How to prune Thornless Blackberries

[@vladimpaler9274]

I just started growing thornless blackberries, raspberries and strawberries last year and this video really helped a lot. Thank you very much

[@grady9752]

You are so right. Plant them once and you'll have them forever. Due to an accident last year I was unable to tend to our garden. Our Triple Crown berries fruited out anyway but the rest of the story is that they have run all over the garden plot. Looks like they propagate by sending ground runners that pop up new plants out of nowhere and almost every hanging cane that was in ground contact rooted to form new spin-off plants. This is indeed a welcome, if somewhat unruly consequence of not maintaining our plants for one growing season. Triple Crown Blackberries are the hardiest, most consistent and most bountiful thing one can place in a garden. They are also much like mint or rhubarb in that unless you tell them what you want them to do, they will assume full control of your space! I agree with you though that this is a very rewarding addition to any garden. so long as you are willing to do the maintenance. And boy are they delicious!!

[@broncoman3864]

I planted a blackberry bush a couple years ago and it produced at least a couple hundred berries and I must say they were the best I have ever tasted.

[@brianwalker3077]

Many Thanks, Just what I Need as I have four Thornless Blackberry plants in large tubs, with three wires for support and the berries are just developing now. We have had a pretty wet Spring and Summer so far. Here's hoping for a nice Autumn crop. Best Wishes from the Emerald Isle

[@jayday545]

This is my second season, I chose a cattle panel to grow them on. I’ve got a ton of berries just starting to grow. I’m super excited

[@jayday545]

Update, the panel is working great. I have leaders growing all over it. Next year should be great for them

[@friendayors]

Best video I've seen regarding pruning blackberries. Thank you!

[@jamesjenkins3384]

Just finished pruning my triple cross thornless blackberry's. 50-foot row on cattle fencing. Looks very similar to your finished prune. Thanks for the video!

[@Lovelygreens]

Most welcome! Wow...enjoy your future harvests 😍

[@kenmitchell3784]

Thanks I two blackberry and for the first time I understand how to cut them back

[@nygardenguru]

Great idea to bend the long canes horizontally like that

[@annamitchell5840]

Your instructions are so clear; thank you

[@renekok1560]

Great video, very clear and precise explanation. And a very pretty too

[@Shaolin9424]

Thank you Lovely Greens! That's one of the best, most professional garden videos I've seen in a very long time> We have blackberries, and love them!

[@Lovelygreens]

It’s almost the time of year to pick them here. Enjoy your own harvest if it’s the same for you!

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

Out here in the PacNW, the very thorny Himalayan Blackberry is the biggest thug you can imagine. They nearly ate my home and yard, climbing more than 20 feet up into trees, etc, u till I finally got a grip on it. I still have to fight them multiple times a year and probably will have to as long as I am here because they still fill the areas around my property and the birds and other critters spread the seed. That said, the flavor is amazing and I swear that just eating a few actually makes me instantly feel better in a way that nothing else, even medicine, does. :) so, I probably won't plant any, but if I did, thornless would be the way to go.

[@Lovelygreens]

Sounds like a beast of a blackberry

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

Don't take this wrong, but that sounds like a wonderful and yummy problem you're fighting with your blackberries, well, at least during Spring! =)

[@Gigi-fv9ky]

@@cluelessbeekeeping1322 Well, I was just outside. The blackberries are growing all through my perennial beds again even though it has been in the 40s. There are plenty around, including along my driveway, for me to get my blackberry fix in Aug/Sep when they ripen without having them destroy my home and property. :) But, if I hadn't experienced this personally, I wouldn't have any idea just how terribly destructive and voracious they are.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

@@Gigi-fv9ky I hear ya, even the best of plants can be overwhelming. I have some jasmine which I finally had to cut back as it was starting to grow into the attic (almost). As much as I like plants growing on sides, I've also heard it's not good...so, I cut them back.

