Use tip layering to add more blackberry plants to your row or you can tip layer them directly into containters.
Tag: Blackberries
End of Season Steps for Blackberry Plants
5 steps to take at the end of the blackberry growing season.
Root Cuttings from Blackberry Plants
I picked up a tip layered blackberry plant and found it had roots growing from the bottom on the container. I decided to cut the roots so I could move the tip layered blackberry plant and then I dug up the largest root and made 3 cuttings.
You can watch the whole process in the video above.
How to Serpentine Layer Blackberry Plants
Here is a simple way to propagate your brambles with serpentine layering. Trailing varieties are easier for this method – start with a cane that is easily moved to a pot and flexible. Fill the container with soil and bury the middle of the cane in the container. Cover with a rock to keep in place and leave part of the cane visible on the other side. This will allow it to continue growing forward and you will be able to layer it several more times if desired. The most I’ve done on a single cane is 7 layers!
Free Blackberry Plants with Tip Layering
Propagate your brambles with tip layering so you can share with family and friends. This works easier with trailing varieties, but I have successfully done this with others as well. Take a cane and bring the tip of the plant down into a plastic clear cup. I use the clear cups so you can easily see if roots have started after a few weeks by looking at the bottom. After the roots have been visible for 6 weeks or longer then I will separate from the rest of the cane and you’re all set. Reusing old plastic cups makes it simply to share and give away to those wanting to grow their own blackberries.
Blackberry Tip Layering Update 21 Days Later
Blackberry Tip Layering – Success!
Tip Rooting/Layering Blackberries – Update 21 days later.
Blackberry Tip Layering
Tip Layering Blackberries / Tip Rooting Blackberry Plants.
Back in April 2020 I received 4 Natchez blackberry plants and built a small raised row down my fence line and planted them. They have done very well since then. Growing from only 4-6 inch small plants to today being over 6 feet tall!
Simple I-Trellis for Blackberry Plants
My 4 Natchez Blackberry plants have grown considerably since being planted on April 24th, 2020. After about 4 months of growth – some are up to 48 inches tall and they are folding over and getting close to the ground. I had built a very simple short I-Trellis with garden twine that is no longer enough for them. You can see that trellis video here. To see my 4 Natchez Blackberry plants from the start with video and timeline pictures click here. It was time for an upgrade. Here’s how I made a very simple I-Trellis for my Blackberry plants.
Growing Natchez Blackberries
My first attempt at growing food in my backyard. I started with watermelons and cantaloupes and that did very well. I began modestly with just a small section for a few watermelon plants and another small section for a few cantaloupe plants. I enjoyed it so much that I then got really into it and ended up using 4 cattle panels to build an arch trellis for each section to grow my food vertically. The main reason for this was to minimize space used so my kids could still play in the main middle part of the backyard but also grow as much as possible! Next was blackberries. As I wrote earlier, this was my very first time gardening and growing food and there are so many things I’ve learned along the way. I would do several things differently if I could go back and I’ll most likely talk about those along the way. Now for the blackberries…
Just like with the watermelon and cantaloupes – I started modestly because I really wasn’t sure how it was all going to go. What started as 4 small plants ended up being 14 blackberry plants both Natchez and Prime Ark Freedom.
April 16th, 2020
Here’s my start – put in a border down the fence line and added a mixture of garden bed soil, top soil and organic compost.
Natchez Blackberry raised bed
April 24th, 2020
Natchez blackberry plants arrived!
Natchez Blackberry plants sealed
Natchez Blackberry plants ready to be planted
In the ground – rounded out the soil making them up on a hill in a row!
4 Natchez Blackberry plants in the soil
April 28th, 2020
Wind damage – it is surprisingly windy down the fence line and my small blackberry plants are being roughed up by the wind. Time to build a small temporary support trellis to keep them upright as they get established.
May 4th, 2020
Transplant shock? The blackberry plants might be experiencing some transplant shock. These pictures don’t show it very well because this was the day before and the edges got even darker. Purplish color around the edges of several leaves. Thankfully they made it thru and the leaves are all green again.
Blackberry Transplant Shock
June 21st, 2020
Good growth and stronger stalks. Picture below is of plants 1, 2 and 3 from left to right. Plant number 2 is the largest of all 4.
Natchez Blackberry plants #1-3 on June 21st, 2020
Natchez Blackberry plant #2 on June 21st, 2020
July 18th, 2020
Doubling in size or more. It seemed like a bit of shaky start but now they are really taking off!
Natchez Blackberry plants 1 and 2 on July 18th, 2020
Natchez Blackberry plants 3 and 4 on July 18th, 2020
August 1st, 2020
Getting taller!
Natchez Blackberry plants 1 and 2 on Aug 1st, 2020
Natchez Blackberry plants 3 and 4 on Aug 1st, 2020
September 1st, 2020
New I-Trellis with T-posts as they are growing fast and starting to fall over.
Natchez Blackberry plants 1 and 2 on Sept 1st, 2020
Natchez Blackberry plants 3 and 4 on Sept 1st, 2020
Natchez Blackberry Measurements:
July 1st, 2020
Plant 1: 17 inches
Plant 2: 30.5 inches
Plant 3: 25 inches
Plant 4: 18 inches
September 1st, 2020
Plant 1: 33 inches
Plant 2: 48 inches
Plant 3: 42 inches
Plant 4: 47 inches
Good growth considering all were about 4-6 inch plugs when I first planted them back on April 24th, 2020.
October 1st, 2020
Two plants over 6 feet tall and the other two around 5 feet tall.
Natchez Blackberry plants 1 and 2 on Oct 1st, 2020
Natchez Blackberry plants 3 and 4 on Oct 1st, 2020
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