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Mar 25, 2014 5:22 PM CST
Name: Arlene
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Welcome, Devin! Welcome!

I don't grow blackberries but this is what I found on the Ebony King:

This variety has earned its royal name by proving itself. Large, delicious purple berries are perfect for many a baking treat. Upright mostly thornless canes bear fruit in summer before hot days set in. Produces fruit in second year. Picking is easy and fun! No. 1 sized plants.

Furnish ample moisture during the growing period and cultivate frequently. After the first fruiting season, prune to the ground to allow room for new canes. Additional pruning should be done each spring to keep plants from becoming tangled and to improve their ability to bear. Successful growing depends on pruning the plant to 5-6 canes, along with training new canes to stand erect.

(Edited to add: it looks like these do not need fencing)

For the red raspberries, the only thing I will add it, they are EVERBEARING, so you don't want to prune in the fall but in the late winter. They will produce their heaviest in the fall. If you mow them down completely they will not really produce for spring but you will get a heavier crop in the fall. I only cut out dead wood and then trim the other canes to about 2-3 ft because I prefer to get a small spring/summer crop and then a heavier fall crop.
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