[@jimstormcrow]

Excellent advice, just what I was looking for.

[@MrT8T3R]

I’m late to the party but thanks for this upload.

[@carolcurley7840]

Thanks for this. This is exactly what I was looking for. Could not believe it when I saw the title.

[@lapismosi8065]

Me too!

[@rubygray7749]

You make it seem so simple! And you get a marvellous crop. You have invigorated my resolve to get stuck into my neglected (very thorny) youngberries.

[@Lovelygreens]

I’ll bet you can whip them into shape in no time :)

[@lindakell6854]

Great to see you in the garden!

[@Lovelygreens]

Great to be in the garden :)

[@rodneyebert8076]

Thank you for sharing your video.

[@maryaevins547]

Hello Tanya. Great video. I have (so far) successfully grown my 1st Blackberry bush. Meaning ... it's still alive and have new leaves. YOU described new wood to me in a way that I understood. First time EVER!!!! And I've looked at video after video, after video. I don't know what a primacane is (don'tevenknowif I'm spelling or pronouncing it right). I've heard "last year's something and ... whatever... but watching and listening to you...... A light 💡 came on. God opened my understanding, and I'm ready to cut back now. I'm in S.C and it's going to be in the 20s tonight but warm tomorrow. So I can play with my bbs. Yeah. God bless you.

[@Lovelygreens]

It makes sense when you look at the plant. Old wood just looks old and brown - new canes look green. I'm glad to help :)

[@clarelowsby5159]

So very helpful…thank you!

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

hello from Arizona zone 9B! you've got a new subscriber 😊

[@allotmental.]

The blackberries look huge 😍

[@Lovelygreens]

They are! And sweet :)

[@behappyyogakingston]

Hi your video is very helpful thank you I hadn't thought about a two yearly fruit cycle and not sure if my plants do that. They weren't labelled.

[@catshobbycorner8975]

2nd year pruning. Thanks for sharing.

[@eliandkate]

Perfect! I just bought a couple of Loch Ness plants and then panicked. I’m going to have to grow them in pots but have never grown these before so thank you! It’s Naturally JB’s fault, he had some on his allotment and they looked lovely.

[@jimmason1072]

I have never been a raspberry or blackberry person! Love the taste but they are alot of work!!! The birds have always seemed to get to them first!!! Great to see how to get them to produce fruit!!!! Maybe I will try again some time. We have wild black Raspberry growing at the back of our property!!!

[@flowerFOG]

I have a thornless blackberry in a big pot and I was just thinking about where to put it

[@simplifygardening]

A great episode Tanya. I love soft fruit it so nice just to go pick what you need for the fridge or a recipe your making. I have blackberries at the plot only around 4 plants so do need to propagate some more this year

[@Lovelygreens]

You have a fantastic soft fruit patch Tony - your freezer must be well stocked!

[@warp9p659]

Love my thornless blackberries. I have both floricane and primocane varieties. I also have one blackberry plant with thorns, which is named "Kiowa". It produces very large fruit. I'm so anxious to get back outside into the garden, but it's below freezing here with snow on the ground today. I really enjoy your videos. Keep them coming!

[@Lovelygreens]

Just googled the Kiowa blackberry -- "the world's largest blackberries" :D

[@warp9p659]

@@Lovelygreens , Yes and it was developed in my home state by the University of Arkansas!

[@arli2244]

We bought a baby cakes blackberry last year, it is now May and still looking dead lol. I cut the canes down from the base and no greens at all but the other one has new sprouts growing from the base.

[@fujimartin1121]

Well done..thank you for the valuable info!!

[@jackiehorsley9263]

very nice setup I hope you get lots of berry's next season

[@anafindlay1696]

Hi Tanya you are the best thank you😍😍😍

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

great video! thanks for the tips! we'll try them on our blackberries in our backyard Orchard

[@Lovelygreens]

You're welcome and good luck 👍

[@ericsloan8302]

We called her, she had a big time

[@barbsmyth2697]

sitting in the middle of a 2 foot snow storm here in NH...love looking at your allotment...we have a great deal of wild blackberries but the bears usually get them first...so, i usually hit the farm stand when craving berries...

