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"Thank you Catherine,
Do you know anything about boysenberries. I planted one last spring in the dormant stage. This spring it spouted out all over the place. Am I supposed to trim it this first year? Phil"
Do you know anything about boysenberries. I planted one last spring in the dormant stage. This spring it spouted out all over the place. Am I supposed to trim it this first year? Phil"
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Hello, I'm in Mesa, I have the Bee Oasis Urban Farm.
Hi Phil, I just harvested some of the Pink Brandywine and they are amazing -- you were right!! I posted on my external blog about it.
http://edibleherbsandflowers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pink-brandywine-t...
Hi Phil,
Most growers choose to prune back the berry plants (boysenberries are really a kind of blackberry) in the fall. I'm glad yours took off. You have a couple of choices at this point. Leave it all be, or cut everything back except 4-6 canes, depending on how large it is. Whips may root if they touch the ground, so you have choices also about how much spread you want out of the plant.
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