Tag Archives: Blackberry

New Blackberry Plants

Aiden and I went on the tour of Texas Worm Ranch that was set up just for the members of North Texas Vegetable Gardeners. A nasty thunderstorm moved in while we were there and we hung out in the bathroom because the winds were so bad the roof next door was flying off.

After we left the worm farm, we went over to Carol Garrison’s urban homestead and she gave us a tour of her front yard vegetable garden, chickens, tropical garden, rainwater harvesting, greenhouse, composting, and fish. She dug up some of her blackberry bushes and a special okra plant and set us home with these plants! I came home and put them in the ground. I just checked on them this morning and they seem to be doing good so far.

Snap Peas and Tiny Fruits – April 22, 2019

Plants are growing at a very fast pace right now.  I finally have some sugar snap peas to harvest, but just a handful so far.  And 2 strawberries!  They were delicious.  Aiden raced me out to the garden to pick snap peas, he loves them!

Plum Trees, Blackberries, Strawberries Planted 1/31/2019

The order I placed in October from Pense Berry Farm arrived yesterday, so I planted it all today. The blackberries are a special variety bred by the University of Arkansas that grow fruit on the primocane, so they grow fruit the first year. The strawberries Chandler variety and are supposed to withstand southern climates. One of the plum trees is a special variety from Auburn University that is very disease resistant.

Tree Placement at The Gallistead Home

18) Santa Rosa Plum
22) AU Roadside Plum
near 1,2,3) Prime-Ark Freedom Blackberries (quantity 6)

Garden Update 5/12/2018

Most everything I have planted is doing great.  The snap peas are loaded and ready to harvest.  Onions are getting big.  I have some peppers and tomatoes on the vine.

The blackberry bushes I planted a few years ago are loaded with berries.  All my new blackberry transplants are alive and doing well.  Continue reading

16 Blackberrys Planted 11/11/2016

A few weeks ago, I planted 16 blackberry plants along the west side of the shop building.  I got these from a group buy from some members of the North Texas Vegetable Gardeners facebook group.  I had to drive to Denton to pick them up, but they only cost me $3 each.  I have 4 each of the following varieties:

  • Ouchita – Thornless
  • Navaho – Thornless
  • Apache – Thornless
  • Triple Crown – Thornless

I’ll plant fruit trees right next to them later this winter.