Blackberry bushes are easy to cut back, this page is not here to overcomplicate things. It’s just a matter of choosing what works for your garden: a bushy, natural style, a quite tidy trellis, or a very tidy trellis! How Blackberry Canes Grow The base of a blackberry is a woody crown just above ground… Continue reading How to Train & Prune Blackberry Bushes
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Planting Blackberries & Wire Training
Planting Blackberries Blackberry bushes tolerate most growing conditions found in the UK, and benefit greatly from anything to grow on for support, keeping their canes up off the ground and receiving sunlight. Where can I grow Blackberries? Blackberries in the wild are vigorous weeds, even in poor soil and shady corners. They are ideal for… Continue reading Planting Blackberries & Wire Training
Foraged Blackberry & Apple Crumble
Do you have a freezer full of blackberries? If not, then ignore the blackberry & enjoy your apple crumble! This time of year, mid-November, is hefty with apples. Down here in sunny Somerset, the late blackberries are only recently all gone from the bushes. If you have helpful kids around, chances are you have bags… Continue reading Foraged Blackberry & Apple Crumble