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Sign up freeRubus fruticosus agg.
Canes fruit in second year β cut fruited canes to ground after harvest. Thornless varieties available. Spreads by tip-rooting; peg tips down to propagate.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps, Predatory mites, Minute pirate bugs, Ground beetles to keep them in check β plant African MarigoldGreat, French MarigoldGreat and CosmosGood nearby.Water: Medium Β· Height: 250 cm Β· Soil: Moist, well-draining, slightly acidic β tolerates most soils
Blackberry is usually grown from cuttings rather than seed. Take a healthy stem cutting, remove the lower leaves, and root it in moist, free-draining compost.
Rubus idaeus
fruit
Shares Blackberry's vulnerability to aphids β same companion strategies apply
Prunus besseyi
fruit
A fellow Rosaceae β similar growing habits to Blackberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
fruitSame aphids challenge as Blackberry β similar protective companions help
Rubus Γ loganobaccus
fruitA fellow Rosaceae β similar growing habits to Blackberry
These three thrive alongside Blackberry β and alongside each other.
