Prime-Ark Blackberry Plug Plants – Thornless Everbearing Variety | Early & Fall Harvests | Sweet, Firm, High-Yield Berries | Hand Picked Nursery
Prime-Ark Blackberry Plug Plants – Thornless, Everbearing Variety for Early & Fall Harvests
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Enjoy extended harvests and effortless maintenance with Prime-Ark® Blackberry Plug Plants — a breakthrough everbearing, thornless variety that delivers two crops each year. Developed for both performance and ease of care, Prime-Ark produces fruit on both first-year (primocanes) and second-year (floricanes), offering an early summer crop followed by a generous fall harvest.
The berries are large, firm, and sweet with excellent shelf life, ideal for fresh snacking, baking, freezing, or selling at market. With thornless canes and hardy, vigorous growth, Prime-Ark is perfect for backyard gardeners and small orchard growers alike. Each 1-year-old plug plant ships dormant with an established root system for fast establishment and dependable yields.
Why Grow Prime-Ark Blackberry Plug Plants?
- Everbearing Variety: Produces fruit twice per season — early summer and again in fall.
- Thornless Canes: Smooth, spine-free growth for easy harvesting and pruning.
- Large, Sweet, & Firm Berries: Excellent for fresh eating, baking, and preserves.
- Cold Hardy & Productive: Thrives in USDA Zones 5–8 with reliable yields year after year.
- Plug Plants with Established Roots: Faster growth and earlier fruiting than bare root stock.
Planting & Care Instructions
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–8
- Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)
- Soil: Rich, well-draining soil with a pH between 6.0 and 6.5
- Spacing: 3–5 ft between plants; 6–8 ft between rows
- Watering: 1–1.5 inches per week; increase during fruiting
- Mulching: Add organic mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds
- Trellising: Recommended to support canes and improve airflow
Pruning & Maintenance
- For Dual Crop: Remove spent floricanes after summer harvest; tip primocanes mid-season to encourage branching.
- For Fall Crop Only: Cut all canes to the ground in late winter for a single heavy harvest.
Harvest Time
- Summer Crop: Early July
- Fall Crop: Late August to October, dep