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| deadlyart 2006-09-30, 3:25 am |
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Hi all I am a newbie or (newberry) and I hope I have posted correctly.
My question is this...I planted some ordinary bramble runners and fed
and watered them like they were my own children, this year the crop of
berries I got was amazing ....big tasty berries can anyone tell me if
there is a difference between brambles and blackberries that you buy at
the local garden centre, other than the obvious thornless varieties.
Many thanks
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deadlyart
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| JennyC 2006-09-30, 1:25 pm |
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"deadlyart" <deadlyart.2exsh0@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
news:deadlyart.2exsh0@gardenbanter.co.uk...
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> Hi all I am a newbie or (newberry) and I hope I have posted correctly.
> My question is this...I planted some ordinary bramble runners and fed
> and watered them like they were my own children, this year the crop of
> berries I got was amazing ....big tasty berries can anyone tell me if
> there is a difference between brambles and blackberries that you buy at
> the local garden centre, other than the obvious thornless varieties.
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> Many thanks
I would assume that the GC ones are cultivated to produce bigger fruit.
Jenny
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| Janet Baraclough 2006-09-30, 5:25 pm |
| The message <deadlyart.2exsh0@gardenbanter.co.uk>
from deadlyart <deadlyart.2exsh0@gardenbanter.co.uk> contains these words:
> Hi all I am a newbie or (newberry) and I hope I have posted correctly.
> My question is this...I planted some ordinary bramble runners and fed
> and watered them like they were my own children, this year the crop of
> berries I got was amazing ....big tasty berries can anyone tell me if
> there is a difference between brambles and blackberries that you buy at
> the local garden centre, other than the obvious thornless varieties.
No difference, However, there is considerable variation in the wild
bramble/blackberry (as avid pickers will know) and if you find a
particularly large, delicious-fruit plant it's well worth propagating a
tip into a pot to take home and plant in the garden.
Janet
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