How Do You Plant Thornless Blackberry Bushes?
Thornless blackberry bushes are wonderful since they are not scary to work with. There is no poking or pricking and they are safe to let even little children near. Blackberries are very good for you, and they taste sweet as well. Growing a blackberry bush will allow you to have all the blackberries you desire right in your own yard. They also make wonderful jams and jellies. Blackberry bushes should be planted in growing zones 5 to 9. If you don’t know which growing zone you are in, call your local nursery or check an online gardening site (see Resources). Place the blackberry bush in an area where it will get full sun to partial sun. Dig a hole slightly larger than the bucket that your blackberry bush comes in. Water the hole well enough that there is a pool of water in the bottom of it. Place a scoop of organic fertilizer in the pool of water. Organic fertilizer can be purchased at your local nursery or home-improvement stores. If you have old banana peels, apple cores, or orange pee