[@Lovelygreens]

Time to start growing your own :)

[@-living4jesus4ever-]

Great video!! This is our favorite but it’s gone crazy and we will absolutely use your tips for trimming them. Love your hat, too! I can’t find that style with the rim visor part anywhere. Do you have a website link I can find one at? Blessings!

[@Lovelygreens]

Thank you! I bought the hat fifteen years ago, and the style is called a pageboy hat, I believe. I've seen them available on Etsy 💗

[@-living4jesus4ever-]

@@Lovelygreens thank you for your kindness!!

[@GardeningforBeginners]

a great video - looks like i have made an error and cut anything that too long ... lesson learnt

[@Elisheba79]

I’m going to have to get me some thornless blackberries because we have the thorny one and one can is growing one place and then there are two more growing some place else.. I discovered them last year.. I think they are wild!? Tanya do you think I can propagate them?

[@missourigirl4101]

Question Tanya. Do you trim raspberries the same way?

[@adamschaeffer1436]

Thanks for the video. I like blackberries so much I'm giving them a majority of my garden space. They are easy, resilient, and produce like crazy. Have you had multiple flowerings in the same year? Right before the winter set in here in the Southeastern US my plants flowered but did not have enough time (or pollinators) to produce more berries. But they tried.

[@warp9p659]

Same with mine. The late fall crop on my primocane blackberries wasn't able to ripen before the frost got them. It was sad.

[@Lovelygreens]

That's pretty crazy about the second flowering. Mine flower and fruit over about six to eight weeks then they're done for the year. Different climates have interesting effects on the same plant.

[@2SD251Jim]

I grow Triple Crown..I must be doing something wrong cause mine are 10' high growing up on house...

[@elizabeth9780]

Love your content..... Where did you get your pretty pink cap?

[@POLSKAdoBOJU]

Hello, great video. How do you attach each cane to the line? And do you trim the new canes before winter? Thanks.

[@Lovelygreens]

With a bit of jute string, usually - a figure of eight with one loop around the wire and one around the cane. As for old canes, you can prune them off at any point after they fruit. It's up to you!

[@lucyshep140]

I live in central Missouri. when should I prune? Should I fertilize blackberry plants? when?

[@zachqueen8316]

I bought the plant and before I could plant it I had to go away for a few days, when I got back the plant was laying over on its side soil was dried out and the canes had died. This happened during a 3 day heat wave over 90 degrees f. I was able to save the plant and it does have new growth it's just not growing very well. Can I trim out the dead canes during the summer or will this hurt it even more?

[@astatine0085]

question; why do the canes have to go horizontally? Will that produce more fruit, or something?

[@ciphercode2298]

Do you train all blackberries this way? I planted a few columbian giants last year,but the paper that come with them said they were a bush. I planted them 4 ft apart and could easily build your trellis design for them,if I need to. I'm growing a variety of grapes,so I'm used to training canes,just new to blackberries, lol.

[@truthseekerKJV]

Hello, At the end of this video, you mentioned a video you have for creating a trellis. Do you have a link for this video please ?

[@Lovelygreens]

Head to my channel and hit the search icon :)

[@stevecooper3579]

thanks

[@epicgardening]

I need to grow more fruits 😭

[@Lovelygreens]

Get yourself some strawberries Kevin! They might fruit for you during that long hard May you have planned :)

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I know it.. me too lol

[@stevengordon9365]

loving your work!!!!!

[@Lovelygreens]

Thank you!

[@wemuk5170]

Please tell me your variety: is that Triple Crown & is it sweet or tart?

