Response to Has anyone grown the blackberries that produce 20 gallons per plant?

Vickie: The address for Severtson Farms, the people who have the Doyle Blackberry Farm, is 4000 Hwy 78 North, Wylie Tx 75098. They can be reached on the web at www.fruitsandberries.com. The plants cost 15.00 each, plus 3.00 shipping. They offer a video, for 8 dollars, which shows the plants at different stages, shows how they tie them up to wires, (basically just like you do a grapevine). When the vines get about 10 feet long, you cut about 4 inches or so off the tip, to stop the growth, and force the vine to form lateral branches. Keep tying each vine up to a pole, or along fences, etc. If you live in a cold area, you have to lay them down along the ground, then tip and train the end of the branch and the laterals up the fence, mulching them well. That was about all there was to the video, so don't waste your money on it if you order. They just also promoted fertilizing well, watering with a drip system (in Texas, at least, where the temp is pretty hot in summer). Good luck. I'm anxious to give them a try, although it sounds as if it will be 3 to 5 years before they are fully mature, with berries the second year. Jan

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