Blackberry Not Producing Primocanes
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I just got into the thornless blackberries about 3 years ago, so I am still learning myself. What I noticed this year was that several of my plants were slow in making primocanes, but now I am finally seeing some small ones. Others have primocanes that are 9 feet tall by now. I did notice that some of the slow plants were in a more shaded area, but I can’t say with certainty that was a factor. I do know that on those more shaded plants that the berries are slower to ripen.
I have read a little about this and believe your plants will eventually produce them. It might not be until after you cut off the floricanes. If this doesn’t happen, the plants will die, and you will then need to determine why they died. Please let me know how this turns out for you, and best wishes to you on this.
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I thought blackberries were easy. I started with ten kiowa blackberry plants and they did great - lots of big good looking berries. I bought ten more after the first good year - and the newer ones have done absolutely nothing - berry wise. The canes are many - big and lush. They are in the same row as the first ten. They flower great and then they make a berry with about three druplets, but before they make anything - they dry up. Have not picked any berries in two years off those second rounds of plants - although the plants themselves are big and robust - and the first ones seem to be dying out
This is what the berries look like on the original ten
This is what they look like on the second ten - mainly dried up cores
I am a glutton for punishment, an idiot, or both. I planted five more kiowa, ten prime ark 45, and five big daddy - all this past winter. Plants are doing fine - except the prime ark 45 - half of them died. They are in the same row as the new kiowa and big daddy. Of course, I have to build a cage over the whole thing out of t-post and pvc and bird net if I ever want to get a berry - and then they dont make berries
I bought these plants from Ison’s nursery. I think I will email them and see what they have to say
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Prime Ark 45 has been good here, and Prime Ark Freedom planted last year is making some good berries this year. I planted Arapaho and Ouachita three years ago, and they have an insane crop this year. I noticed that some of the earlier ripening berries this year have some blanks, but It doesn't appear that will be a problem with the rest. Good luck and let me know what Ison's says.
