How to save seeds from blackberries? How to collect seeds yourself

How to save blackberry seeds

Blackberry is also called raspberry, dewberry, etc. The fruit of this plant is oval in shape and grows in clusters. The seeds grow inside the fruit, but its seeds are very small, so you must be very careful if you want to pick them.

Blackberries are generally fully ripe in May and June each year. The ripe fruits are picked, the skin and pulp on the surface are washed off, and then stored in layers of wet sand so that they can be sown in the spring of the following year.

Blackberry Seed Propagation

Blackberries can be propagated by seeds in spring and autumn, specifically in March-April and October-November. This is when the temperature is suitable and the climate is stable. The survival rate after sowing will be relatively high. If properly maintained, they will germinate in about 7-20 days.

How to grow blackberry seeds

1. Tillage and land preparation

Before planting blackberry seeds, the soil needs to be deeply plowed, leveled and fined, the weeds in the field also need to be cleaned up, and then an appropriate amount of farmyard manure is added to provide sufficient nutrients for the later growth of the plants.

2. Sowing

Blackberry seeds can be planted by broadcasting, and then covered with a thin layer of soil on the surface of the seeds. After the plants grow seedlings, they can be replanted. This can ensure that the yield of the plants is not affected, and they can start to bear fruit from the second year.