{"product_id":"blackberry-baby-cakes®","title":"Blackberry 'Baby Cakes®'","description":"\u003cp\u003eBaby Cakes® is a dwarf, thornless variety that produces large, sweet-tasting berries in July, and will sometimes produce a second crop that ripens in September. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackberries are self-fertile, and only one variety is needed to produce fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby Cakes® is a primocane fruiting variety, which means it produces berries at the tips of first-year canes in the fall and again the next spring. Prune the dried-up tips that have produced your fall crop in late winter, and then prune the rest of the cane back after the berries ripen in midsummer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackberries grow best in full to part sun with slightly acidic, moist, fertile, well-drained soil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their compact size suiting container growing, \u003cstrong\u003ewe do not recommend overwintering blackberries in containers as they are unlikely to survive in our zone. \u003c\/strong\u003eThey are hardy in our zone when planted directly in the ground. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vandermeer Nursery Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45398253436972,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0377\/8163\/5116\/files\/BlackberryBabyCakes2.webp?v=1774112952","url":"https:\/\/www.vandermeernursery.com\/products\/blackberry-baby-cakes%c2%ae","provider":"Vandermeer Nursery Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}