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3/11/00 I don't know the variety of these blackberries. I only know they have vicious thorns and are the sweetest blackberries I've ever tasted. I was told they are a cross between blackberry and boysenberry. I got a slip from my in-laws years ago, and we started this patch about 3 years ago with one branch with a few roots attached. I tried thornless blackberries years ago and didn't like the extremely tart flavor.
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4/2/00 Lots of new growth in less than a month.
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4/8/00 First buds are showing up now.
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4/20/00 These buds will be opening up soon.
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4/28/00 Despite the cold and wet weather, blooming has begun.
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5/4/00 Blackberries have grown into a nice mound of vines.
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5/7/00 Lots more blossoms now, and more to come.
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5/7/00 This blossom is just past petal fall.
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5/7/00 First baby blackberry for 2000!
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5/21/00 Not a baby any more. More like a teenager.
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5/30/00 OK, what's up with this? Some blossoms are turning black and drying up. Don't remember this ever happening before. Can't be lack of water; I watered during the dry spell. Don't think it's too much water; being right on the edge of the yard, drainage is good.
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6/12/00 First blackberry to start ripening.
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6/15/00 New growth evident. Since berries are borne on old growth, after harvest, I'll remove all of the canes that bore fruit this year, leaving only this year's new growth.
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7/3/00 Ripe blackberries. Getting a handful or two everyday. Not too bad, I guess, for vines this young.
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9/25/00 Obviously I didn't get the old canes cut out. The new growth just exploded before I realized it. Will try to do better next year.
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