In order for the plants to bear fruit at a good level and annually, it is important to know the characteristic features of the bush's fruiting.In the first year, the bush produces shoots with only leaves and flower buds.
Only in the second year, flowers appear on the same shoot, followed by fruits.Only shoots that are two years old bear fruit. In autumn, the shoots that bear fruit die and must be removed.For this reason, leading the blackberry is not very complicated.
The simplest way of pruning is limited to systematic pruning of shoots older than two years old. However, the blackberry that we are going to grow next to the rack should be led a bit differently.If we allowed the shoots to grow freely, they would grow long and mostly unbranched.
When grown near supports, it is worth trimming the newly emerging shoots when they are about 1.5 meters long. This will result in the development of side shoots on which more fruit will grow in the next season.
Additionally, in the spring of each year, we should thin the bush a bit. For this purpose, leave only 5-6 one-year shoots, and cut the rest.On the two-year-old shoots that will bear fruit this year, shorten all side shoots to a length of about 30 centimeters.
We grow blackberries next to the supports
Thornless blackberries are becoming more and more popular in home gardens, valued for their exceptional fertility and low cultivation requirements. This shrub, however, requires a bit more space in the garden, because its shoots can reach several meters in a year.
To prevent shoots from overlapping, they should be attached to supports. A thornless blackberry should grow in the sun - only then will it bear fruit well. Full lighting is very important in its cultivation, because only in such stands the fruit will be tasty and sweet.
The best solution for blackberries will be a separate stand
with a scaffolding, on which the shoots will be unfastened.The rack must be stable, because the blackberry can produce so much fruit that the shoots bend under their weight.
