
How To Grow Boysenberry Plants
Delicious boysenberries are a cross between European raspberry, European blackberry, American dewberry, and American loganberry. Boysenberry plants are hardy in zones 6-9.
HISTORY
Boysenberry is said to have been rescued from near extinction on the farm of a man named Rudolph Boysen in California in the 1930s. The rare plants were rescued and adopted by the Knott family, who went on to grow a berry-farming empire. The boysenberry enjoyed a solar flare of immense popularity until the 1960s when it fell out of favor due to the fragile fruit which did not stand up to packaging and shipping.
Boysenberry has since been improved to be a hardier and disease resistant plant, but its fruits remain as incredibly flavorful and delicate as the originals.
USES
- Commonly used in pies, jams, and cobblers
- Wonderful for eating fresh.
- For the first year, grow your boysenberry plants in pots.
- Allow the plants to go dormant in their pots in a protected location over winter.


- In their second spring, around the time of the last spring frost, plant boysenberry plants in their final location.
- Choose an area in full sun with well-draining, loose, and loamy/sandy soil.
- Space plants 5-6 feet apart.
- Plants will fruit in their second year.


- Propagate through bare root cuttings or by taking 5-7 inch cuttings from sturdy green primocanes.
- Plant cuttings in a soil free peat moss and perlite mixture.
- When propagating from canes, ensure you have 2 growth nodes in the soil and 2 above the soil.
- Keep moist until rooted.

