CULTIVATION AND PROPAGATION

“The same method of cultivation recommended for the Raspberry, is also applicable to the Blackberry. In selecting a soil, a rather dry one is preferable to one that is very moist or wet; neither should the soil be as rich as for the Raspberry, because the varieties generally cultivated are large, coarse-growing plants, and if the soil is too rich the canes will grow very large and succulent, and will neither be so hardy nor productive as those of a moderate growth. It is also a good plan to pinch off the terminal shoots the last of August or the first of September, to check the growth, and cause the canes to more fully ripen than if allowed to grow undisturbed. The plants should always be given more room than the Raspberry, as they usually grow more branching, and make larger stools. The rows should be at least six feet apart.”-Fuller.SFCC 15.1

They should be tied to stakes, the same as recommended for the Raspberry. It is better to cut out the old canes as soon as they are through bearing, although they may be left till tieing up in the spring.SFCC 15.2

The Blackberry propagates by suckers, which should always be kept cut down if they are not wanted for setting. Setting should always be done before the leaves start, as they will hardly ever live if it be delayed till after starting of the leaves.SFCC 15.3