Blackberry seedlings

Blackberry is a semi-shrub that can be found more and more often in personal or summer cottages. Blackberries grow well in warm and sunny places; this berry does not like excess moisture. The shrub begins to bloom around the end of May and pleases its owner with a riot of white flowers until October. In appearance, the fruits of blackberries resemble raspberries, the only thing is they are black or black-red in color, the taste is also different from raspberries, blackberries are a very tasty and healthy berry. Blackberries are an excellent tonic for the whole body, which is why they are widely used in traditional medicine.

If you decide to grow this spreading shrub on your site, then you need to purchase good blackberry seedlings and decide for what purposes you want to grow it - for decorative or for food.

Distinguish between upright varieties and creeping blackberry varieties. If you purchase blackberry seedlings of creeping varieties, then be prepared that you will have to tie them up and prepare additional supports. Better to buy varieties that are frost resistant. When buying blackberry seedlings, you should carefully examine, they should not have dry leaves and roots, as well as spots on the leaves and branches, a good seedling has at least three shoots.

The choice of a place for blackberries is of great importance for favorable growth and development; before planting, it is necessary to prepare a sunny place that needs to be fertilized. Soils rich in humus are perfect.

Blackberries are planted in April-May, before planting, the seedlings must be left in water for half a day and damaged pagons must be removed.