DON'T NEGLECT THIS! ~ BLACKBERRY SUMMER MAINTENANCE

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[monkeymommy]

Thanks for the tip on that tying tool!

[saltyacresnc]

Would love to sponsor a video for people to have a place to buy Prime Ark Freedoms! We supply them and ship them!

[thelmaavila]

I just got educated on blackberries. Thank you! I'm enjoying your videos. I'm way South in the Texas Valley.

[ShortbusMooner]

I'll have to come back to this vid- this is my first year & I'm still praying over them! LOL!
Thanks for the tips! 👍

[mastersparkeeone]

Thanks for posting. I planted mine last year and this year the vines exploded! I didn't know if I should prune them yet or not.

[AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

Hi from Arizona Zone 9b. We are going to be planting several different varieties of blackberries and raspberries including Primark freedom and Primark traveler this fall! Thanks for all of your tips and tricks.

[TheCajunHomestead]

Great video and info. It’s hot but my sweet potatoes are loving it.

[davidward]

Alan, I bought a tape tool after seeing yours this summer. Love it! I've started taking 4' bamboo stakes and cutting them in half and using them with the tape tool to keep young plants erect until they get larger. I find the 2' staking is usually enough for most plants like peppers, broccoli, etc... One tip to some one who buys a tape tool I would give is mine had thick oil on the tape pickup arm. It was sluggish and would sometimes miss the tape pickup. I cleaned the thick oil off and re-oiled with a thinner oil and it's worked fine ever since. I guess the original was more for protection in packing and storage prior to sale to the end user. I need to get me some Freedom blackberries started in my extra wicking-tubs. Thanks for your videos!

[AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

When you start lateral pruning your blackberries, what do you look for? How many leaves or inches do you start pruning for lateral growth?

[hardstylzz]

Thats a time saving tool, might need to get one. Thanks for the tips.

[jeffkimble]

I’ve got one of those tapeners but I quit using it. It never would hold the heavy canes, the wind wreaks havoc with them and I got tired of picking up tiny pieces of plastic. I went with a true trellis clip. And I thought you didn’t know what what drupe was and there you are taking about around 10:00😃. I’m seriously thinking about trying the rotating cross arm trellis. It should be a real help in hot places like here in CLT or there in Tx. Good video!

[texasbob]

Birds have been feasting on my Prime Arks this year, finally had to cover them with netting. Getting good berries now!

[rogerscheuermann]

Perfect video, perfect timing. I was going to ask when to cut the canes and laterals. Mine are going crazy and all over the place. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. God Bless You!! Hoping to have a better crop of berries on year 2. I have no blooms at this time and no berries. I am jealous!!

[cynthiafisher]

Good tutorial! I need to get out and get mine in shape. I don’t have primocane varieties, though. I sure wish I could find some of those mineral buckets. I’ve asked around and everyone seems to want to keep theirs.

[sn]

What is a lateral? How do you know which is a lateral vs the cane? I have blackberry plants but have no idea what type other than thornless.

[happytomeetyou.]

Love the video., thanks. What is your favorite tasting variety?

[bettycrunk]

Watching you with a tool to tie laterals, a no d canes up, what is it called, where can we get one?

[clarkwheeler]

How are those Ponca blackberries doing after you pruned them? Lots of new canes come up yet?

[bettycrunk]

Hello, I'm in E. Tex. Trying to grow black berries not having much luck . What do you feed them ? I've been using rabbit and chicken but they are not growing.

[brandonwhite]

In the video, It looks like your first tip of the primocanes are higher around the top of trellis. Is your first primocane tip normally at 12” or higher near top of trellis?