Loch Ness Blackberry Plants
The Highlights
- Compact and heavy cropping, this is an ideal soft fruit for smaller spaces
- Loch Ness is an RHS Award winning Blackberry, prized for its performance and outstanding taste
- Juicy, mid sized berries carry a rich, deep flavour with a pleasant sharpness and a sweet aftertaste.
- You can expect up to 3.5kg of fruit each year!
- Loch Ness forms a dense, compact Blackberry bush with masses of large, plump berries and no thorns! Perfect for soft fruit growing in a confined space.
- Performs well in a sunny spot or with partial shade.
- Harvest from late August through to October.
The Highlights
- Compact and heavy cropping, this is an ideal soft fruit for smaller spaces
- Loch Ness is an RHS Award winning Blackberry, prized for its performance and outstanding taste
- Juicy, mid sized berries carry a rich, deep flavour with a pleasant sharpness and a sweet aftertaste.
- You can expect up to 3.5kg of fruit each year!
- Loch Ness forms a dense, compact Blackberry bush with masses of large, plump berries and no thorns! Perfect for soft fruit growing in a confined space.
- Performs well in a sunny spot or with partial shade.
- Harvest from late August through to October.
Care Guide
Excellent
Has been bred for excellent disease resistance. Your biggest problem, as with most soft fruit, is that they are so delicious that local wildlife will want to eat them too. Grow in a polytunnel, or use a fruit net to keep birds off.MORE
Keep well watered
Water in thoroughly when planting. Raspberries prefer moist soils so make sure that they are well watered throughout summer, especially during drier periods. 1/2 time a week increasing to every other day when hot/ dry.
Full sun or partial shade
Full sun means receiving direct sun for more than 6 hours each day during the spring/summer.
Prefers fertile, well draining soil.
Loam or sandy soil is perfect. You should also consider digging in some organic matter/ compost when planting to improve the soil
No need to feed
Don't worry, this isn't a hungry plant so your food bills won't be going up!
For more care tips and ideas visit our Knowledge page
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower