This weekend my husband and I built a new trellis for our blackberry canes. Our original trellis was made from 2 landscape timbers with 8 foot of American wire stretched between the post. This lasted about 2 years before the canes pushed the wire forward and made the post lean in.
This time we put up a T R E L L I S!
We started with 3 eight foot 4 x 4 post. We set these four feet apart and placed them two feet in the ground. We then nailed a 16 foot cattle panel into the post with steeples.
We took the canes that were there and intertwined them through the panel, pruning the canes back to around 5 foot. I planted new canes along the trellis making a cane at every 12 inches.
This year we picked about 5 gallons of berries from our canes. With the additional canes, next year I'm expecting double. Fresh blackberries are great for homemade jellies, jams, and cobblers. They also bring a smile to friends and neighbors if they are shared.
This time we put up a T R E L L I S!
We started with 3 eight foot 4 x 4 post. We set these four feet apart and placed them two feet in the ground. We then nailed a 16 foot cattle panel into the post with steeples.
We took the canes that were there and intertwined them through the panel, pruning the canes back to around 5 foot. I planted new canes along the trellis making a cane at every 12 inches.
This year we picked about 5 gallons of berries from our canes. With the additional canes, next year I'm expecting double. Fresh blackberries are great for homemade jellies, jams, and cobblers. They also bring a smile to friends and neighbors if they are shared.
