bob6831
Just Arrived
Joined: 17 Jun 2005
Location: Upstate NY (Dutchess County)
Posts: 24
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: Brambles, have lots of questions.... |
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Hi.
I have lots of questions on brambles......... let me start with a complaint. My neighbor down the street has some red-caps, and they are HUGE, but alas, he has let many of the ripe berries go to waste!!! I hate waste! ....... anyways poor me, started my set of red-caps from a cane I got from about 50 miles away about 5 years ago. I have several canes now, but they do not produce anywhere near the size of berry his does!!! ...... I am going to try to get some of his new canes next year (either by me buying or his pity for me).
What can I do to make my red-caps produce bigger berries like his?
Thx.
Bob
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Sjoerd
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Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Location: West - Friesland
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:58 am Post subject: |
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Hello,
Well, two things seem to give more and larger fruits for me: A bit of manure pellets with a compost mulch in the winter and more importantly, a proper method of pruning and managing.
I organized my plants on a trellis, which makes it easier for me to manage and harvest. Air can blow through more easily as well.
When the buds begin to flower I have given the plants a good soaking with "tea" made from horse manure and canal water. I just let this concoction sit and soak in a bucket all summer long using it to feed toms, runner beans and a host of other veggies and flowers. I put back the same amount of water that I used after feeding my plants so that there will always be enough. Some years I add some EM to this "tea" as well.
I have always had great success harvesting far more berries than I could ever use.
After helping others on our allotment complex, I wrote a little piece on how I do this and placed it on my website, if you care to look sometime.
Success,
Sjoerd
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CritterPainter
Knows Their Stuff
Joined: 27 Aug 2006
Location: Washington State
Posts: 1311
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They grow wild here (don't hit me!) so I suspect they like an acid soil, and they always seem to grow best in dappled sunlight. And seems I always find them, fat and healthy, with bear scat around, don't know if that's a "cause" or "effect", lol!
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