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sweetscent
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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Location: Fort Worth, Zone 8
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 4:21 pm Post subject: Multi-coloured blackberries |
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| Well, my dad's out in the country between Joshua & Cleburne, in sandy red soil w/ lots of gophers(but that's another woe). He's been raising blackberries for about 5 yrs now & had some come ripe that are mostly deep purple, but w/ some of the individual cells of the berry actually almost white. He's not organic (but is hard-headed--I've been trying to convert him for years), but doesn't use any sprays on these plants. They're one of the Indian names, thornless, well-established & the whole berry tastes fine. Any ideas?? |
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Tony M
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
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Location: McKinney,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Sweetcent-
I don't have an answer for you but I am totally organic, live miles away from your dad and have the same problem. My first thought is not enough water. They need a lot of water during the berry stage and it is hard to get enough to them. Let's hope someone has an answer and there is a fix.
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bglass
Joined: 20 Jun 2003
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Location: Winnsboro
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 12:21 pm Post subject: Multi-Coloured Blackberries |
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We have grown both the thorny and the thornless blackberries. Didn't have a problem with the "white" parts on the thorny varieties. Several white ones is not much to put up with considering we don't have to deal with the thorns anymore! :lol:
We seem to have berries with white parts early in the ripening season and not so many later. The blackberry is actually made up of lots of individual berries on each big berry. I'm wondering if some of the individual berries are not totally pollinated and that's why they don't develop any color. I also have some berries with one side dark and nice and the other side is just seeds. Any answer for that? |
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Bluestem
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Posts: 169
Location: N. Texas
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Stink bugs may cause the problem. They seem to suck the juice out of the berry. But never get the whole berry. Look around while your picking. It does not take many stink bugs to ruin your berry patch. |
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flowerlover
Joined: 06 May 2003
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Location: Waxahachie,TEXAS
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 11:00 am Post subject: |
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I wonder if stinkbugs like tomatoes, too. I have them on my tomatoes, I've noticed.
Would blackberries grow just south of Dallas? I've been wanting to try them. |
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Tony M
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
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Location: McKinney,TEXAS
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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flowerlover
Blackberries grow just about anywhere in Texas, the east half is best. They grow wild in far east Texas. Raspberries however...
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