{"id":7988,"date":"2020-06-21T00:08:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T00:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=7988"},"modified":"2020-06-21T00:08:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T00:08:43","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-175-blackberry-rubus-loch-ness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/21\/plant-a-day-2020-day-175-blackberry-rubus-loch-ness\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 175) Blackberry (Rubus) “Loch Ness”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Started from seed purchased on eBay about ten years ago, I\u2019m not sure these can be called \u201cLoch Ness.\u201d It is probably more likely to call the seedlings of Loch Ness. Like Chester, this is a thornless clone, and like Chester, I have had almost no luck getting decent berries from this plant. My brother has another of the seedlings growing at the P-Patch he manages in West Seattle, and that one gets berries every year when he can fend the weeders off who see any blackberry as a weed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I work to clear away the massive camellia and other plants in this area of the orchard garden, I\u2019m hoping I\u2019ll be able to free up some space for this plant to provide some tasty berries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the berry challenges, the flowers of this plant are some of the most beautiful in the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n