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Sign up freeRubus fruticosus agg.
Canes fruit in second year — cut fruited canes to ground after harvest. Thornless varieties available. Spreads by tip-rooting; peg tips down to propagate.
Prunus besseyi
A fellow Rosaceae — similar growing habits to Blackberry
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps, Predatory mites, Minute pirate bugs, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, French MarigoldGreat and CosmosGood nearby.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.
Water: Medium · Height: 250 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining, slightly acidic — tolerates most soils
These three thrive alongside Blackberry — and alongside each other.
