Cooperative Extension Trellised and pruned blackberries get optimum sunlight for better berry production. As most individuals are thinking about all of this winter weather, I am trying to think of how ...

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been picking and eating what are arguably the best fruits I have ever tasted (a belief I often hold when a particular fruit is ripe). They are blackberries, but not ...

One of the simple joys of summer is eating fresh blackberries. Anyone who has picked wild blackberries in the woods would be hesitant to grow them at home. They envision tangled brambles full of ...

How to prune your berry patch, with different approaches for floricanes and primocanes. Berry season is just around the corner, and NOW is the time to prune your raspberry and blackberry bushes. In ...

Last summer, I was picking and eating what were arguably the best fruits I have ever tasted (a belief I often hold when a particular fruit is ripe). They were blackberries, but not just any ...

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been picking and eating what are arguably the best fruits I have ever tasted (a belief I often hold when a particular fruit is ripe). They are blackberries, but not ...

For the past couple of weeks, I've been picking and eating what are arguably the best fruits I have ever tasted (a belief I often hold when a particular fruit is ripe). They are blackberries, but not ...

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been picking and eating what are arguably the best fruits I have ever tasted (a belief I often hold when a particular fruit is ripe). They are blackberries, but not ...

It may sound strange, but blackberries are a fruit I don’t remember eating much as a child. I grew up eating raspberries in our home garden, but never blackberries. I am from northern Illinois, and ...

Now is the time to do some basic management of cane fruits, such as these raspberries, to ensure a bountiful harvest later in summer. Chris Enroth Chris Enroth Now is the time to do some basic ...