Do This ONE Thing for EXPLOSIVE Blackberry Growth! | Prime Ark Blackberry

[@louiseswart1315]

The ducks, happy to be out and have access to their bath, always put a smile on my face.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

The ducks really are a lot of fun to watch. We rarely film it, but they are also the easiest to "put to bed" in the evenings. Many times they see us come out and just waddle into their coop waiting for us to lock them up!

[@louiseswart1315]

Sweet!

[@darylpas2209]

I'm sure you're going to get tired of me saying this, but I am always amazed at what you two have accomplished in the desert? It's simply amazing. Beautiful.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks Daryl. That's very kind, but I think the key like anywhere else is working with what nature gives you. I'm sure the challenges you face down South are quite different from what we have here, so it would be a real learning curve for us there!

[@deaconmma3048]

Blackberries look super healthy - your farm is amazing! 👍

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We're noticing it takes about 3 years or so for them to really start producing well and ripening more evenly.

[@janetspiritofthelivinggod6328]

Amazing blackberries! Never heard of Primark. The previous owner put in some thornless ones and I was told this spring since our high desert berry season is so short that we need to fertilize heavily. I did a few applications this year and they all have fruit, even the young marion berry we moved with us here. I don't doubt your pig poo and chips are doing wonders! I love the cat that eats blackberries, too.

[@dianaj3139]

Janet, Please tell me what you are doing for your Marion Berry plants?? I really want mine to thrive. :)

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That mulch and a solid fertilizing schedule does wonders for those berries!

[@tadladowicz161]

Looks great did you do any episodes on pomigranets love the show thank you

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We have not done any updates on the pomegranates yet, but they are flowering and putting on fruit well.

[@MarSchlosser]

Mine died, again. But, as I go I learn. Last summer, smoke from all those fires did them dirty. We get gusty, dry winds from Phoenix in the wind tunnel.canyon. I'm a juicer, not a wine drinker. Fruit juice goes well with iced tea :) Be blessed, kids, and I like it a lot to see everything thriving for you. niio!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

These make a wonderful dark red fruit juice as well. We don't do juicing any longer, but these were one of my favorites to add to freshly juiced fruit/veggies in the mornings.

[@Pamsgarden213]

I am so glad I listened to your advice and got the Prime Ark, it is beautiful and has large, tasty blackberries. It was great seeing you two today, you guys always inspire me!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Pam! Glad that is growing well for you and always great to get caught up with you and Tony. Glad you guys were able to come out!

[@vegasdragonfruit9258]

LOL, I love how you look behind you to check out your blackberries. And I remember watching that video four years ago. Blackberries look as healthy as ever.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We get our fair share of haters that we generally ignore, but that video in particular had several that insisted we were "insane, idiots, stupid, dumb, ignorant" just to name a few. So I couldn't help myself. Now, we have our fair share of "wish we would have done that differently" moments, so I suppose it balances out!! 😂

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Another inspirational video. I have been following you since your old farm. A lot to learn from you, MS. Lorri. We watched two videos this week and thanks appreciated for Ms. Lorri

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one Abid. We should have a good shot of new Jujube fruits on the trees in a few weeks!!

[@mesutozsen903]

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[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Mesut'a teşekkür ederim. Her zaman çok cesaret verici oldukları için yorumlarınızı her zaman sabırsızlıkla bekliyorum!

[@ourbustedhomestead6188]

“Apparently it does!” 😂🤣😂 You’re so funny! 👌🏻😁 Looks great guys! ❤️

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Every once in a while I have to reference the haters when something works out in our favor. Lord knows we have our share of "wish I would have done that differently" moments!

[@CasimiroBukayo]

Now THAT is a blackberry cluster! If I could grow mine to be even half as beautiful as that, I'd be really happy

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That mulch really has been the key for us. We have had solid success with them on both infrequent irrigation and daily watering as that mulch really gives them an ideal growing environment.

