I "pruned" my Navaho heavily in order to move it and then stuck all the cuttings in a pot. Now I have dozens of blackberry bushes all from the original two bushes that I bought last summer. Lots of flowers this spring.
My goodness. Thanks for sharing! I have an idea of what I'm getting into when my Navaho arrives!! I just read so many positive reviews about this blackberry and did an impulse buy lol. Thank you guys!
Hi I love your trellis! I have some blackberry plants that I'm wanting to trellis as well. What are the dimensions of your trellis? It looks like you're using 2x2x8 pressure treated lumber? Are you anchoring it down with anything or do you bury it enough that you feel it's stable?
Thanks for watching. All the material was 2x2 treated. We did not use anything to anchor the corner posts, just drove them about a foot into the ground. The final finish dimensions were 6.5' tall x 5' x 3.5'. It definitely won't last forever, but it was a low cost solution that has held up well for the past few years.
Wow such an amazing job! You need security lol. I have a question for you ma'am. I just got 2 last fall and planted them. One is flowering wonderfully and it's low to the ground. The other one is smaller but has 2 large shoots growing straight up about 5 feet tall and it's all leaves and no flowers. Is that normal? Do I keep them? Trim them? I feel like they are hindering the main (lower part) from growing as much as the other one. Thoughts? Also do I have to trellis them? I didn't think about that I just thought they grew on the ground but your trellis idea is tempting.
That sounds all normal. Those large shoots are your primocanes. They will fruit next year. Let your primocanes continue to grow at this time. There are different schools of thought, but we cut the top of our primocane around late august in our zone to the height we want. That allows for more side growth. Your shoots with flowers will provide the berries this year. Once fruiting is done, you can cut those at the ground late summer, early fall. A single stake about 6-8 feet tall will work if you want to trellis and tie primocanes to that. Thanks so much for watching
I "pruned" my Navaho heavily in order to move it and then stuck all the cuttings in a pot. Now I have dozens of blackberry bushes all from the original two bushes that I bought last summer. Lots of flowers this spring.
The flowers are absolutely beautiful. Thanks so much for watching and thank you for your propagation feedback. A single plant can yield many.
My goodness. Thanks for sharing! I have an idea of what I'm getting into when my Navaho arrives!! I just read so many positive reviews about this blackberry and did an impulse buy lol. Thank you guys!
These berries are our favorite in the garden and super easy to propagate. Thanks so much for watching and best of luck with your Navaho plants
Y’all did great with the berries and the trellis is so nice. I took notes. Thanks btw
We love these Navaho berries. Thanks so much for watching and the kind words
Hi I love your trellis! I have some blackberry plants that I'm wanting to trellis as well. What are the dimensions of your trellis? It looks like you're using 2x2x8 pressure treated lumber? Are you anchoring it down with anything or do you bury it enough that you feel it's stable?
Thanks for watching. All the material was 2x2 treated. We did not use anything to anchor the corner posts, just drove them about a foot into the ground. The final finish dimensions were 6.5' tall x 5' x 3.5'. It definitely won't last forever, but it was a low cost solution that has held up well for the past few years.
Wow such an amazing job! You need security lol. I have a question for you ma'am. I just got 2 last fall and planted them. One is flowering wonderfully and it's low to the ground. The other one is smaller but has 2 large shoots growing straight up about 5 feet tall and it's all leaves and no flowers. Is that normal? Do I keep them? Trim them? I feel like they are hindering the main (lower part) from growing as much as the other one. Thoughts? Also do I have to trellis them? I didn't think about that I just thought they grew on the ground but your trellis idea is tempting.
That sounds all normal. Those large shoots are your primocanes. They will fruit next year. Let your primocanes continue to grow at this time. There are different schools of thought, but we cut the top of our primocane around late august in our zone to the height we want. That allows for more side growth. Your shoots with flowers will provide the berries this year. Once fruiting is done, you can cut those at the ground late summer, early fall. A single stake about 6-8 feet tall will work if you want to trellis and tie primocanes to that. Thanks so much for watching