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| Hello all, My friend has a large blackberry bush with multible saplings coming out about a foot away from the main plant. My friend told me that i will not get any blackberries if i plant a single sapling. she stated i need at least 2-3 before they will go from veg to flower. is this some myth or truth? |
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- Posted by steve_in_los_osos CA 10a/Sunset 17 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 26, 13 at 13:46
| I guess by "sapling" you mean "cane". I defy anyone to prevent a blackberry from doing what most plants are programmed to do: make seed. One cane with a good root system or even a rooted tip will produce a fully-functioning plant. It's true you will not get fruit from a first-year cane (unless it's one of the newer varieties), but that doesn't mean you won't grow a plant that will ultimately produce berries. |
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| If you want your own patch, dig up one of those suckers, plant it, mulch it, and water it. It's that simple. |
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- Posted by dirtaddshp (My Page) on Wed, Jun 26, 13 at 16:20
| okay thanks for the feedback. |
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| Literally gave my friend at work one 12" tip rooted cane and he now has 3 new canes coming up . It will definitely produce a full bush. |
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