Planting Blackberries

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Where you can grow Blackberries: Blackberries in the wild are vigorous & invasive, even in poor soil and shady corners. These qualities make them ideal for getting fruit from problem areas in your garden.

Suitable for any soil type.
Tolerates heavy shade (A sunny site will give you better crops.)
Tolerates some poor drainage, but waterlogging will kill your plants.
Very hardy - the only soft fruit we recommend for any frost pocket.

Improve the Soil: Anytime that you want a plant to make fruit for you, improving the soil it will live in with well rotted manure and compost is a good idea.

Install Wires to grow your Fruit: Your blackberries can be grown freely, but for best results train them on four wires:

Bottom wire: 3 feet / 1 metre above the ground.
Top 3 wires: 1 foot / 30 cms between each wire.

Spacing rows of Blackberry Bushes:
The required space between each plant can vary depending on the breed - plants that differ from the spacing below will have a note on their page.

Plants along the row: 10 feet / 3 metres between each plant.
Between each row: 6 feet / 2 metres between each row.

Training & Pruning Blackberries - Browse Blackberry Plants For Sale

Planting Blackberries