Blackberries buds vulerable to cold

Temperatures early Sunday morning may be low in blackberry fields in western NC. Remember that the killing temperature for a blackberry bud is 27-28F.  Check your buds Sunday afternoon or Monday. Damage will look like this. The darkened center of the bud shows that the receptacle has been damaged and no fruit will develop from the bud. The smaller bud on the right, has no darkened center and it will produce fruit.

Blackberry production in NC is on the charts!

This is a great article reviewing the growth of the blackberry over the past 10 years and how NC fits in over a season.

Mexico and California dominate the markets, but the SE has its role. I find it interesting that GA has a single peak in production, while NC is steady over its season (3rd chart in the article link below).


https://www.freshfruitportal.com/news/2019/07/02/blackberries-in-charts-california-leads-impressive-category-growth/