Blackberry Jumbo

Every gardener wants to grow berries that are tasty and useful in their garden. For these purposes, the Jumbo blackberry, which is famous for its sweet berries, is perfect, and it is also undemanding to cultivation. However, in order to avoid difficulties in the cultivation of this plant, you should be well acquainted with the characteristic features of the Jumbo blackberry variety and with its agricultural technology.

Blackberry Jumbo: variety description and origin

                              Blackberry Jumbo: photo

Blackberries appeared on European territory in the eighteenth century, were brought from the American continent. For a fairly long period of time, it grew in the wild in the forests, however, the breeders did not pass by the tasty, pleasant, beneficial berries. In a short time, a fairly large number of novelty varieties were bred, which are distinguished by decent yield indicators and are suitable for planting in different areas.

Blackberry Jumbo is a new high-yielding blackberry variety without thorns, which was developed by breeders from France. This variety very quickly fell in love with gardeners and became very popular in their circles.

This variety is widespread because of the excellent excellent taste of the berries and due to undemanding care. Speak about this type of blackberry extremely positively. Despite the fact that this is a novelty variety, it is already very popular.

What is the difference between the Jumbo blackberry variety

• The bush is quite strong, but compact, does not grow on the sides. All shoots are almost vertical, the annual growth is forty-five to fifty-five cm. Growing up to one and a half meters, they begin to tilt towards the ground. For this reason, the bushes need to be tied up on trellis. Usually, only two or three new shoots appear per year.
• The blackberry variety Jumbo has no thorns. Leaves are dark green in color, carved, serrated, in the form of an oval.
• The Jumbo blackberry variety can be cultivated not only for yourself, but also to display the fruits for sale.

Fruit.

Blackberry Jumbo: photo

• The berries are similar to raspberries and mulberries. This type has brushes with a large number of fruits, which are distinguished by their large size. In this characteristic, the variety occupies a leading position in comparison with other blackberry varieties.
• The berries are black, glossy, weighing thirty grams. The skin that covers the fruit is durable, sufficiently resistant to mechanical damage.
• The fruits are dense and juicy. The inner content of the berry is sweet, slightly sour. The drupes are small but soft.
• The berries are perfectly transported. They can be stored on a refrigerator shelf for more than seven days without losing their marketability and taste.

Characteristic features of the Jumbo blackberry variety.

Blackberry Jumbo: photo of the variety

Before planting this variety in your garden, weigh all the pros and cons to find out about its advantages and disadvantages.

The main advantages of the Jumbo variety.

The dignity of the variety lies not only in the excellent taste of the fruit, but also in its resistance to heat. It has excellent tolerance to elevated temperature conditions. The quality characteristics of the berries do not get worse, they are not able to bake in the sun. The plant is unpretentious to the ground, the scorching rays of the sun are not afraid of it.Lack of light does not have the slightest effect on the growth and development of the bush. But the shrub responds negatively to cold temperatures and high humidity, so it must be covered even in moderate climatic conditions.

When planting a plant in places located in the shade, you will need to additionally feed it.

How the Jumbo blackberry bears fruit.

Blackberry Jumbo: photo of the variety

This variety is of medium ripeness. In the south, ripening begins on the fifteenth of July, and in the northern regions - on the first or fifteenth of August.

Since blackberries bear fruit for a rather long time, flowers and fruits can be observed on the bush at the same time.

Productivity, fruiting period.

During the first year of growth and formation of the shrub, there will be no fruit. Do not be upset, because for the next season the plant will give a generous tasty harvest.

Jumbo blackberries bear fruit within 6 weeks. One bush gives twenty five to thirty kg of fruit. Due to the undemanding variety, fruiting is possible under any conditions.

How the Jumbo blackberry fruit is used.

Blackberry fruits are eaten fresh, and they are also stuffed with pies. The berries are dried, dried, they are used to make jam, preserves, compote, marmalade, jelly. Also blackberry Jumbo is used in the preparation of wines.

The berries are frozen because they are able to maintain their marketable and excellent taste, so housewives use fresh fruits both in summer and winter.

In addition, the plant acts as an antiseptic, works well against inflammation and in wound healing. In alternative medicine, berries, leaves, flowers have been used. Decoctions and infusions are prepared from them.

Resistant to diseases and harmful insects.

Blackberry varieties have a large number of different diseases, but the variety we are considering has a high immunity to most of them, this compares favorably with other blackberry forms.

There are also a small number of pests, if prevention is carried out in time, the risk of attacks from enemies will decrease.

Pros and cons.

pros.

• Large size and mass of berries.
• The bush is compact.
• Excellent taste of the fruit.
• Decent yield indicator.
• Bears fruit for a long time.
• Berries are stored for a long time.
• Undemanding care.
• Disease immunity.
• No thorns.
• Resistant to the hot season.

Minuses.

• Reduced resistance to winter seasons

Blackberry Jumbo: photo of the variety

Blackberry Jumbo: variety breeding

Jumbo blackberry propagation methods: with the help of apical layers (shoots take root without separating them from the bush); cuttings (cuttings are cut from green shoots).

If the blackberry variety Jumbo is propagated using root cuttings, then the fry will have thorns.

Blackberry Jumbo: planting and care

Blackberry Jumbo: photo of the variety

Planting this blackberry plant is easy enough. You just need to follow the basic rules.

Optimal time to plant Jumbo blackberries

Blackberries are planted in the spring or autumn season. Planting bushes with closed roots is carried out from the spring season to the onset of the first cold snaps.

How to choose the desired site.

The shrub loves to grow in a sunny and warm place, for this reason it is planted in well-lit areas that are protected from the winds, and it is also better to have a small hill. Excessive liquid will harm the bush.

