Care for blackberry for the gardener does not present special difficulties. If to begin processing of plants in the early spring, then in the middle of summer it is possible to wait for rich harvest of these tasty and useful berries.
Road to young people
First of all, blackberry it is necessary it is abundant to water in the spring (4-5 buckets on one bush). Further it is necessary to loosen superficially the earth, having cleared it of weeds. If tops of blackberry are damaged by frost – they should be removed. It is necessary to arrive also with the dead stalks, cleaning everyone to the fructifying kidney which has well remained young.
It is less and better
At the beginning of May it is possible to start rationing of escapes. It is enough to leave of them on each stalk 6-7, the others need to be cut off. Spring puntsirovka - important part of care for blackberry. With length of escape of 70-90 cm the end it is torn off (about 5 cm). This moment is especially important for upright blackberry. During growth of bush it is necessary to pinch off periodically young escapes as soon as their length exceeds 10 cm. In the spring side branchings of blackberry should not exceed 20-40 cm.
The form matters
That the harvest of blackberry was rich, it is necessary not only to process bushes well in the spring, but also to record in the correct situation. For this purpose two rows of shpalerny wire will approach: top and lower. Tie the fructifying branches to the top row, and to lower – young escapes. The fan way when already fructifying branches are located and fixed on the opposite side from the growing young people is suitable for upright blackberry. It is important to plant such bushes at distance of 3 m from each other at once.
Fertilizers for blackberry
Since third year after landing, blackberry needs to be fed with fertilizers. It is impossible to stop the choice only on one fertilizer. It is better to alternate them: not the third year – one fertilizer, on the fourth – another, then the third. Further the circle can be repeated. Types of fertilizers: - nitric (on 30 g 1 bucket of water is required); - mullein solution (to part in proportion 10:1); - 4-6 kg of compost or manure; - mineral fertilizers (20-30 g to nitrophoska on 2 bushes). At the very end of May it is good to bring water solutions of organic chemistry: infusion from bird's dung (1:10) or mullein (1:5). After fertilizers are introduced, the soil needs to be loosened, to remove weeds and is abundant to water bush (to three buckets on bush).
Healthy bush – fruitful bush
As it is sad, but also blackberry is subject to diseases. Naturally, from sick bush you should not wait for harvest. How to warn or early to detect blackberry diseases? Of course, to check the soil for landing of bush. She has to be healthy, and close there should not be sick plants. If on bush there were symptoms of infection (fungus, rust), it is necessary to carry out spraying by the medicines containing copper.