Ripshot
Active Member
First, a little background into the choice of location.
Two years ago I moved to a new home that didnt have any real secure locations close enough to the house that I could keep a few, large plants. This spring, I found a decent spot that had good cover but not as optimal sun as I would like, but is about the only spot I could grow close to home.
Ive grown in many spots over the years. Last year, I grew one plant in a bucket outdoors in my backyard and I was suprised on how well it did. being able to feed and water it daily really produces.
So I decided to plant in this semi shady spot and hope for the best.
In March I germinated 6 Blackberry seeds bought from Vancouver Island Seed company. I started them indoors, under a florescent shop light for the first two weeks. Then they went into my cold frame outside with the rest of my vegtables. Sorry I dont have any pics of them at that stage.
In may I moved them to my location. This time, I didnt add any nutrients too the soil, partly because im tired of slugging big bags and bales to my grows and I have to walk through some really open areas that are visible from the road to get there.
All I mixed in to the holes was what I had left lying around, perlite and vermiculite. While the sun in this location is not optimal, the soil is nice and rich. This is kind of an experiment to see how well these plants can do in the native soil with plenty of areation from the perlite, and water retention from the vermiculite.
Of course ive been feeding them regularly, with simple Muskie fish emulsion bought from Canadian Tire. We have had good rains this spring so ive been counting that to give them a good blast of plain water and wash away excess nutrients.
Here they are June 20, 2009. There are actually 6 but you can only see 5.
Two years ago I moved to a new home that didnt have any real secure locations close enough to the house that I could keep a few, large plants. This spring, I found a decent spot that had good cover but not as optimal sun as I would like, but is about the only spot I could grow close to home.
Ive grown in many spots over the years. Last year, I grew one plant in a bucket outdoors in my backyard and I was suprised on how well it did. being able to feed and water it daily really produces.
So I decided to plant in this semi shady spot and hope for the best.
In March I germinated 6 Blackberry seeds bought from Vancouver Island Seed company. I started them indoors, under a florescent shop light for the first two weeks. Then they went into my cold frame outside with the rest of my vegtables. Sorry I dont have any pics of them at that stage.
In may I moved them to my location. This time, I didnt add any nutrients too the soil, partly because im tired of slugging big bags and bales to my grows and I have to walk through some really open areas that are visible from the road to get there.
All I mixed in to the holes was what I had left lying around, perlite and vermiculite. While the sun in this location is not optimal, the soil is nice and rich. This is kind of an experiment to see how well these plants can do in the native soil with plenty of areation from the perlite, and water retention from the vermiculite.
Of course ive been feeding them regularly, with simple Muskie fish emulsion bought from Canadian Tire. We have had good rains this spring so ive been counting that to give them a good blast of plain water and wash away excess nutrients.
Here they are June 20, 2009. There are actually 6 but you can only see 5.
look the same as they did yesterday when I placed them in the cups. No wilting or change of appearance at all. Suposed to be hot today 28 degrees but under the deck it is cool and moist. Been keeping them wet with the sprayer.
