Re: Miller Nurseries
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Miller Nurseries
- From: B* D*
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 06:07:31 -0500
Do you have any experience with blackberries? You talk as if it is
one bush you want to plant. From that, I assume you don't expect to
harvest fruit to eat except a few berries. If you are going to plant
only one, then there shouldn't be any trouble with the blackberry's
spreading ways. If you buy, say, 6 plants, then be prepared to
keep them in bounds. They send out underground runners and pop
up sometimes quite far from mother. When I bought my place and
moved here a year ago, the previous owner had planted 4 in a
raised bed. I transplanted them to an area near the perimeter
fence, but a few shoots are still popping up in the grass surrounding
the bed. I've dug down deeply twice and removed all the roots I
could find in the bed, but still they persist outside the raised bed.
I've been digging up those shoots and now have blackberry
landscaping inside my wooden privacy fence.
I've never bought from Miller, in answer to your other question.
Barbara Davis zone 7/8 southwest of Fort Worth, TX
> Has anyone bought anything from Miller Nurseries? I want to buy a blackberry
> bush called "Chester" (a thornless cultivar). Any experience with their
> plants?
>
> And can anyone give me tips on planting a blackberry bush, what problems
> (besides birds) to look for.
>
> Also, going to buy a couple of Rhubarb plants. Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Janice
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