[@leodeboca]

Great guys!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@annwithaplan9766]

Thanks for the advice. Do they do better in the sun or shade? Thanks again.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They thrive in full sun. We had our original in partial shade and these are by far more vigorous.

[@paul.1337]

@4:05 My cat, Annie, seems to really like your cat, Kayla. She stared intently for like half the video after seeing her, and she usually seems to regard whatever I'm watching as alien nonsense. If you ever bring her to the NE for some reason they should do a playdate. I might replace my strawberries with a bramble as I actually get to eat those instead of the birds getting them all, so I may have to try some of the giant blackberries. Or black raspberries because I like the jelly the Amish make. I'm currently growing Anne and Double Gold raspberries and they love the mulch layer too. I've given away a bunch of Anne suckers I dug up to a friend who now has his own patch.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Aww, a playdate for Annie would be cool! We are huge fans of blackberries around here. Strawberries and raspberries struggle for us, so it is by default I suppose!

[@SG-vu4qy]

I love it! So vigorous and healthy. I'm starting my blackberry adventure! prime ark Freedom! And one Triple crown.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Both solid varieties. The Prime Ark will out produce the Triple, but both great choices.

[@paulinestevens9351]

Could you make cordial rather than wine with the blackberries?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh absolutely. We have also flavored vodka with them as well. Both blackberry and mulberry transfers really well into spirits.

[@popesstuff1878]

Love it! Where do you guys get your prime arcs? I’m in the south east valley

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We bought this one online from Stark Brothers nursery. It's a patented variety, so it's only available through nurseries that by them from licensed producers....legally at least!

[@johac7637]

What is your recommendation, Sunn Hemp, Sorghum, Sudan Grass. Wanting to plant a summer cover crop Will supply irrigation, want to create plant matter to lightly til in come Nov and plant cool weather cover, may throw a bit of cowpea in with grass.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We grow Sorghum Sudan Grass here and it does well over the Summer. You'll need to cut it back a few times during the growing season, but it's a great mulch. Usually it's down for the count by early December. It's high enough, the cowpeas will do just fine underneath.

[@authorcharlieboring]

A few years ago I ordered a prime Arkansas blackberry, but they sent me an Arkansas 45 that has thorns. Great big berries, but with thorns.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Now that is really frustrating and we know just how you feel. That variety you see me pulling here was supposed to be a thornless Triple Crown. Turned into a thorny mess that is trying to spread everywhere.

[@michellenoble4423]

Do you grow Prime Ark 45's (thorny) or Prime Ark Freedoms (no thorns)? We grow the 45's near Dallas, TX, they are amazing. We serve w/a dusting of stevia powder, some vanilla vodka, with a bit of heavy cream stirred in. Lovely! I've heard the Freedoms are vulnerable to freezes. We also grow Marionberry blackberries, from Oregon, they have amazing flavor!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ours is the Freedom variety and it has always done well for us. We do get hard frosts, but those cold temps don't last long and are infrequent. I imagine that's what keeps these from having too many issues.

[@michellenoble4423]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Good to know you haven't had freeze issues w/your Prime Ark Freedoms. We are zone 8a, our freezes occasionally go below 20. sometimes down to 10. The P.A.45's haven't had any issues.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@michellenoble4423 ah ok, that's a bit colder than we are here. We are 9a and have seen it tap 20 degrees a couple of times, but not for long.

[@michellenoble4423]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I figured you were 9a at least. BTW, LOVE seeing your kitties, all grown up. : ) Ours continue to do an epic job of keeping the kangaroo rats out of my gardens and orchard near DFW. Thanks for the educational vids, and helping people understand they don't have to live on prime land to produce a lot of food. You two have made huge progress in a very short period of time. I've done it, it's hard work . . . well done!

