Key Takeaways Plant blackberries in North Carolina during late winter to early spring for optimal growth and establishment before the growing season. Consider North Carolina’s climate when choosing the planting time, ensuring full sun exposure and well-draining soil for successful blackberry cultivation.

All blackberries benefit from some sort of support such as a trellis or poles to support their canes. If you have room for several plants, select early-, mid-, and late-season varieties to extend your harvest (Table 1). Each of these varieties should perform well in all regions of North Carolina except where temperatures drop below 10°F.

What's in season in May 2026, and other timely information: Ripening Dates for Fruits and Vegetables Please note that actual dates may vary by as much as two weeks due to weather conditions, geographical location of the farm, and other factors. Keep in mind that the climate of western North Carolina, with the mountains, can easily be a month later in the Spring and a month earlier in the Fall ...

Every summer, our intrepid “Bramblin’ Man” heads into thorny thickets across North Carolina, braving bugs and briars for the promise of blackberry cobbler.

Complete Blackberries planting schedule for North Carolina. Covers zones 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a with frost dates and planting windows.

North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Availability You can use this guide to choose the freshest, best tasting produce obtainable! Insist on buying locally grown food in grocery stores, restaurants, in the work place and schools. Or buy direct from a local grower at a farmers market, pick-your-own or roadside farm market.