tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799666774455916541.post6404339933162540683..comments2018-04-06T03:55:14.254-07:00Comments on Backyard and Indoor Grocery Gardening: The Resurrection of the BlackberriesThrtnWmsFamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093255450536042527noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799666774455916541.post-81529094874367174502009-05-20T03:40:30.068-07:002009-05-20T03:40:30.068-07:00Hi Vikki - You're welcome. Trim off the new canes...Hi Vikki - You're welcome. Trim off the new canes in the spring when the new growth is greening up. I generally do it at the same time I am weeding and mulching. It's what I did yesterday LOL.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382200567704497975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799666774455916541.post-76079421245735256342009-05-18T17:01:00.000-07:002009-05-18T17:01:00.000-07:00Thanks! Since I'd never grown blackberries, I was...Thanks! Since I'd never grown blackberries, I wasn't sure. Here's hoping we'll get fruit this year!<br /><br />p.s. Should we trim off the old and brittle canes every fall?<br /><br />VikkiThrtnWmsFamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093255450536042527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799666774455916541.post-63659162743648013102009-05-18T15:53:00.000-07:002009-05-18T15:53:00.000-07:00Blackberries and raspberries don't fruit on th...Blackberries and raspberries don't fruit on the same canes as last year. They grow new canes. Last year's canes that fruited will die and be brittle and new canes will grow that will have fruit on it. Next year those canes will die & new canes will bear fruit.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382200567704497975noreply@blogger.com