I would like to start growing raspberrys,blueberrys and blackberrys in one area. Any basic tips on starting a new patch?
I live in south east texas, we grow blueberries very well, your soil has to be on acid side. And I fertilize with a acid fertilizer every fall and spring. Blackberries do good here also, I grow brazo's, The thornless one's did not grow well and finially died. Raspberries is a lost cause unless you live in pan handle. Amarillo area. Blackberries are heavy feeders, after bearing you have to prune back to 6 inches to ground. I use lots of mulch and manure. Good luck
This would be in Mississippi, conditions similar to texas. Acid soil is the norm from all the pine straw on the ground. I have huckleberrys there now that supposedly started out as blueberrys I am told . Also have wild raspberrys everywhere. Raspberrys seem to always came up in direct sun but summer drought seems to hurt production. Huckleberrys are in heavy shade conditions and I have been told they prefer shade. They seem to grow well but I donât water them currently so production is limited. I assume blueberrys do well here; it is a major crop grown in the area. Also have wild muscadine vines growing on the edge of every tree line.
HI just planted Blueberrys and Raspberrys last spring and have Blackberrys growing quite well. The only concern i have will all but the Blueberrys would be to have a plan to keep them contained they will all spread Arapaho is the Blackberry i like big berrys and vines are loaded, Heritage is the red raspberry and we even got a few this year from them, i can't remember the black raspberry kind would have to look it up.. The only thing i did not like was the black raspberry grew along the ground instead of up so the ran about 6 foot am talking to gurney about them now to see what can be done. I am located in TN by KY lake so should be about same conditions as you i would thing Bigdog
