When can a blackberry bush be transplanted? I have one I would like to move and I want to do it right. We just harvested from the plant this summer. Thank you.
The best time for transplanting blackberries is spring or fall, so now would be the time to get the project done. Select a transplant site that provides full sun, air circulation and is well draining. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/growing-blackberry-bushes.htm
We live in western Minnesota and planted a blackberry bush this summer. We want to move it and were wondering if it is best to do in the fall or in the spring.
Generally, the best time for transplanting blackberries is fall, so now would be the time to get the project done. Select a transplant site that provides full sun, air circulation and is well draining. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/growing-blackberry-bushes.htm
Also, it may help to do it in the evening to reduce stress/transplant shock, and be sure to include as much of the roots as possible. If you have not already done so, you may want to prune your blackberry bush as well. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/blackberry-pruning.htm
I received some blackberry bushes from B.C. and decided to plant them in pots for transplanting them outside in the spring. One of the bushes has a shoot growing, approx. 3 feet long and still growing. Should I cut it back or let it grow? The other 3 bushes have not grown any shoots. Could they be dormant?
Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/blackberry-pruning.htm
Should I cover my blackberry vines for winter with straw or leaves?
If they were planted this year, then it would not hurt to mulch them with straw or leaves to give them a bit of extra protection. If they are established (more than 1 year old), they do not need to be mulched.
Can I plant a blackberry bush now in Upstate NY, in November?
Yes, you can usually plant them in fall as long as the soil in your area is still workable; otherwise, early spring would be preferable. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/growing-blackberry-bushes.htm
I have four blackberry starts I planted last spring and each gave off a couple berries. Each plant has sprouted a very long branch or vine that I keep intertwining into the chain link fence. Should I cut this long vine down to 24 inches or leave it alone till spring and then cut it back? Is it too late to prune this? Thanks.
This article will help with pruning your blackberry plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/blackberry-pruning.htm
I have Raeburn blackberry, 2-3 years old. It has grown two thick canes and is about 8 feet tall ready for next spring, but it has flowered and now has green berries growing from the flowers. So what do I do, and what happens next spring when it's supposed to flower? The plant was recommended by Peter Seabrook about 3 years ago from the USA and is the biggest and sweetest blackberry ever grown, according to him. My other blackberries are quite normal with loads of laterals waiting for next spring, Oregon Thornless. Any ideas?
I don't know where you're located, but I'm guessing that it's somewhere that has a winter coming, and the berries aren't supposed to flower till spring? Sounds like your poor plant's a bit confused. There's not really much you can do, except say "wow, isn't that strange?' You can just leave it - the cold will soon knock back the flowers and little fruit, and hopefully it will right itself by next spring, and get with the program. You might pull off the flowers and green fruit, to keep it from expending energy on fruit instead of storing it to get through the winter. Of course, if you don't have that cold a winter, you could just let it be to see what happens.