How to prepare the soil.

For planting the plants, a nutritious substrate is harvested, it is laid out on the bottom of the planting pit. To prepare the soil mixture, three hundred grams of superphosphate, four buckets of manure, eight buckets of garden soil, seven hundred grams of wood ash are mixed. All components mix well.

How to choose and prepare Jumbo blackberry seedlings.

The optimum age for planting blackberry bushes is 1.5 years.Jumbo blackberry seedlings should have: one or two stems, a basal bud, developed roots, two or three ten-centimeter roots.

Jumbo blackberry planting scheme.

It is recommended to plant the bushes according to the scheme 1x2 m. But for this variety, it is permissible to plant the plants densely.

Further agricultural technology.

It is quite easy to care for this blackberry. It is necessary to water, loosen the soil, cut the bush, remove weeds, feed the bush and prepare it for the winter season.

Jumbo blackberry care rules.

Blackberry Jumbo needs to be tied to a trellis, because the shoots that have grown up to one and a half meters begin to tilt towards the ground. So that the thickets do not form chaotically, you need to take care of the bush.

Action required.

Jumbo blackberries do an excellent job with dry periods, however, if possible, it is advisable to water the bush 1-2 times every seven days. Be sure to water the plant when it is blooming and bearing fruit.

To increase productivity in the spring season, the shrub is fed. For this purpose, twenty-five grams of nitrogen-containing fertilizer and two buckets of humus are introduced by the root method. In the summer, the plant is fed with potassium or phosphorus (dosage - forty five to fifty five grams).

Loose and weed the soil, if necessary.

Jumbo Blackberry Pruning Procedure

If you trim the bush correctly, then it will grow, bear fruit and develop normally. The purpose of pruning shrubs during the spring season is to get rid of frozen branches. In the fall, remove old, not fruitful shoots, because they make the blackberries weak.

How to prepare Jumbo blackberries for the winter season.

Preparing the plant for the winter season, old and weak lashes are cut off at the root, leaving only seven to nine young and strong shoots, they are shortened by ¼ (twenty to forty cm).

At the end of the cutting, the plant is removed from the supports, bent to the ground. The ground under the bush is mulched with a layer of ten to twelve cm. For this purpose, sawdust, needles, peat are used. On top, a layer of mulch is covered with polyethylene, roofing felt, agrofibre.

Gardeners with experience even in the spring season carry out a competent formation of shrubs, namely, they send young and fruit-bearing lashes on different sides on the trellises.

Diseases and harmful insects to which the Jumbo blackberry is susceptible

Blackberry Jumbo can be affected by non-infectious diseases (due to excess or lack of trace elements), bacterial ailments (root cancer), viral diseases (curl, mosaic, yellow mesh, rust).

However, the blackberry variety we are considering has a good immunity to diseases, if you follow preventive measures and agricultural technology, then the shrub will give an excellent generous harvest for a long time.

Harmful insects.

• Khrushch. Harmful to the root system. Withering and death of the bush. How to fight: sow mustard next to blackberries; before planting, soak the roots in a solution of the drug "Aktara" (0.65%); during the growing season to process the near-trunk circle "Confidor", "Antichrusch".
• Raspberry beetle. Shoots, leaves, fruits, inflorescences, root system are damaged. How to fight: for prevention, dig up the soil under the plants; dust the dug up soil with ash or tobacco dust; when buds appear, spray the bush with solutions of Iskra, Fufagon, Kemifos.
• Raspberry stem fly... Young shoots are damaged. How to fight: Cut off the affected shoots and then burn them.
• Blackberry mite. The appearance of the shrub and the characteristics of the fruit are deteriorating. How to fight: in the spring, spray the shoots (until the buds have blossomed) with Tiovita or Envidor solutions.
• Spider mite... The leaves turn yellow and fall off ahead of time.How to fight: when the first leaves appear, the bush is treated with Fitoverm, Aktofit, BI-58 three times every seven days.

Summary.

It is an obvious fact that the large fruit variety Jumbo has earned the attention and love of horticulturists. Someone might think that a foreign hybrid needs the most comfortable conditions, but in reality everything is completely different. The variety is undemanding, gives high yields, you need to make a minimum of effort to take care of it, so the shrub will also thank you with delicious berries.

Blackberry Jumbo: video about the variety

Blackberry Jumbo: reviews of gardeners about the variety

Maria Valentinovna Parkhomova, Belgorod region, 49 years old: “I have been growing blackberries for a long time, but before in the garden there were only varieties with thorns. Tired of scratching, I read the reviews of gardeners with experience about the blackberry variety Jumbo without thorns, I decided to plant it. I bought two Jumbo blackberry seedlings, I can say with confidence that the reviews are really true. The fruits are sweet, large, can be stored for a long time, they will not be crumpled during transportation. The last fact for my family is very important, because we also sell Jumbo blackberries on the market, except for how we grow for ourselves. I want to plant two more bushes this season. I also liked that Jumbo blackberries can be eaten for more than a month. I strongly advise you to try it! "

Tatyana Alexandrovna, Moscow region, 36 years old:“The thornless blackberry Jumbo was a wonder for me. At first, I was disappointed, the harvest in the first year was weak, but a friend saved the situation, explaining that it was necessary to prune the bush in time, since all his efforts went to growth. At that time we were just starting our "gardening careers". They listened to the recommendations of a friend, and at that time blackberry varieties were already growing on her territory, they cut and fed the bush in a timely manner, the harvest turned out to be excellent. Jumbo blackberries are delicious, and you will lick the jam! "