Blackberries

[HaveYouSeenHerLately]

I'm looking for some tips for introducing blackberries to my garden!

I've been fortunate to live in homes with well established blackberry bushes until now. I have barely any experience of growing fruit bushes

When is the best time to put new plants in? Do I need to wait until Spring 2015? Does that mean waiting until 2016 for fruit?!

Any help appreciated

[wowfudge]

You can buy thorn free varieties - perfect for a garden. You can buy online and plant when they are dormant; I think they come with bare roots. If you order now they'll probably be delivered late autumn for planting.

[victoryinthekitchen]

on that subject the wild ones are starting to ripen in the hedgerows, I picked some earlier this week which is my earliest ever!

[IScreamForIceCream]

Aldi have soe fruit bushes coming up --> www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thursday-7th-august/product-detail/ps/p/fruit-collection-2/

I think I might buy a few bits. I've not bought plants from Aldi before, but my friend seems to do so a lot, and says that her stuff thrives, so might give it a bash. My fruit this year has been a disappointment, so I am really starting from scratch.

I think that as they are probably container-grown, that they can be planted most times - is that right does anyone know?

[HaveYouSeenHerLately]

Thanks everyone

IScream - I saw the upcoming Aldi plants and would also be interested in opinions...