How to grow blackberries in the garden?

Blackberry is a sun-loving plant. Many gardeners grow blackberries for their fruits, others use them as an ornamental plant or make a flowering hedge from them. Flowering and fruiting of blackberries can last from June to the end of September.
In order for blackberries to bear fruit well, it is necessary to choose the right planting site, care for it and carry out protective measures.

At the beginning, each gardener must decide for himself what type of blackberry he will grow: early, late, erect or creeping. Then he chooses a sunny place and prepares the soil. The soil for blackberries should be well-drained, light, rich in humus, and must be fertilized.

How to grow blackberries and what is the best time to choose for this?

While gardeners try to plant most plants in the fall, blackberries prefer to be planted in April - May. Before planting, seedlings must be placed in water for 12 hours, all damaged shoulder straps must be removed.

For example, when choosing blackberries as a hedge, you need to remember that in the first year the plant does not bloom, and therefore does not produce a harvest. After planting, the shrub is not watered. Blackberries need to be fertilized every spring. Shrub bushes need constant care: they are thinned out, tall shoots are cut to the same length, branches are tied. After fruiting, the shoots must be cut off above the third bud from its base and added to the soil with compost.

Blackberries are susceptible to various pests, so they must be treated with special means. If the lesion covers more than a tenth of the bush, it must be dug up and burned.