How to Grow Sweeter Blackberries

by Joyce Toledo
(Hawthorne, NJ)

What do I need to do to the soil to make my blackberries sweeter?


ANSWER:

I don't know that there is anything you can do to the soil to make your blackberries sweeter.

However, you can leave the berries on the vine until they are very ripe. This can make a big difference. Also, the hotter and sunnier the weather, the sweeter the berries will become naturally.

If nothing else, tart blackberries make great pies and jam!