Grow guide
How to grow Blackberry Chester
Rubus fruticosus 'Chester'
- Type
- Blackberry
- Zones
- USDA zones 4–8
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 365–365 days
- Spacing
- 36″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Very hardy
- Sowing
- bare-root
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize Annual
- Trellis Annual
- Harvest 2x/week in season
Notes
Thornless semi-erect floricane ripening mid-to-late July; cold-hardy to -23°F, well suited to upper Midwest home gardens.
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