How to Prune BLACKBERRY Canes PART II | Dr. Arlie Powell | INCREASING YIELD

In this educational video, Dr. Arlie Powell of Petals from the Past shares Part II of how to increase your blackberry production by pruning for next year's harvest.

At Petals from the Past, we utilize the TPUPS trellising system yearly on our blackberry fields and Kiowa Blackberry plants. This allows us to lengthen the lifespan of our plants and consistently maximize each cane's output of berries.

We are located in Jemison, Alabama, and our nursery specializes native plants, old fashioned perennials, and antique roses of the Southeastern United States. Petals' fruit farm also grows pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, apples, grapes, persimmons, kiwi, blackberries, and blueberries, constantly researching and experimenting with the best growing practices for home and market gardeners. We hope our videos are helpful, encouraging, and inspire you in your horticultural pursuits.

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16034 County Road 29
Jemison, AL 35085

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Video creator: Grace O'Riley
Music: Epidemic Sound
Filmed on location at Petals from the Past, Jemison, Alabama

[Allsteadynow]

I love his instructions. They are better without the competing music though.

[MarlinFabos]

By far the best and easiest to understand with good detail . Now I know what to do . All others I've seen left me too many questions. Don't waste your time watching others. 01:55

[pitrinurmayasari]

What an inspiring grandpa.thank u, next episode

[myownself]

I've watched your videos over and over- Really great toght information! I'm trying this system with Kiowa blackberries in eastern Ohio- Not sure how much the dates will change from your video (as I am in zone 6) fingers crossed and paying attention- Thanks SO much! If my father was still around I could have asked him for help- but since I can't- your videos are teaching me- Thanks again! Perfect videos!

[rogerbeck]

I see know what I need to be doing to my plants....thank you so much!

[zekiakcali]

What an inspiring and insightful demonstration. Thank you so much.

[terridunning]

I so love seeing they videos updated. Thank you very much for posting.

[RoyatAvalonFarms]

These are great tips for trellising. Thanks.

[kelsey]

This is fantastic!!! So excited for new videos!!! Keep them coming please!

[everlenamurry]

Thank you so much, you are the best 😊

[ilovevideostories]

Thank you! Such great wisdom and experience! Thank you for sharing it with us!

[lianagilbert]

it looks like your plants are about 6ft apart. do you remove any sprouts that come up close to the grass? mine seem to tunnel under the ground and come up in random places.

[markhumphrey]

Great video. I wish I could trellis our blackberries but they are so wild in the orchard that I have just pruned them. They are erect thorny type. No idea the species given the birds are the provider to the orchard. My question is: Do the Floricanes flower all at once. These are once a year fruiting. Primocane then Floricane. A lot of the laterals do not have flowers and I was wondering what to do with them. Are they just robbing the nutrients from the flowered branches?
I did the Primocane trimming to 4 feet and laterals to 12 inches this past winter. They are leafing like crazy now. The new Primocanes are being head topped now to stop the apical growth, but I just don't know what to do with the floricances. The flowers started here in central NY about 10 days ago.
Why do you leave any leaves on the Floricane that are not being trained? Aren't the nutrients coming from the roots. Or do you need the old leaves for photosynthesis during fruit formation? Can not get any answers on what to do with Floricane. Primocane information is everywhere and I have a handle on that. Been 30 yrs since biology class.
Thanks for any help.

[IAMGiftbearer]

Have you got a demonstration of how to put up the trellis?

[tomhollingsworth]

I started mine this year and they are doing good, should I prune them this July?

[jamesjustice]

I'm not sure if the video covers this because I'm asking the question before I watch the second video. How long are the sticks and what is the white flag for on each one of your posts?

[JamesMinichini]

Is galvanized steel wire good to use ?

[deanvanlaarhoven]

Please tell me what the purpose of the land is in between each row. It looks like 3to 4 ft of dead space grass stealing water and nutrients. Why are these mulched rows not right next to each other?

[charlesherrington]

Preciate ya. Just starting my first batch of Ouachita Thornley. Needed a little teachin..good day

[anthonykalisz]

Someone commented the music was distracting while I found it conducive to immersment.