[Market-farming] Fall Blackberries

Bill Shoemaker wshoemak at illinois.edu
Mon Apr 20 16:06:31 EDT 2009


>   I am considering planting Prime Jan or Prime Jim
>   blackberries for production this fall. Does anyone
>   have experience with these varieties and if so, how
>   did they do? What sort of crop could one expect from
>   each plant? Any problems?
>   Marie in Missouri

I don't have them Marie but I've talked to a few growers in Illinois who have some experience with them. They seem to be happy with them. Sorry I don't have any details to share but I would expect them to do pretty well there. They were developed at the University of Arkansas.

Bill

William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road  St Charles, IL  60174
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610


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