SOme questions about Blackberries

[Leeds_lad]

Hello, I recently discovered a blackberry plant growing from a back neighbours garden into mine and wondered if it's possible to transform this into several of my own plants with success. If so how do i go around doing this? I noticed a series of canes growing along the ground with what appear to be roots on them, if i bury this part, let it get a good deep root then cut it off from the neighbours plant would this create a new plant, similar to cultivating strawberries, or is the only way to create a new plant the method described in my fruit expert, where you bury it so deep then cut it off to about 1 foot high?

Also i planted My own blackberry plant (well away from the one mentioned above) about a month ago, however i recently accidently blew all its new growth off the plant, so only the stem remains, will it grow back or has this plant pretty much had it?

[rustylady]

I've found that blackberries are pretty much indestructible (especially the ones invading my allotment from the neighbouring plot), so the one you planted should recover. As for propagating new ones, as you've noticed they root wherever they touch the ground. With a bit of TLC you should be able to treat them as you would strawberry runners. I would cut the stem to about a foot until the new roots have had a chance to establish.

[Two_Sheds]

Yes, blackberries root from the tip of the sprawling cane: you want to peg down a couple of tips and leave them to root for a year.
Next autumn you can detach them from the mother plant and put them on your plot


btw, how did you manage to blow all the leaves off ?

[Jeanied]

Make sure you propagate from a bramble that has good big juicy berries, LL - some of them seem to produce really small ones and that would be a shame.

[Leeds_lad]

Yes, blackberries root from the tip of the sprawling cane: you want to peg down a couple of tips and leave them to root for a year.
Next autumn you can detach them from the mother plant and put them on your plot


btw, how did you manage to blow all the leaves off ?

Being overzealous with a hose pipe. The plant had all its growth on the top, so when it got hit it snapped in half. Lets just say it gets hand watered now, close to the ground.

[Leeds_lad]

So i can use both of the methods i asked to get new plants, since i got both of the ways as an acceptable answer?

[Two_Sheds]

is the only way to create a new plant [to] bury it so deep then cut it off to about 1 foot high?

So i can use both of the methods i asked...?

Sorry, I don't understand the method you describe above ^

but this is what you do:

"It is an easy job to propagate a blackberry, even for novice gardeners. The best time is around mid-September. Select a stem which is in perfect condition (growing vigorously with no blemishes) and bend its tip to the ground.
Where it touches the ground, dig a small hole about 15cm (6in) deep and bury the tip of the stem into the hole. Cover with crumbly soil to the surrounding soil level. If the stem looks like springing out of the hole, place a few largish stones over the soil to keep it in place (remove them two months later). Water well if the conditions are dry.

The stem tips will root in a couple of month's time, and can be dug up and moved to their final position early Spring next year.
To do this, cut the parent stem about 30cm (12in) from the new plant. Dig up the new plant, trying to avoid any root disturbance and plant in their new positions" How to care for and harvest fruit from your Blackberry bush

[Leeds_lad]

Sorry, I don't understand the method you describe above ^

but this is what you do:

"It is an easy job to propagate a blackberry, even for novice gardeners. The best time is around mid-September. Select a stem which is in perfect condition (growing vigorously with no blemishes) and bend its tip to the ground.
Where it touches the ground, dig a small hole about 15cm (6in) deep and bury the tip of the stem into the hole. Cover with crumbly soil to the surrounding soil level. If the stem looks like springing out of the hole, place a few largish stones over the soil to keep it in place (remove them two months later). Water well if the conditions are dry.

The stem tips will root in a couple of month's time, and can be dug up and moved to their final position early Spring next year.
To do this, cut the parent stem about 30cm (12in) from the new plant. Dig up the new plant, trying to avoid any root disturbance and plant in their new positions" How to care for and harvest fruit from your Blackberry bush

That was the method i described i was just bad at wording it =)
Ok i will try this then thank you. Time to get out and get those stems buried!