Fruiting blackberry occurs on the second-order shoots. They appear in spring on the left in the autumn of last year's annual trunks. Those branches that bear fruit last year, you need time to remove, so as not to thicken the bush.
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helpful hints
If not removed annually otplodonosivshie trunks, bush turns into a sprawling uncontrollably and become inaccessible. Berries on such a plant is not enough, and they are smaller than the manicured blackberry. The Russian gardens increasingly found erect blackberry varieties of garden: it is frost-proof and does not have such spikes, like creeping varieties.
Knowing how to properly form a blackberry bush with berries get good yields:
- Immediately after planting it is shortened to 25-30 cm above the ground, cutting out all the weak shoots. Next spring bush will give strong vertical trunks that need to tie up to the trellis as regrowth. Some of these shoots will fruiting branches for the next season.
- In the mid-late July, part of the young shoots need to cut at the root, leaving 6-10 sturdy stems. Remove need and left landing shorter branches. Further care for young plantings according agrotechnics performed, giving the opportunity to grow and ripen left trunks.
- In autumn spend another pruning bushes. We left the young shoots need to remove the upper part (it often does not have time to ripen and freezes). Timely removal allows the plant to form floral buds on the branches of the second order, which will appear next spring.
- In areas with severe winters Stems erect blackberries on winter bends to the ground, so that their closed by snow. To facilitate the work, the young shoots can be tied up to the spring trellis, bending to the ground. In autumn they will be easier to bend, not break the fear. If local conditions bushes are well tolerated and do not freeze slightly, attach a comfortable upright.
- Spring overwintered stems inspect and cut the frostbitten part. Soon start to develop side branches and the plant will bloom. From the base of the bush will grow and new trunks. They act in the same way as in the past season wintering shaped part: tie obliquely or vertically to place free of flowering stalks.
- After removal of the crop of berries otplodonosivshie branches immediately cut at the root. Remove can be weak and thin trunks of young, leaving 6-10 again very good. Such pruning is necessary to carry out each year to the winter on the bushes were only matured and well-developed shoots.
How to cut the creeping varieties?
Creeping blackberries forms runner length of 10 m. To bush portion not occupied spiny stems, plants need to be tied to low trellis. The basic principle of the formation of the bush is the same as that used to erect varieties: in the winter you need leaving only a few lashes of the season, and all the weak and often removed by otplodonosivshie root.
To care for the prickly bushes creeping does not cause trouble, proceed as follows:
- Spring overwintered branches free from cover. They must be wound onto a trellis wire in one direction (e.g., right), and 1 wire whip 1.
- Young branches grow back in the summer, is attached to the wire, pulling the other way. Should choose the earliest and well-developed trunks, and small and delicate at once removed.
- After fruiting, cut and removed from the tapestry all the old branches. Young shortened by ¼ lengths.
Creeping less hardy varieties and need shelter (cardboard, sawdust, straw, etc.).
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