Is there anywhere I can buy blackberry bushes from, garden centres dont seem to have any.
Also where could I get herb plants from?

Thank you

believe it or not I saw some in the 99p shop on snig hill.

Herb plants you can buy from Morrisons. I bought a Basil plant and it is three times its original size. You have to repot them as soon as you get them home. They cost around 55p each. They are usually with the fruit and Veg and called "Living Herbs"

Blackberry bushes are very easy to grow from cuttings, as they grow just about everywhere getting some cuttings should be pretty easy.

I have several in my Garden, all of which are about to get a liberal spraying of weed killer come this weekend.

If anyone wants any cuttings, you're welcome if you tell me how to do it!

If anyone wants any cuttings, you're welcome if you tell me how to do it!

If you're getting rid of the plant then just dig it up and divide it into smaller "clumps", each one will grow fine as long as it's got some roots and some leaves.

So could I put the bits in plant pots until I found someone who wanted them or would that not work?

So could I put the bits in plant pots until I found someone who wanted them or would that not work?
Pretty much - just make sure each clump has a decent set of roots and some leaves and they should be pretty much happy in the pot.:thumbsup:

Thanks! I may well do that.

Oh, hang on a minute, the blackberrys are all ripe now. Will that make a difference?

Thanks! I may well do that.

Oh, hang on a minute, the blackberrys are all ripe now. Will that make a difference?

Nah, shouldn't do. Blackberry plants are very tough, they are incredibly difficult to kill.

That sounds like a challenge!

It's all gone terribly wrong! I hate gardening, I hate blackberrys and I hate mud!

yuK!

Blackberry bushes are available at the right time in poundstretchers, 99p shop angel street, pound shop on moor and wilkinsons. I've got blackberries already but I have successfully planted raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries , just check they have healthy shoots, plant, water well and they'll grow.

plantconnection.com or co.uk good for herbs and other stuff.
Also try Wilko as they sometimes have plants.

ive just cut a forrest of the damn things down,what started as a shoot from next doors garden spread up my fencing along the next doors and is now two doors away,ive cut mine down as it was taking over, if you want fresh cuttings theres loads on the pondarosa or beeley wood,but keep them contained,theyre like triffids

Thornless chester in a pot, excellent yield after the first years growth ;)

Blacberries are the worlds easiest plant to grow.
Go for a walk anywhere in the countryside or in town by the river.
In a few minutes you'll see a blackberry bush. Cut off any stalk a few feet long. Take it home, stick it in the ground and watch it grow

Can I step in with my muddy philistine boots and ask what is the difference between a blackberry bush and common bramble? In the next few weeks I'll be raiding the abundant overgrowth of the general cemetery for my annual 'blackberry' bonanza. If blackberries and brambles are different, what should I call my feral corpse-fed fruit? And why shouldn't taking a cutting of bramble constitute acquiring a blackberry plant? (I'm not being a snobby plant luddite, here. Genuinely interested!)

The best way to get a 'cutting' from a blackberry, is to allow it to 'tip root' :thumbsup: Strawberries reproduce this way too :)

Peg a straggling branch down into a pot of compost and it's guaranteed to grow roots. Cut it from the main plant, and you've got yourself a new plant.


I'd recommend you get your parent plant from a place such as www.kenmuir.co.uk though - as most of the 'blackberries' you find growing in overgrown gardens or along the road are actually brambles, and have a comaparatively low 'yield' ;)

wow, lots of suggestions :)
thanks!

ummmmm blackberries......

Is there anywhere I can buy blackberry bushes from, garden centres dont seem to have any.
Also where could I get herb plants from?

Thank you


If you are interested in blackberry bushes, I have all you could ever want. You would just have to pay the shipping, and $5.00 a stem. I could send them to you asap. You can reach me at abbsydoo@yahoo.ca I live in Canada, and we have plenty of blackberry bushes. If you are interested, please let me know, as the time for getting these cutting for you is coming to an end.

Abby

OMG i have millions of the horrible things please just come armed with a spade and take them all :hihi:

Is there anywhere I can buy blackberry bushes from, garden centres dont seem to have any.
Also where could I get herb plants from?

Thank you


you should be able to find blackberry bushes in the wild and take cuttings and plant them because once planted they will grow like wild fire

There is loads in the car park at northern general. Don't know how much they cost though?:hihi:

OMG i have millions of the horrible things please just come armed with a spade and take them all :hihi:


they are not horrible they are free fruit wich many a people will gladdly have to enjoy not many things are free these days

Yes, and I picked 1.6 kg of free fruit last night, cleaned it, added 800g of white sugar, almost 3 litres of cheap vodka, mix into a demijon and wait a year before bottling.
Picking some more this sunday for wine :)

There are hundreds of varietal differences in blackberries.

Taste them as you go round, they'll be different sweetness/ tartness from different plants.

Take cuttings from the plants that yield the nicest berries :thumbsup:

oh my word. I just spent half an hour replying on another post helping explain to someone how to kill em. I just spent 3 years clearinbg them from my allotment, they are public enemy number one, if i want blackberries they are everywhere anyway growing wild.

My advice is- DONT plant them. Nightmare!!