Blackberries are one of the most nutritious fruits you can grow, and one of the tastiest. Using these simple techniques, you’ll be able to propagate your own plants from cuttings quickly and easily. FREE PLANTS! The propagation of blackberry plants can be done easily using cuttings from the parent plant. Using a rooting hormone and…
With over 375 varieties of blackberries, finding the right one for your garden can be challenging. Here’s a list of some of our favorite varieties and their production potential. Like most fruits, blackberries vary in sweetness, size, and growth characteristics. Plants that do well in southern climates may not do well in a northern environment….
People have been making wine for thousands of years. Long before all the fancy winemaking equipment was invented. And you can make your own “vintage” with just a little know-how, and even less equipment. I’ve made many gallons of wine from several different kinds of fruit. For each batch, there were only four ingredients: Fruit,…
Blackberries are highly nutritious and contain a wide array of important nutrients including potassium, magnesium, and calcium, as well as vitamins A, C, E and most of our B vitamins. They are also a rich source of powerful antioxidants that give blackberries their deep purple color. Native Americans used many parts of the Blackberry plant…
There are many factors, that will determine your need for an irrigation system, including your location, the season, and typical climate conditions. If your location gets adequate annual rainfall, you might not need one. If, however, you are like most folks (who don’t live in Seattle) you’re probably going to need to do some irrigation….