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Blackberries

MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
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I have just purchased some young thornless blackberry bushes (Rubus Fruticosus 10cm pots) on a whim and have no idea what to do next! :/ Would it be possible to grow them in pots? Any advise on keeping these would be most welcome. t i a

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    They really need to be in the ground and trained against a fence etc. as they take a lot of room.  However, some will grow ok in large pots as long as you also build them some support.  Chris Bowers knows his stuff and has some info which may help:

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
    @BobTheGardener, thanks for replying. I seem to have got carried away buying these as I was purchasing lots of other bits at the time! I was under the impression that they were a variety intended for pots. What sort of pot size do you think they would need as I don't really have anything to grow them against. :/ tia
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Even in a pot they'll need a framework and it needs to be a big pot and good compost and plenty of watering.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • MeomyeMeomye Posts: 949
    @Obelixx thanks for reply. What would you say would be a good compost and pot size? If these are not doable I will pass them on, lesson learned not to be hasty! 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    HI @Meomye I would say use 60cm dia. pot (which will hold about 80 litres) and use a John Innes #3 loam-based compost.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Agree and don't forget to water it even when it rains.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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