Blackberry and Raspberry Culture for the Home Garden Julia Whitworth, Extension Small Fruits Specialist B lackberries are among the easiest of all fruits to grow. Few fruits produce more dependably than blackberries. Properly maintained, irrigated plantings of good varieties may produce crops for 15 years or more.
Blackberry fruit has a range of distinctive flavors which vary from sweet to tart.
The fruit can be used fresh, frozen, or canned. Well established plants will produce about 1 quart or more of fruit per linear foot of row. All these features make blackberries an attractive crop for home gardeners. However, they will tolerate a wider range of soil types than will most other fruits. A site with a slight, north facing slope is preferred to help prevent spring frost injury and to protect plants from southwest winds in summer.