How to grow... Blackberries
Rocket Growing Guides
A great plant to grow in pots in your kitchen garden, and perfect for urban spaces where hedgerow blackberries are harder to come by. The plants come bare rooted, and can be planted directly into the ground.
- Blackberry Grow Guide
How to Plant Blackberries
- Plant 2m apart in full sunlight in well-draining soil, with plenty of organic matter in beds, and borders.
- If growing in pots, choose a fairly large pot with good drainage. You may need to re-pot as the plant grows.
How to Grow Blackberries
- Water well during dry periods.
- Each year add well-rotted manure to the base of the plant. This will keep them going for the whole season.
- We recommend pruning December to February.
- These will do well grown against arches or trellises or trained onto sturdy supports such as a post and wire system. This way you can create a framework of annual fruiting branches which will help to increase the yield of your plants and make picking easier.
How to Harvest Blackberries
- You should be able to harvest from August through to October by picking off the berries once they’ve turned a deep purple.
