If you want to grow your own fruit, a great place to start is by growing blackberries. Fertilizing your blackberry plants will give you the highest yield and the largest juiciest fruit, but how to fertilize your blackberry bushes? Read on to find out when to fertilize blackberry bushes and other specific blackberry feeding requirements. How to Fertilize Blackberries Berries, in general, are nutritious, and blackberries have been shown to help fight cancer and cardiovascular disease as well as slow down aging of the brain. Today’s new cultivars can even be found thornless, erasing those memories of torn clothing and scratched skin while harvesting their wild brethren. Easier to harvest, they may be, but to get that bumper crop, you need a fertilizer for blackberries. First things first, though. Plant your berries in full sun, allowing plenty of room to grow. The soil should be well-draining, sandy loam rich in organic matter. Decide if you want trailing, semi-trailing or erect berries and thorny or thornless. All blackberries benefit from a trellis or support so have that in place as well. How many plants should you get? Well, a single healthy blackberry plant can supply up to 10 pounds of berries per year! When to Fertilize Blackberries Read more at Gardening Know How: Fertilizing Blackberry Plants – Learn When To Fertilize Blackberry Bushes http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/fertilizing-blackberry-plants.htm