Sweet juicy blackberries , although the closest relative of the raspberry, beloved by everyone, are rare in the country's summer cottages. And in vain - after all the blackberry is not only tasty and useful, but also very unpretentious.
Grades of binge blackberry
Those who decide to settle at their dacha for a blackberry, it is worth paying attention to its unscrupulous grades :
- Thorn Free;
- Loch Ness;
- "Black Satin" (Black Satin);
- "The Triple Crown" (Triple Crown);
- The Navajo.
Blackberry Boots - Planting and Care
To the blackberry fully developed and gave abundant harvests, plant it best in sunny areas, well protected from the wind. Best of all, it will feel in areas with loose and fertile soil. Before planting blackberry bushes, a mixture of 6 kg of well-dispersed manure, 50 grams of potassium salt and 150 grams of superphosphate is placed in each pit. Pits for blackberries should be digged at intervals of 1.5-2 meters from each other.
Further care for the boring blackberry will consist in the periodic mulching of the soil, pruning and garter on the trellis. Tapestry for boring blackberries will need a height of at least 2-2.5 meters. Equip it so - between two strong vertical supports pull three rows of wire with a diameter of not less than 4 mm: at an altitude of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 meters. The shoots on the trellis are fixed by the weaving method - first lifting to a row at a height of 1.5 meters, and then lowering to a row at a height of 1 meter. Young shoots are tied to the wire at a height of 0.5 meters.
To get the maximum yield, blackberries are cut twice a year. The first time it is done at the end of May, cutting off each one of the shoots that reached 1 meter by 10-15 cm. In the autumn, all the yielding shoots are cut out, leaving no stumps. Simultaneously, the bush is formed, removing excess shoots.