[@richardburris1282]

Those are some great looking berries. Like you I don't care for the seeds but eat them anyway cause they taste so good. But I use my water pick afterward to remove seeds stuck in my teeth. The wine sounds good I would need to try some to know for sure.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I will say, the blackberry wine has become my (Duane) favorite overall red wine that we make from fruit. Of course, the Cab and Zin are quite literally known for their quality wine, so they don't count. 😉

[@DoodleBugFarm]

We do love Pak. Mulberries more so now over the Prime Ark Blackberries strictly because of the seeds. But still neat to be able to grow both.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

The Black Paks are definitely a whole lot sweeter, that's for sure!

[@HD-jr4qu]

Where did you source your prime ark from? I bought one but it preformed very weak. Looks amazing

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We bought this one from Stark Brothers online.

[@MaximilianeTaucheIBZ]

Any particular pruning needed or you can just cut these in shape as needed? Which blackberry variety is this? I’m in Spain, hot region, might as well work out for us here.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This is the Prime Ark Freedom variety and as you can see it thrives in the heat. We typically prune for size control in the Fall and then remove the dead canes after they are done. Eventually we may do some Summer pruning to induce a second fruit set in the Fall, but we are still wanting these to establish a bit better first.

[@TheVision4Him]

Hello. Is that a grape vine on cattle panel at 2min35secs? If yes, do you have a video on that? Very interested as I have little space for usual grape trellis. Thanks.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ah yes, good catch. That is a grapevine we transplanted there last year that is finally working it's way across. Once we get a harvest from it we'll need to cover how we're doing it, but it's the same technique as what you would grow over an arbor. We cut it back each season to encourage new growth. Ok, now that I'm trying to explain this I realize you're right, we should probably cover it in an episode!

[@ja4luke]

I'm in AZ also and have the triple crown blackberry. Mine are just flowering now. Is prime ark an early variety?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

The Prime Ark Freedom is the variety we have here and the are the first to flower in our experience. My guess is that's why it's the only one that is a consistent producer for us as the others try to ripen in June which is a real problem!!

[@charlessingletaryiii331]

I plant my prime arc in the fall. It put out one fruit...and my chickens ate it before me!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh no!! Pesky chickens. That's frustrating!

[@cs7717]

How can I buy a couple rizomes of the PAF from you. I never see any links. Thanks!

[@hardstylzz5024]

Because they are patented variety.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It looks like somebody already answered here. They are patented, so you can't market them. I will say, we've done some propagating for ourselves and they are VERY difficult to propagate.

[@glleon80517]

Hi, Duane and Lori, amazing blackberries. Can the be planted in the fall or wait until spring. My wife read that USDA is going to change 9B to 10, have you heard that?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We prefer to plant these in the Fall so they get those roots going all Winter and Spring before the heat sets in. As for Zone, I can't speak to that specifically but the last 2 winters have been the longest and coldest we've had since moving out here in 2014. With late frosts into April both years (which has caused havoc with some of our garden beds).

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

Blackberries are my favorite fruit second only to a fully ripe strawberry, honestly it’s a tossup, lol. I have the Prime Ark Freedom variety in my garden and they’re awesome, they are nice because they give 2 crops of almost thumb sized berries a year. My berry patch is also heavily mulched with wood chips and my constant battle is with Bermuda grass which is an absolute nightmare to try and control. Bermuda grass and the cattails in my pond are the only 2 things that make me tempted to spray an herbicide because they are so persistent. I don’t want to eat herbicides and don’t want my bees exposed or else I would be very tempted to, lol.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We know just how you feel with that Bermuda. The "Berry-Cane" patch has some growing in it right now that snuck in with the woodchips somehow. For now we're controlling it manually as it's only in that small space. I can only imagine having it everywhere. Nightmare!!

[@amessnger]

I didn't see a link mentioned regarding your previous varieties. I'm curious why you decided to full Columbia Giant? I remember you both really liked the flavor

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I should have clarified. We still have the Columbian Giant and it does ok still. Plenty of fruit, but they struggle to ripen fully as they are later than the Prime Ark and get dried out by the sun. The one we're pulling is the unknown variety that quite literally grows like a weed. It's just way too thorny and was trying to literally take over that Berry-Cane patch which we like to grow some veggies in each season.

