Vancouver Island Chester Blackberry Plant Seeds, Canada #1 Sweet Blackberry

$4.99

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Vancouver Island Coastal Chester Blackberry Plant

- 20 Seeds -

‘Chester Thornless’ produces large deeply-flavored, absolutely delicious  berries for preserves and freezing, but best of all for fresh use on ice  cream or baked into cobblers and pies. Vancouver  Island Coastal Chester Blackberries are grown by local famers mostly for  winery. It is a high yielding breed, and sometimes  one plant can produce as much as 20 pounds of berries.These  berries grow well in home gardens.  Zones 5-8.

Blackberries thrive in sandy or good to average garden soil. Plant them  in full sun. In home gardens, keep plants about 3 feet apart. If planting in  rows, keep them 3 feet apart in the rows, and keep the rows 5 to 8 feet  apart. Mulch around the plants to a depth of 4 to 6 inches. Maintain depth  of mulch by adding as necessary throughout the year.

The Coastal Chester Blackberry  is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good  source of Vitamin E, Folate, Magnesium, Potassium and Copper, and a very  good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Manganese.

Plant Facts:
FamilyRubus 'Chester  Thornless'
FoliageGreen
Mature Height3 - 4 feet
Mature Spread4 - 5 feet
SoilWell Drained
Zones5-8
MoistureMoist
Growth RateFast
Sun ExposureFull Sun
Flower ColorWhite
Flowering DateMay
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This auction is for 20 seeds of Vancouver Island Coastal Chester Blackberry Plant.

These Blackberries  are grown on our local farms on Vancouver Island, British Columbia of Canada.

These seeds were freshly harvested in last fall and tested viable for planting.

 A Planting instruction is included.