YouTube: How to Pick Blackberries at their Sweetest
Our latest video shares 4 things to look for to pick blackberries at their sweetest. Christy shares the signs of ripeness so you can have sweeter berries grown at home.
Cane berries - what to know before planting them
YouTube: 2 Things Before Planting Cane Berries (blackberries / raspberries)
If you plan to grow blackberries, raspberries, boysenberries and the like, there are two things to know before you plant these cane berries. Our latest YouTube video helps you decide on a location, and how to keep these plants in check.
YouTube: Pruning Blackberries in 3 Steps
Our latest YouTube video shows you how to prune unruly blackberries before spring bud in 3 steps.
The finished cake is dusted with powdered sugar. We crushed some of the berries in the sauce as well.
Recipe: Blackberry Polenta Cake
If you are up to your eyeballs in blackberries, here is the recipe for you. This blackberry polenta cake uses 4 cups of blackberries between the cake and the sauce. And it's delicious!
Tara Weaver
Podcast: Fruits and Berries with Tara Austen Weaver
This week's podcast guest is Tara Austen Weaver, freelance writer and author of Growing Berries and Fruit Trees in the Pacific Northwest. Tara shares her passion for home-grown fruit and berries, and tips for a successful harvest from your back yard.
The recipe makes about 2 pints
Recipe: Blackberry Jam
Blackberry season comes on strong, and if you don't embrace it, your garden will have an understory of rotten blackberries within a month. We've already frozen 3 pints of berries, and made blackberry ice cream. We're still picking 2 cups a day. Next up: jam. This recipe we found on The Easy Homestead uses no pectin and no cane sugar. It uses honey (which we have in abundance at the moment, thank you, bees) and half an apple instead. I…
Ask Gardenerd: Protecting Blackberries
We got a good one from Ask Gardenerd this week: "Hello, our blackberries are thriving this year, probably because of all the rain we got in SoCal, but I am afraid the birds will get them before us, like they did with our blueberries. Do you have any tips and tricks for proper bird netting installment over blackberry bushes? Any brands or techniques you could recommend? - Micky" Good question, Micky. There are several approaches and bird netting is one…
Prune blackberry canes that have turned brown. Leave green canes in place.
Ask Gardenerd: Pruning Blackberries
As we look into the corner of the Gardenerd Test Garden, we see the need for blackberry pruning. Someone else in the Gardenerd community did the same thing and asked: "I believe you mentioned it is time to prune blackberries, but what's your method? My Seattle friends say they all cut the plants off at ground level and tear out the runners invading new territory. My plants are 2 years old. What is best pruning method for the maximum yield…
The finished product will be delicious and refreshing.
Recipe: Caramel Blackberry Goat Milk Ice Cream
Here's one for anyone who can't do cow. We recently discovered a raw goat milk vendor at our local farmers' market and decided that it was time to experiment with goat milk ice cream. Since blackberries are in season, it seemed like the perfect combination. Most recipes include a list of ingredients with eggs and cow's cream for a custard-style base. Since the whole point is to avoid cow's milk, we sought out a recipe using only goat milk...and found…