[@amessnger]

Ok. That makes sense to me. Gotcha. Thank you for clarifying. I ordered 1 plant to the Columbia Giant last year just to try it. First fruit ripening now. The canes are enormous. It's a beast. Not sure if I will keep it or not

[@clarissadavis3212]

Hi, I live in AZ and wonder where do you at locate, we are planning to buy a small land to have our fruit trees and garden in general, do you guys have you own well?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there. We do have our own well for the property. We did a few episodes on it when we had it installed that I can link for you here if you're wanting to get some detail; kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJjXmniNlpqsbdk As for your first question, can you clarify what you're asking?

[@SlackerU]

Interesting as my soil is 4.9ph & I had very successful blackberries too. Sadly though my dew-berries are so good that I got rid of the overabundant blackberries. Maybe I need a thorn variety.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This is by far the best blackberry we have tried here. I imagine the variety is what makes the difference as we're on the other end of the PH spectrum!

[@cervasaman1]

Which Primeark are you growing?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This is the Freedom variety.

[@cervasaman1]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

Your last podcast, you said you trim up the lemon trees so you can see if there is a rattlesnake underneath the branches. Wouldn't that also go for the blackberry bushes.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Unfortunately, the way these fruit it wouldn't be possible. The vines grown downward along the ground and die after each season to be replaced by new shoots. So in this case, we're always on the watch with blackberries. The good news is the cats like to hide up under these areas, so at least the rodent population (and hopefully snakes) will stay away!!

[@SmoreHearts]

❤

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

As ripe as those peaches were, I'm surprised the birds haven't devoured them.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Yeah, they have started to find them now that the mulberry harvest is wrapping up. Pesky little devils!!

[@wendyr435]

I planted blackberries last year, and we have a few berries on them this year. Am I supposed to prune them? I also lived in Northern California and can say wholeheartedly that the blackberries are horrible plants. Forget trying to harvest any of the berries if you want to keep your skin on your body. Those thorns are monsters.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh yes, the thorns on those buggers are NASTY! As for pruning, we only prune away dead canes/vines from the prior season as they only last a year and are replaced. You can prune for shape and control at any time of year.

[@johac7637]

Prime Ark ?????? Which one? Primavanes fruit twice a year, research the Arkansas Univ. Site where they were bred, they aren't Floracanes.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

These are the Prime Ark Freedom variety and they fruit heavy in the Spring and very little in the Fall (a dozen fruit if we're lucky).

[@johac7637]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm watch how the summer prune to get 2 heavy crops, I've had them here in Canada for 7 years, the Traveller is a bit better at the fruit stands, more grower friendly, keep a bit better, firmer, not quite as sweet. Got some in AZ now, the Cali Border wont allow Ag products even fire wood due to pests, disease, so I had to buy some. I have to tip them in June for abundant late crop. The University has the know how, they developed them, pass on better info.

[@joshadair4744]

Prime ark freedom are primate fruiting berries that will bear a spring crop on last years canes but will also produce an abundant crop in the later part of the year mine come late summer( just depends on where your at I guess) but I tip mine about 3-4’ tall and they branch out after and flower like crazy I also fertilize throughout the growing season but they will bear two nice crops a year for sure mine do every year

[@Victor-jy8ko]

Why you lock the cats at noght when they should be hunting? Makes no sense

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We have groups of coyotes that roam the property every night, so they are locked up for now. Eventually we'll have livestock guardians to keep the coyotes out.

[@Victor-jy8ko]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm great, thanks for answering!

[@alliedsandblasting9211]

My Home Depot Apple trees not gonna make it 😂

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We know just how you feel. Our first apple tree that we purchased from a Big Box store bit the dust as well.