Blackberry Thornless 'Waldo' Rubus ursinus x Rubus hybrid
- Description
- A thornless deciduous blackberry with large fruit. Slow to establish; plant in sun of partial shade. Height approximately 1.8m. Self-fertile.
- Uses
- Eat fresh, jams, desserts, smoothies, pies, often cooked with apple to made a pie.
- Recipes
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- Purchased From
- Diggers
- Date Planted
- March 2019
- Harvest
- December & January
- Harvest dates
- First Harvest - 21 December 2020 to January 2021- Berries are a good size, sweet with only a hint of tart. Quantity picked so far - 1.950 kilograms.
- Pruning
- Fruit is produced on previous years' canes. When new canes grow, tie them to a trellis or wire. After fruiting, cut out old canes at ground level, leaving only the new canes tied to the trellis.
- Fertilise
- At bloom time (early spring) and after harvest (Autumn).
- Notes
- 21 December 2020 - Noticed lots of ants all over the leaves and berries; did not see any aphids on the plant. The ants made picking the berries a little difficult.
29 December 2020 - Some ripe berries were ruined by heavy rain. In the future, will remember to pick all ripe berries before the rain.
