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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

Chris,  I routinely dig raspberry shoots and place them in pots to share with 
others.  They do OK in smaller pots for a couple of years, as long as they 
get adequate moisture after transplanting to establish.  They will rarely set 
any fruit in a pot for me, but keep in mind that these are 1-5 gallon pots, 
usually the smaller size.

If I were in your situation, I would use a larger, wide, shallow pot for the 
plants, then sink the pot in the ground.  Raspberry roots like to move around 
a bit, so the wider pots will give room for that.  The pots being in the 
ground should easily contain the roots from spreading.  The roots typically 
move laterally, rather then down and remain relatively shallow.

When transplanting from pot to ground for permanent location, just plant the 
whole thing (minus the pot) and they will grow well.

I do not grow blackberries, so cannot help there.

John



--- On Tue, 2/14/12, Chris Carnevale <c.s.carnevale@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chris Carnevale <c.s.carnevale@gmail.com>
> Subject: [nafex] Container-Grown Bramble Berries
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:47 PM
> Hello all,
> 
> I am looking for advice on growing blackberries and
> raspberries.  I am
> currently in a rental house that I may stay in for just as
> little as 6
> months or as long as a few years, but would like to get
> started with
> growing berries as soon as possible with the goals of fruit
> production and
> propagating new plants.  So my questions for you are:
> 
> 1) Have you had (or heard of) success growing blackberries
> or raspberries
> in containers for a length of a few years and getting decent
> fruit?  Any
> variety recommendations for container growing?
> 
> 2) What about if I were to use the potted plants merely for
> propagation
> stock rather than for fruit production?  Would they be
> robust enough in
> pots to give healthy cuttings/layerings?
> 
> I am also considering just planting plants in the ground at
> my rental house
> and starting new plants from them to take with me when I
> leave, but I'm
> concerned about brambles getting too weedy once they are no
> longer
> managed.  I wouldn't want to leave a messy situation
> for the
> landlord/neighbors/future tenants.  Any advice on how
> to address this
> situation?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Chris Carnevale
> Charleston, South Carolina
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