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  • #1

    blackberry plant

    Hi all,

    I have a 3 year old balckberry plant in a 50cm diameter pot with a 75cm length and usually each year it produces two runners for next years growth. However this year it has only produced 1 runner from its base!

    Any ideas why - pot bound? should i just bin it?

    Also I have noticed this year that not all the buds on the stalks have go into leaves, could this be a nutrient issue?

    I am thinking of just repotting it at the end of the season with fresh soil, and possibly a bigger pot, just wanted to ask another opinion.

    Thanks
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    definitely needs a bigger pot ~ around 15 gallons? Older advice here: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ots_55054.html
    Last edited by Two_Sheds; 03-08-2011, 02:42 PM.
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Does it have to be in a pot? Blackberries generally do much better in open ground.

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      • #4
        My blackberry is in an home made wooden planter which is a 2`6" cube and it still needs extra feeding.

        It gets a top dressing of BFB at the start of the season, followed by Miracle grow for plant development and then as the fruit sets I change to tomorite for lots of potash.

        Colin.
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