Blackberry plant help please new to gardening

Please help me my blackberry leaves are browning and crispy I reported them after buying them from the store they were already grown with only leaves on them but ever since I repotted them the started turning brown and are crispy and crunch when touched. I can post a picture if needed, also when I move the pot I see little bugs crawling fast in and out the soil when I move the top layer of soil they start all spreading and I am able to see more of it I only pot about a week ago

It looks like a combination of drying out and sun/windburn plants from stores have often been babied, kept in ideal conditions to bring them along so putting it outside in full sun/wind is a shock to the plant. Keep it well watered (but not wet) and move it into the shade and out of any wind for a month or so and it should recover fine.

Rebecca,

Judging by the picture, I would suggest that they are dry and maybe have a little transplant shock.

The potting soil looks pretty dry.  You don’t want the soil soaking, but you do want it moist.  If regular watering is difficult, maybe water and then cover with straw, shredded newspaper, old leaves, or some type of organic matter used as a mulch.  Mulch will help regulate soil moisture and help it from being too wet to abruptly too dry.

I hope this helps,

Eric

Is it possible to get a picture of the bugs? Or are they too small? Maybe once you get the soil moist they will go away.

Did you use new potting soil?

Thank you guys for the reply I will be adding mulch and leaving it in the shade I was leaving it in the sun all day and it’s around 85-90 degrees where I live. I also was watering everyday but will try to do a big watering and then the mulch.

Anne Miller wrote:Is it possible to get a picture of the bugs? Or are they too small? Maybe once you get the soil moist they will go away.

Did you use new potting soil?

Annie they are to small to get a picture I can barely see them with my eyes until I start messing with the soil I tried taking a picture but the move really fast as well and once I stopped moving the soil they all disappear

Sorry also new to this website sorry if I post in the wrong section

Rebecca,

You got the right section, so you are perfectly good there.

But I can totally see your blackberries as being a victim of some heat stress.  85-90 degrees is pretty warm when the plant does not have access to the ground moisture.  If this plant were actually in the ground, it would be different, but in a pot without contact with the ground, it’s a bit much for the poor plant.

But fear not, blackberries are pretty resilient plants.  Give them just a bit of TLC and they should be fine.  On watering, when the commercial potting soil mix you have dries out, it is difficult to get it to soak up water again.  It needs a really heavy soaking to unlock the soil mixes ability to soak up and really retain water again.  Soak it thoroughly and it will really drink up and retain moisture once again.

I think you will be pleased with your blackberry.  Please keep us updated as to your progress!

Eric

Blackberries are not a plant I would have ever considered for a pot - is it possible for you to put them in the ground somewhere?  They look like they're just getting cooked in that small container, and the soil looks bone dry.

The bugs you're seeing could be springtails, but it's impossible to say without seeing them.  If it is them, they only eat decaying things and won't harm your plant.