Growing Delicious Blackberries Vertically And In Containers🍇

Today I want to show you how I grow Delicious Blackberries vertically and in containers here in Central Florida Zone 9b and how to keep it healthy all year. I Always let the soil dry out before watering again at least 3/4 of the way down. If using Organic Worm Castings and homemade compost, there is usually very little need for nutrients which I am starting to switch to myself.
Remember to keep an eye out for that video if you want to learn how I make a great organic mix that feeds my plants for at least 2 to 3 months😉
As always, Thank you for watching and Happy planting! I really appreciate every one of you for stopping by and continuing to support me throughout my journey
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[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by the garden. I wanted to let you know, there are a lot of updated videos for the year 2019-2020, that you can take a look at. I've changed a lot of the nutrients and also switched the potting soil-mix I was using.. I'm starting to grow more organically and so far, it's been working great!. Lots of new videos to come so remember to stay tuned. It's great having you here and I really appreciate all of you!

[@karosparrow]

Could you possibly add a link within this video or in comments? I wasn't able to find the update you're referencing. So excited to grow blackberries in containers this year. Thanks!!!

[@shainel8440]

Hi! I'm growing one as well and my leaves at first were so beautiful like yours but now they're turning brown and curling. Any ideas?? 😢 thank you!

[@cephalocaudal]

I have watched this video of yours Years ago because i have been dreaming of my own blackberry plant. Here in the philippines, we dont have blackberries naturally. It's like fantasy to us. But now atlast i have it! I just cant believe it. And it's flowering. I just want to immitate your blackberry plant in a pot because it really looks cute. ♥️

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I am so happy to hear that you have blackberries now 🤗 that's so exciting. I love hearing when I help others make their plant dreams come true. Blackberries are absolutely delicious fresh off the vine. I make blackberry jam when I have too many, its so good 😉

[@justmeinflorida33542]

Zone 9b here Central Florida. I'm looking at growing blackberries and from what I've read planting them in December and January. Doing some more research before I purchase some plants.

[@Melissa54321]

Great video! Those berries are huge. I have two thornless blackberry plants right now. I'm glad to see that they are growing well in a pot because I want to get a plant for my father at his new place.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Oh yeah, that's awesome and will be a great gift! They can grow for quite a while in a container as long as you transplant when it's time😁

[@JustLiving2018]

Stacey, your bushes look really great! Love your green thumb!

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Thank you so much paula😘

[@dustinbossmusic]

Are you checking your water runoff Ph too? Might want to check your ppm too, it seems like it might be high, but it all looks great!

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Yes, I usually check my ph frequently. Thanks for the tip!

[@yhoward5983]

I just bought a thornless trailing blackberry, looks like your, I planted outside last week, but now it's winter, I don't know how cold can it endure. 😂

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

They can withstand quite a bit of cold from my understanding because they actually need a winter dormancy period to thrive and continue to produce blackberries year after yr. I'm just not sure about the exact details but you can do a little research online. I only use trusted sites from universities or nurseries. Best of luck! You'll be so happy when they start to produce. They are soo so good fresh picked off the vine.

[@PetesLittleHomestead60]

Very nice berrie bush !! I have lot's of wild Raspberries and Black berries !! I make jelly every year with them!!! New viewer here ! looking forward to more !!

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

That's so awesome to hear!! There is nothing like picking and getting to eat fresh berries right out of the garden that we grew ourselves. So self gratifying!!🍃🍇🐝🍃 Its so nice to see you and I'm so happy you decided to join us all in the garden🐞

[@jasonfabela1482]

Petes Little Homestead how could I get you to send me a bottle of that jelly you were walking about?

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@AaricHale]

i like how you grew your Blackberries . I had to meet a fellow gardener !

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I'm so happy you stopped by! Thank you so much for the kind words! What do you like to grow? I always love to hear from all of you🐞🌻

[@AaricHale]

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain We like to all kinds of vegetables . My favorite thing to grow is sweetcorn but it's really hard keeping the deer out .

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

That's awesome! I've been contemplating where to grow the corn I have here, with the limited space😁.. I have the Silver Queen and Sweet bi-color yellow I really want to plant. mmm mmm sooo good!

