I lived in the Seattle area as a kid. The blackberries were amazing, just growing by the side of the road. But, now, I understand completely that they're so hard to tame, they just grow and grow and grow. The canes would get easily over an inch in diameter (probably well over 10' long) and have vicious thorns everywhere.
Very jealous of the blueberry plants 😍, I have one plant that has survived a year and a half hear in AZ but it isn't thriving and i am having no luck trying to grow another variety to go with it 😥. I have a boysenberry that I was getting 2 or 3 fruit each day which were delicious. I'm looking forward to next year getting a bigger harvest. I have it growing up a trellis attached to my block wall. Do you prune the new canes to encourage more branches or do you leave them?
+Michaela Gibbs yeah, Blueberries are routinely in trouble in my home orchard in SoCal. I’ve kind of ignored them which hasn’t helped. With blackberries and boysenberries, I prune the new canes to about 6 feet to encourage lateral branching, any lateral branches should be cut back to 18inches. Has worked well and the plants have produced (especially once mature).
You can try putting your bees up somewhere high, like on a roof or build them a platform, the bees fly out at the same height then descend down onto the plant or tree , the flight line stays above human height.
Bees are less dangerous than hornets. Also for the most part they tend to leave people alone, your children can be taught bee safety too. Do A LOT of research on how to care for them, before getting some. As you learn more, you will be able to decide if they'd be a good fit for your family. Bee stings aren't that bad if you aren't allergic to them, that is something to consider too. I don't regret getting bees, they are worth it.
If our desired placement wasn't right next to a walking path, I'd be all over this! I've got a real interest in beekeeping, but worry that we just haven't got enough proximity between any bee box and our neighbors.
Great tour! Thanks fro sharing :)
Thanks for watching!
I lived in the Seattle area as a kid. The blackberries were amazing, just growing by the side of the road. But, now, I understand completely that they're so hard to tame, they just grow and grow and grow. The canes would get easily over an inch in diameter (probably well over 10' long) and have vicious thorns everywhere.
I remember going strawberry picking as a kid and eating so many that I didn't want to see another strawberry when I left the field 😀
+Michaela Gibbs even tasting a couple fruit from each type of berry was enough for a cobbler, lol!
Michaela Gibbs until you got home? Haha
GREAT VID..........THANKS
Very jealous of the blueberry plants 😍, I have one plant that has survived a year and a half hear in AZ but it isn't thriving and i am having no luck trying to grow another variety to go with it 😥. I have a boysenberry that I was getting 2 or 3 fruit each day which were delicious. I'm looking forward to next year getting a bigger harvest. I have it growing up a trellis attached to my block wall. Do you prune the new canes to encourage more branches or do you leave them?
+Michaela Gibbs yeah, Blueberries are routinely in trouble in my home orchard in SoCal. I’ve kind of ignored them which hasn’t helped. With blackberries and boysenberries, I prune the new canes to about 6 feet to encourage lateral branching, any lateral branches should be cut back to 18inches. Has worked well and the plants have produced (especially once mature).
I watched a video where your channel was plugged that you have a new subscriber
Thanks, Dale!
You can try putting your bees up somewhere high, like on a roof or build them a platform, the bees fly out at the same height then descend down onto the plant or tree , the flight line stays above human height.
This was at a commercial berry farm, but I'm hoping it'll make sense for us to create a hive at some point down the road at our place!
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Bees are less dangerous than hornets. Also for the most part they tend to leave people alone, your children can be taught bee safety too. Do A LOT of research on how to care for them, before getting some. As you learn more, you will be able to decide if they'd be a good fit for your family. Bee stings aren't that bad if you aren't allergic to them, that is something to consider too. I don't regret getting bees, they are worth it.
If our desired placement wasn't right next to a walking path, I'd be all over this! I've got a real interest in beekeeping, but worry that we just haven't got enough proximity between any bee box and our neighbors.
Are their berries on a single or double wire T trellis?
These guys seem to just have one top wire that they use, but also have a lower wire.