@Frame-6b They come out a lot sooner than I realized. I noticed them in my late summer ripening figs last year and have since set out fruit fly traps. The traps work, but of course I can’t get rid of them all. Ponca starting ripening for me end of may, and I guess thats still not soon enough. I still recommend you try Ponca, they are very productive and consistently sweet.
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These are bird planted. 3 weeks earlier than Jewel. Should possibly avoid SWD and extend the black raspberry season.
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I went plant shopping over the weekend and saw some more Hall’s Beauty blackberry plants at Lowes like they had last year. The plants at Lowes were blooming and they had a single flower or a single layer of petals as opposed to a “double flower” or two layers of petals which the variety is supposed to have, so I have reason to believe the Hall’s Beauty plants purchased last year are some other blackberry variety as well. Unfortunately, the canes on the plants I purchased last year died to the soil level in the containers I left in my unheated garage over the winter, so I won’t be seeing any flowers on them this year. I purchased some more Hall’s Beauty plants from Burpee online since they show the double flowers in the product listing and hope they will be true to name, although I may not know for sure until next year when they actually bloom. Sigh…
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I found what appears to be a bird planted black berry. It’s in a decent spot, but…
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would you recommend I remove it and pot it ASAP if I don’t want it taking over my yard?
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how difficult is it to remove blackberry without herbicides? Would it just be as bad as mowing the shoots down when I see them and digging up the roots the best I can?
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