Prepare the soil before planting
Blackberries prefer deep, humus-rich soil. Sandy and clay-rich locations should therefore be loosened with fresh compost and digged deeply before planting blackberries. However, if there is a risk of waterlogging, a drainage layer with sand or gravel is recommended.
Build a trellis for climbing blackberries
While tall blackberries only need a distance of two meters to each other, climbing varieties should definitely have about four meters of space. A Trellis for blackberries offers the advantage that the individual tendrils and fruits can be better reached by sunlight and can be dried off better by the wind after periods of rain. One Support for blackberries you can create with the following materials:
- with several wooden pegs
- a roll of medium-thick tension wire
- wire cutters
- a hammer to drive in the wooden pegs
Tips & Tricks
As a wind and frost-protected location for blackberries, places in front of sunlit house walls are ideal. Ideally, the trellis for blackberries can be run parallel to the house wall at a distance of about one meter.
