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Growing Blackberries

Blackberries are supposed to be one of the easiest berries to grow in Texas, however they do best in well drained soil that has Ph less than the 8.0 and above that we have here in North Texas. The high PH 8.0+ causes yellowing and poor growth.  Check your PH before you try to plant and or plan to plant blueberries in containers. Depending on how high your soils PH is it may be more cost effective to grow in containers instead of trying to "correct the soil.

If planting in the ground, plant root cuttings or young plants two to three feet apart in a row. If planting several rows of blackberries plant the rows 12 feet apart. Check at least once a week the first year and through harvest to see if the plants are dry, if dry water.

Recommended blackberry cultivars for North Texas are:

Black Satin Blackberry One Gallon Triple Staked	Rare Jaltomate Black Berry 10 Seeds - Easy to grow!	BLACKBERRY NAVAHO / 1 gallon Potted
BLACKBERRY NATCHEZ / 1 gallon Potted	BLACKBERRY ARAPAHO / 1.5 gallon Potted	OUACHITA BLACKBERRY / 1 gallon Potted
Plant Propagator's Bible	Luster Leaf 1880 Rapitest Electronic 4 Way Analyzer