growing loganberries in pots

Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the container. Remove the canes from pot, position two canes in the same hole and backfill with soil, gently firming down. If planting more than one plant, ensure you space them at least 1.5m apart.

1. Does loganberry need a trellis?
2. How do you look after loganberry plants?
3. Do loganberries need full sun?
4. How big do loganberry bushes grow?
5. Should you prune loganberries?
6. What does a loganberry tree look like?
7. How do I prune a loganberry plant?
8. How do you propagate loganberry?
9. Are loganberries edible?
10. Are loganberries thornless?
11. Is loganberry a real berry?
12. Are loganberries good for you?
13. What is the difference between tayberry and loganberry?
14. Do blackberries fruit on old wood?
15. When should Raspberries be cut back?
16. Do you cut blueberry bushes back?
17. What soil do loganberries like?
18. Are strawberries and loganberries related?
19. Is loganberry carbonated?

Does loganberry need a trellis?

What is a loganberry? The loganberry is a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry with large dark-red berries that are raspberry-shaped. Their rambling habit is more blackberry-like however and they need a supporting framework to accommodate their long stems.

How do you look after loganberry plants?

Loganberry Growing Guide

1. Miscellaneous ●
2. Rich, moisture-retentive soil.
3. Full sun or partial shade.
4. Yes.
5. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in spring.
6. Prepare a sturdy frame of wires against a wall or on posts. ...
7. After harvesting, cut 2 year old branches to ground level. ...
8. Pick when ripe.

Do loganberries need full sun?

Loganberries (thornless)

They are self-fertile so you only need one plant. Each flower makes one berry. Full sun is the ideal position but they can tolerate partial shade.

How big do loganberry bushes grow?

If you are thinking of growing a loganberry, firstly make sure that you choose a sunny spot with enough space to allow the plant to stretch out its long stems which can grow up to 10 feet in length.

Should you prune loganberries?

Blackberries and most hybrid berries, such as tayberry, wineberry, boysenberry and loganberry, all crop on long stems or canes. All of them are vigorous and require annual pruning and training for easy management.

What does a loganberry tree look like?

The loganberry is a vigorous, nearly trailing plant with compound leaves of three to five leaflets and prickly canes. Its deep wine-red, tart, high-flavoured fruit is technically an aggregate of druplets and is hollow like a blackberry.

How do I prune a loganberry plant?

Loganberries produce best on 1 year old canes. Do not prune the bush for the first year after it is planted. In subsequent years, as soon as harvesting has finished, cut down the 2 year old canes to ground level and tie in the new canes which will have grown during the summer.

How do you propagate loganberry?

It can be done by layering or by taking woody cuttings. The easiest way by far, however, is to point a growing tip into either a jar of water or a pot of compost. Like the blackberry, this triggers a rooting mechanism, and the tip will quickly develop roots and send out new shoots.

Are loganberries edible?

Loganberries are succulent berries that are delicious eaten out of hand or made into pies, jellies and jams. They don't ripen all at once but gradually and they have a tendency to hide underneath leaves.

Are loganberries thornless?

Loganberry Plant

Loganberry plants are sturdy and more disease- and frost-resistant than many other berries. These plants are thornless and the loganberry bush usually produces about ten canes. The canes are not as upright as its raspberry parent, and tend instead to vine more like its blackberry parent.

Is loganberry a real berry?

The loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus) is a hybrid of the North American blackberry (Rubus ursinus) and the European raspberry (Rubus idaeus). The plant and the fruit resemble the blackberry more than the raspberry, but the fruit color is a dark red, rather than black as in blackberries.

Are loganberries good for you?

Fat free, saturated fat free, cholesterol free, sodium free, an excellent source of vitamin C, fiber and manganese and a good source of vitamin K and folate.

What is the difference between tayberry and loganberry?

Both were created by crossing specific varieties of blackberry and raspberry, loganberry named after an American horticulturalist and lawyer, James Harvey Logan, whereas the tayberry takes its name from the River Tay in Scotland, a country well-regarded for producing excellent species of raspberry due to the excellent ...

Do blackberries fruit on old wood?

Blackberries only produce fruit on canes that are two years old, so once a cane has produced berries, it will never produce berries again. Cutting these spent canes off the blackberry bush will encourage the plant to produce more first year canes, which in turn will mean more fruit producing canes next year.

When should Raspberries be cut back?

How to prune raspberry canes

1. • Autumn-fruiting raspberries. Prune in late winter (February), cutting back all the canes to ground level before new growth commences. The plants will fruit on new growth.
2. • Summer-fruiting raspberries. During the autumn, cut down to soil level all canes that bore fruit during the summer.

Do you cut blueberry bushes back?

To keep them producing well, blueberry bushes need to be pruned every year. ... You want the bush to have a narrow base and a wide, open top that allows sunlight and air in. The best time to prune blueberry bushes is late winter while they're still dorant.

What soil do loganberries like?

Fill in with soil or soil mixed with some compost, firm soil in so it's at the original pot growing point, and water well. Once established, blackberries easily survive with little water but do best with regular watering, particularly at fruit ripening times. In drier areas, drip lines are ideal.

Are strawberries and loganberries related?

Berries. Strawberries are closely related to many other tasty berries that are also members of the Rosacea family. Some of the more widely known ones are blackberry, raspberry, boysenberry and loganberry.

Is loganberry carbonated?

You probably know loganberry as a drink, and if you've never tried it, it's dark red, non-carbonated, caffeine-free, and a "Buffalo thing". Loganberry was originally sold in beverage form at Crystal Beach theme park over the border.