This variety does produce on first-year canes and the berries are of a decent quality. That said, there is a minor and major negative po...Read Moreint to this berry. The berries are very late to ripen and for myself in the Willamette Valley of Oregon that means I can start picking them well after Labor Day. A nice idea to extend the harvest but as the amount of daylight decreases the berries cannot reach their full potential. The biggest drawback I have found is the aggressive root system. I have never seen this in any other type of Rubus species. Maybe in a more well-contained environment with warmer autumn temperatures Prime-Jim would find its perfect home.
Finally, a primocane blackberry. This means they will make fruit on their first year canes, and I can mow them down at the end of the sea...Read Moreson along with my Heritage red raspberries. They should both sprout in the spring and be ready for harvest in the fall. I just bought them, and will let ya'll know how they do here in zone 9b.
This variety does produce on first-year canes and the berries are of a decent quality. That said, there is a minor and major negative po...Read More
Finally, a primocane blackberry. This means they will make fruit on their first year canes, and I can mow them down at the end of the sea...Read More