I pruned and cleaned up the main clump of Triple Crown blackberry. I removed all of the spent canes from this year. I had already tipped the new canes at about 5 feet high. I left those in place.
The main weed problem is a wild clematis. It vines around everything and sends long underground runners. I pulled out and cut off all I could. Then I applied a tree leaf carpet, about six inches or so thick. I left last year's in place, they have mostly rotted away.
That's most of the maintenance I do each year. Maybe two hours today, maybe an hour of little things in the summer.
I also cleaned up the newer clumps, the same way. That area has two younger Triple Crown clumps and a dwarf variety, Ponca. I didn't add the leaves yet, because some grass clumps need to be removed.
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