[@NadineinNZ]

Thanks for your video, I am new to growing anything, and this year I got myself a thornless blackberry (Navaho). I am moving sometime soon so I planted it in a large pot, how do I trellis it in a pot? Any recommendations? Thanks (ps I am in New Zealand so its summer here currently, its growing really well, but no fruit as its still in its first year.

[@Lovelygreens]

I'd keep the growth short and leave it to grow out of the container and onto the ground. It will probably moving it a lot easier.

[@JBNat]

Such a useful video, thanks so much!

[@mikeharrington5593]

When to snap off the ends of the new growth - is Spring too late?

[@cbs4033]

Should I prune all the foliage off my canes in the winter?

[@Lovelygreens]

Not necessary :)

[@josephmcgee8450]

Can you bring back old blackberry plants?

[@mutanawieuheimad5853]

جميل روعتك ياصديقتي تمنا لكي النجاح ☝️🔔🌹👍

[@peca1n]

I have a large trellis I want to cover it's East facing, would thorn less blackberry be ok in this position ? How tall do the vines grow if you allow them?

[@markkristynichols845]

Do you have a recommendation for good clippers? Thank you, Kristy in Missouri 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Lovelygreens]

I love Niwaki tools!

[@lillydaub6186]

Nice, I'm learning a lot.

[@sherihoweart]

Thanks for this! Off the immediate subject... can I ask what the material is that you have covering your brassicas in the background? It looks more like screen material. I hate the white poly stuff so much but need protection for my brassicas here. If you could share what it is and where you get it I would be immensely grateful! Thanks for a great video!!

[@saxplayer377]

My blackberries seem to taste a little sour. Do I lack something in the soil? thanks.

[@dougfunk01]

Great video, thank you!

[@stephaniekidoodles7655]

What do you do when the new canes outgrow the space and there isn't more to be had?

[@Lovelygreens]

I cut them back to fit the space. You can do that at any point - summer or winter.

[@charliehenderson38]

Very helpful!!

[@snowolfeh]

My triple crown has lateral branches off the main canes. How far back do trim those? Love you!!

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

I've seen people say ~2 ft. Would start with that. Realize this is a year late lol.

[@SimplyGarden]

Great job on the blackberries. What variety were these. Also, do they produce runners. I had blackberries but I pulled them out because black rasberries can get viruses from blackberries. Do your regular rasberries have any disease problems? Thank you for your help.

[@sophienorman7760]

Great video. I have a thornless blackberry in a large pot. I’m trying to decide if it is safe to plant in my garden as it has suckered through it’s pot. How do you deal with suckers from your blackberries?

[@Gigipretty64]

What is pot suckering? I’m wanting to plant mine in pots. Thank you 😊

[@kirstipfeiffer2564]

Does it work to have a vertical trellis for blackberries? Or does it need to be More horizontal? Thank you for the video!

[@Lovelygreens]

Horizontal, since that's the way they like to grow :)

[@barbaramudge]

Can you cut the canes back in spring if they are already super long? I’ve let mine go the last several years and am trying to get them under control again

[@Lovelygreens]

You can cut the dead canes out at any time of the year, but winter is best. It's because you don't have to worry about damaging the live canes and developing leaves and fruit.

[@barbaramudge]

@@Lovelygreens thank you!

[@therusticranchgarden]

great info. thank you so much. see you soon.

[@ifihadthumbstheydbegreen.9426]

Great video and ideas! How close did you plant your raspberries and blackberries? I heard there’s some sort of disease that can be transferred between the two by aphids? Not sure. Have you had any problems with them? Thanks!

[@peca1n]

Hi I am wanting to hide a shed and am thinking of erecting a trellis in front of it and growing thornless blackberries. Can you tell me how long the plants are bare (without leaves)?

[@Lovelygreens]

Every autumn, winter, and early spring

[@evidencesuggests1697]

Thank you!;)

[@jayneeburks8482]

I planted thornless blackberries last year and will use you counsel to prune them soon. Do you grow Black Raspberries? It is my plan to try them this year as well as black currents. Too soon to do too much outside yet, but I am itching to get going....