[@AaricHale]

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain nothing better then sweetcorn straight from the garden to the grill . Sweetcorn starts losing it's sugars seconds after picking and turning the sugars to starches So the quicker you cook it the better it will be .

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

That's great information, thank you!! I thought that was the case

[@Tom-gardenplants1849]

blackberry looking good 👍👍

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Thank you!

[@VanGoCleaning]

Thank you so much chuck full of berries ( pun intended)information

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

No problem! Anytime😊

[@YankeeLivn]

Some nice looking blackberries, they're doing well

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Thank you!🍃🍇🐝🍃I love growing them especially when it's harvest time! Lol

[@GatorLife57]

Greetings from west central Florida ! Ty4Sharing Just liked & subbed. Wolf🐺 .👍☝👍

[@indoorgardener83]

What size pot do you use and do store bought crown produce the first year

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I use a 12 inch pot for mature plants... I gradually increase the pot size as needed. These plants have really deep root systems so they'll need a big pot once they start getting big and become more established. All the pineapple plants I have were propagated from the tops of pineapples. The very 1st plant I had was bought from home depot in the nursery section. I've propagated them so many times already. Gives me a pineapple and 2 more plants (offshoots) every year! 😁

[@salc9593]

A quick question if I may... How much sun light do you expose your plan to? also what side this the container you are using?? thank you for posting your video

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

It gets about 8 hours of sun a day, but broken up because I live in Florida and the sun can get really intense in the afternoon, especially during the summer. (It gets the a.m. and p.m. sun.. but gets a break in the afternoon approx. from 1-3). I'm using a regular 6 gallon plastic container. Remember to check out my recent videos if you'd like. I've changed a lot over this past yr and I've been switching to a more organic approach too. All my vegetables are starting to take off including the blackberry bush I trimmed in the beginning of spring. Your very welcome for the video🦋🍃Thank you for stopping by! (We also just bought our first house on a half acre, back in Oct, so we are excited to redo the entire landscape and plant so much all around lol. Have a beautiful day!🍃🦋

[@JaneDoe-rt8oh]

How do you keep them from getting eaten by bugs or animals?

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

If your having a problem with animals. Chicken wire does a good job at keeping them back. Just make it so if fits around/over your berry plants, but removable so you can trim and harvest them. If your having a problem with bugs, I use oganic neem oil for aphids, mealybugs, spidermites, white flies powdery mildew etc.. and I use bt worm and caterpillar killer also known as bt thuricide for caterpillars when I see they are actively feeding. Hope this helps!

[@traceyhorseherder7509]

I’m a first time grower of Blackberries and I wanted to ask when you buy the plant do you you replant it in a bigger pot of worm casting soil? In need of help

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Yes, blackberries seem to grow pretty quickly with a big size root system so I usually transplant the first week after taking it home, after I acclimate my plants to their new environment. I add earthworm castings to my containers when I first transplant them and mix it in with a really good potting soil. I notice that my berries like to be in a rich soil with good drainage to prevent root rot from happening in the future. They like to stay consistantly moist too so I water whenever the soil dries out, almost completely to the bottom.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Hope that helps! Please let me know if you need anyrhing else. BlackBerries like to have an acidic soil medium to grow in so I would invest in a three way meter that tests moisture, light and acidity levels. I keep my blackberries at a 5.5 to a 6 and they produce like crazy.

[@soby123]

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain Hi Stacey, can I use ericaseous compost for black berry?

[@wepaq4131]

Stacey Here we grow again Thx for the video. What meter would you recommend?

[@wepaq4131]

Stacey Here we grow again How do you raise and lower the ph levels in your pot?

[@George_theguy-29]

Are those vines or canes I can't tell?

[@gradyrogers6707]

Would really like to have seen container size for one blackberry bush

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I'm really sorry about that.. I have my blackberry bushes growing in 5 to 7 gallon containers. They've gotten so big over the yrs. We've had so much to do and catch up on lately, so I apologize for not doing an update and I'll make sure to do one soon! I've changed my methods a little bit, when it comes to the type of nutrients, soil medium and topper I use.. These are extremely heavy feeders and they need different types of nitrogen and nutrients, to grow and flower properly.. (so I've noticed).. I still have the same bushes growing in the same pots. It's definitely time to repot, trim the roots and freshen up the soil again. I'll make sure to post a video on how I do this, now that we're getting close spring. It's the perfect time for this here in Florida. Well, maybe it's a little late 😏.. Thanks for asking about the pot size. Sometimes it's hard to cover everything in a video, so ask away if you need anything. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have 😉 I'm not an expert by any means, but I'd love to help if it's something I have experience with.

