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Enjoy this great crash-course for a blackberry grower at any stage, whether a single-family grower or someone building a commercial blackberry business!
Thank you to Charlie for sharing your valuable blackberry knowledge and thank you to Cul2vate for letting me film this lecture. All information in this video is property of Cul2vate Farms @cul2vatefarms839 and Dr. Charlie Coffey.
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:40 6 P's of Gardening
00:02:34 Sizing Your Garden
00:03:38 Key Terms to Know
00:05:50 Floricane vs Primocane
00:08:05 Site Selection
00:09:42 Blackberry Cultivar Selection
00:12:07 Planting & Row Design
00:13:33 Bare Root vs Seedling Plug
00:14:27 Benefits of Trellising
00:15:12 Trellis Design
00:19:20 Fertilization
00:21:02 Irrigation
00:21:42 Weed Control
00:23:27 Pruning the Canes
00:33:10 Trellis Adjustment/Management
00:33:55 Disease and Pest Control
00:34:50 Suggested Season Timeline
00:36:37 Harvest and Sales
00:40:34 Actual Yields 2022 & 2023
00:41:34 Profit & Cost Breakdown
00:44:10 Bad Pruning/Trellis Techniques
00:44:58 Extra Labor for Harvest
00:47:54 Lessons Learned and Future Plans