[@Lovelygreens]

Try not to prune them too hard until next winter. Remember that new growth from last summer will be this year’s fruit :)

[@sunnydays822]

Great video! Our semi-trailing thornless blackberries produced wonder berries their first year. Am I supposed to cut the canes that look dead still or wait? I'm a little confused because we didn't need to wait for the second year to enjoy our harvest.

[@theholyquranmadeeasy]

Do you think i can grow them 2 feet away from a 2 year old white peach tree?

[@Lovelygreens]

There's a high chance that the tree would hog most of the available moisture and nutrients if you planted it that close.

[@chrissy4782]

Can the floricanes be removed after harvest of the current year instead of waiting until the late winter of the following year?

[@Lovelygreens]

Yes, although it's easier in winter with less foliage to contend with.

[@jeffkimble1863]

Is there a reason why do you not prune your main canes to a shorter length? Blackberry production takes place on the laterals which are produced by pruning the main cane. You’d probably double your output if you’d cut the canes to the recommended length of 3-4 feet. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@harriet1874]

Do you trim the canes that you tied in if they are very long?

[@Lovelygreens]

Sometimes, yes. It depends on if it's really long and in the way of another cane growing from a neighboring plant.

[@harriet1874]

It will not affect berry production. They fruit on NEW wood?

[@cantstandidiots5839]

Excellent video -Thank You. I have some triple crown and they tend to get branches that may go 15 feet or more, but not bear heavily. How long do you allow them to get? And I assume that creates more berries.

[@zachqueen8316]

After they get about 5 foot trim them and they will start putting out lateral canes from the main canes. The more lateral canes you have the more fruit you will get.

[@paulbarrett423]

I have a 7ft long raised bed and looking to put in a blackberry plant, from what I can gather one plant will be enough to get the 7ft spread yes?

[@Lovelygreens]

Eventually, yes. If the one plant doesn't do it on it's own then you can easily create additional plants from stem cuttings or layering.

[@paulbarrett423]

@@Lovelygreens thx for the very quick reply, i am going to try a loch ness variety plant it at the centre of the two posts and fan it out both ways

[@carolaskitchen8969]

What do you use to tie them?

[@rahelmoore5495]

Can you prune in the late fall, or is it best to do it in late winter? I am in Ontario, Canada. We can get snow in October, usually it is later though in November/early December and it sticks around until at least late March to mid April.

[@Lovelygreens]

It's best to wait until late winter to early spring -- it's said to stimulate new growth when done at this time.

[@joshmellow6260]

So you prune the blackberries like their climbing roses

[@Lovelygreens]

Quite a lot of difference. Roses don’t tend to die off unless they’re diseased. When you prune roses it’s for more late season flowers and to tame the overgrowth

[@petery6775]

you are so beautifull.. i forgot that i wanna know about blackberries :-)

[@josephmcgee8450]

How to rejuvenate old Blackberry plants?

[@Lovelygreens]

Cut them to a couple inches above the ground and they’ll regrow

[@hollyssimplelife1634]

Is this a good time to transplant and how do you keep the vine from wandering or sprawling into the next set? Do you have to trim the ends too at some point?

[@Lovelygreens]

Yes I trim the ends so that they don’t interfere with the other canes. Some are trimmed flush with the posts, others not. It’s a case by case call. Transplant in autumn or spring onwards unless you get fruit bushes/canes bare root. In that case follow the planting directions they arrive with - planting time will be in the dormant season but that will differ in different regions

[@ChestnutForest]

How old are the blackberry bushes?

[@Lovelygreens]

A couple years old at this point

[@jeffersdom]

yep

[@GeorgesBits]

Which varieties are they please?

[@Lovelygreens]

Honestly no idea. Mine are all the same variety from the two original bushes I show in the video. They were planted by the former plot holder, a friend, and I’ve propagated all of mine from them.

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