Blackberries not liking it after transplant

Nov 09, 2020 07:49:37

We transplanted four blackberries and only one is a happy camper now, the biggest one looks fine (not pictured).

But the three little ones look like dookey. Take a gander. Yes there are three little blackberries in the attached photo.

They have pH corrected soil, 40% compost, big holes, a little sand in the mix, and top dressed with chipper mulch. The soil is moist but not overly wet. The chickens scatter the mulch every few days and we reshape it.

Is there a tea of some kind that would boost these li'l guys before the cold Central TX winter sets in? Mulch tea?

Nov 09, 2020 08:48:37

Hi Reno, how long ago were they transplanted?

Is there a tea of some kind that would boost these li'l guys before the cold Central TX winter sets in? Mulch tea?

I don't advise it. Let them go dormant. Applying fertility in the autumn when plants and trees are going dormant can sometimes result in a flush of fresh growth which can, depending on geographic location, then get nipped and die in the coming winter.

Nov 09, 2020 09:55:13

focus mostly on getting the roots acclimated and to establish, they will shoot out from the base of the plants and the roots next year. its very common for all the top growth to die back after transplant, and for the plant to rejuvenate from the ground up.

Nov 09, 2020 11:57:50

They've been in there one week. Sounds like I may be unnecessarily worried and they'll be fine in the Spring. I'm pinch hitting for my wife, who's down with a strong flu. She's the Master Gardener...I'm just an assistant in her domains.

Thank you

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