30 feet from the parent on occasion - then establish themselves there, becoming hell to get rid of. Also make sure you prune it before it 'hits the ground' as it were.

Oh that's interesting. I didn't know that they would root so readily.

Lotus-eater

If you have 100's near you, why do you want one in the garden? Waste of space, grow something you can't get in the wild, a hybrid blackberry. Tayberry, bosenberry, loganberry, or raspberries etc

GooeyBlob

Lovely crop of blackberries this year.

Here's a quick recipe for a sweet, full-bodied blackberry wine:

Dissolve a 1 kilo bag of sugar in a pan of water, and allow to cool. Pick about 3lb or 4lb of blackberries, and wash them. Crush berries with a wooden spoon (I have a plastic potato masher set aside just for this job), and pour the juice into a demi-john. Add the cooled sugar solution, 1 tsp yeast, and top up with tap water, remembering to leave a space at the top for fermentation. Stick on an airlock and leave in a dark, warm place for 4-5 months.

Voila! 6 bottles of wine for the price of a bag of sugar and teaspoon of yeast.

xnatalie81x

With 3 children under 5 i am very very interested in cheap wine! Already have sugar and yeast and blackberries so what is a demi-john!!!!!!!!!!! I need to make this lol - TODAY - how long till it is ready to drink???

PS 'if i have 100's why do i want in my garden' I AM LAZY LOL! I want to pick them in my pj's with a coffee! Bit difficult when i am in the street - although i do have a nice long stretch of soil down the side of my house which i am going to manure and prep (free chicken manure from my garden) - ready for the cuttings i have taken!