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Sweet Blackberry Seeds (5) For your Spring garden!

Hardy in zones 4-8

Place damp peat moss in a sandwich bag and put seeds in the peat moss. Close this and put it in your refrigerator for 3 to 4 months. The temperature must be between 33 to 35 degrees F to stratify the seeds. The seeds should start to open up in the cold.

Plant the seeds in a flower pot with stones or broken terracotta in the bottom for drainage. Use a soil made for fruit and mix it with compost. Keep the seeds moist until they start to sprout. Mix in more compost about every month and water when soil starts to feel dry.

Plant outside the next spring. Place the plants in full sun to partial shade in well-draining soil. Place a trellis behind the plants to help hold up their canes. Dig out the hole large enough so as to not bend the roots and mix soil with compost before planting the seedling. Plant the plants 2 feet apart. Keep mulch on top of the soil around the plants to keep out weeds and hold in moisture.

Berries produce after the second year. Pick berries when they turn dark red or purple in color.