[@user-ll5oj4eo1g]

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain Thank you for responding to the comment though, because I totally came to find that answer while listening :)

[@juanrivas7462]

Yes, thank you for providing that info.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Anytime! Lmk if you need anything else. I do things a little differently these days when growing my berries. They are super heavy feeders and like their soil to stay moist. If it dries out too much, it can damage the flowers and fruit production.

[@lmarie3834]

What was the "feeding system" you mentioned? Do you have a link?

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I believe I was talking about my dyna-gro nutrients, but I recently switched to gardening organically. I still use that system at times when I need to give my plants a nice boost, (but not much anymore). Now, I just add a lot if organic materials to the soil medium like, soil acidifier (to keep the ph acidic) blood meal, earthworm castings, a little bit of homemade compost and some fresh potting soil.. I feed once every 2 weeks with my fish fertilizer and I add nature's organics granual fertilizer.. only during the flowering stage.

[@MelesiaLuckey]

I have a blackberry bush I don't know anything about it can you please help me Stacey

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

How long will you leave the plant in that size pot??

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

As long as I transplant before it becomes root Bound, usually a year or 2(before next spring I'll usually take out a few top layers of soil and replenish it with added worm castings, or transplant if I see it's becoming too root Bound. In a pot size like this, since I already transplanted this spring, I'll probably leave it for another year. That will probably vary on how fast it will grow 😉 so give or take a few months

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain thanks I'm potting some up and was wondering how long I can keep in pots want to take a few with me.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I feel like plants do a lot better if you stick to the size they need. Try not to put a small plant in such a big pot because it can sometimes get lost (in my past experience). Transplant when needed which is usually every few months, depending on how fast it is growing. The blackberry plant I have in the bigger pot, can stay in there until next spring and then I'll have to refresh the soil or maybe go a pot size up, depending how big it gets. If you're not sure you can always go an extra size up and you should be fine😉

[@markmurphy9862]

What varietal?

[@George_theguy-29]

What variety do you have?

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

It's funny you ask because I've been trying to figure out what variety this is... I had no idea there were so many blackberry plants out there lol. I get a pretty good harvest every yr and I've had it for about 3 yrs now... I trim back the branches/vines in the beginning of spring, which encourages a ton of new growth.. I'm just not sure on the exact variety, sorry.

[@George_theguy-29]

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain ok thank you and are these vines or canes

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I believe they're canes, but I'm not positive.. There are so many things to learn when it comes to growing berries.

[@George_theguy-29]

if you mulch then the water will evaporate way less and you wont have to water 3 times a week

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I know it, the mulch I was using wasn't that good at the time. I started using flora mulch and I really like the way it holds together, keeps moisture really well.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I'll have to do an update on the methods I've changed.. its due for some freshening up

[@George_theguy-29]

@@StaceyHerewegrowagain I recommend using straw as mulch it works very well

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I was wondering about that, thank you! I see a lot of people reverting to the straw as a mulch topper, more and more lately. Any recommendations on which to get and where to get?

[@darsinearmugam9276]

Pls tell me the blackberry potting mix

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I use regular Miracle-Gro potting mix with added blood meal, bone meal and earthworm castings.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I also put soil solidifier in my containers to help keep the soil acidic. Blackberries do not grow well if the soil is alkaline.

[@darsinearmugam9276]

Stacey Here we grow again can you tell me the amount of the ingredients.because I grow blackberry plant .thn after one month all the leaves became brown thn my plant die rdy .

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

It all depends on what you buy. Every product is different. I put 2 tbs blood meal and 2 tbs bone meal with some earthworm castings mixed in my soil to start. Then I add soil acidifier as needed throughout it's growing cycle.

[@mike212916]

Sounds cheaper to just buy blackberries

[@chairmanmeow3693]

They don't taste nearly as good