[NAFEX] out-of-zone blackberries

Scott Smith scott at cs.jhu.edu
Tue Dec 14 13:11:13 EST 2010


Melissa, in my area we usually have snowcover only a few weeks of the year (last year being a mammoth exception) so I can't rely on a regular snow cover as Jim can.  Depending on how reliable your snowcover is you may also need to cover them.  I also don't know how they will do in 5a, that is more than a zone warmer than mine.  That said I'm happy to sell you a few to trial, just send me an email to reserve them.

Scott z6/7 MD

On Dec 14, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Jim Fruth wrote:

> Melissa wrote, "............I've also been hearing good things about laying the canes down and mulching them................."
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>   From my experience, you don't need to mulch your blackberries.  All you need to do is weight them down to be covered with snow.  A downside to mulching would be having to remove the mulch from all of the prickles.  I tried mulching a few plants once and never again.
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>   As for how much sunlight blackberries need, I have some that only receive filtered sunlight and they perform as well as those that receive morning sun that perform as well as those in full sun.
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