If they are dormant, it should be easy. If they are not dormant, picture an octagon surrounding the trunk, and make shovel or blade cuts through the roots over 4 weeks, 2 opposite sides of the octagon per week. This will gradually root prune the plant, give it time to produce extra roots to help with the shock of the transplant. Once you have completed root pruning, then dig out the root ball, wrap in burlap, and transplant! Dig your holes ahead of time, and be sure you have vitamin B1 ready to soak into the water when you irrigate that hole to insert the plant and potting soil. Grapevines are really hard to kill, so they should be the easiest. Others may have more info on the other fruits. Good luck! Suzi

Fricanod: Since you are new to gardening, the problems may lie in your basic soil preparation or watering. What kind of soil do you have, and did you add any amendments when planting? Blueberries require an acidic soil rich in organic material, but well drained. Are you mulching your plants, and how much and how often do you water? Excessive watering is a common mistake of new gardeners. Mulching helps to conserve moisture and hold down weeds. So tell us about these things. There is no reason to believe that eggplant would affect your other perennial plants. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

1. Grape spacing at 8ft is OK but your math may be wrong. You have 64ft (8x8) of grapes in a 50ft row. 2. Varies by spacing but I would go with two posts. 3. Yes. 4. Red raspberries, like Heritage, sucker freely and will continue to fill in all available empty space. If you are not going to put them in a raised bed, then put in a physical barrier to slow their spread into your blackberry area. You can use a few cinder blocks and dig down about 4-6â to set them. It wonâÂÂt fully prevent the red raspberry spread but it will keep it manageable. There are a number of online resources with pictures, measurements, and advice for grape trellises. I would highly suggest reviewing those if you have not already. You didnâÂÂt ask but IâÂÂm going to provide my opinion on your blackberry and raspberry selections (thatâÂÂs what we do in this forum). - Triple Crown is great but you need 8ft between the plants. - Black Satin is not so good. It will overlap your TC harvest in late summer and will likely get infested with SWD. The flavor is poor too. Try an earlier fruiting variety like Osage or Ouachita (3-4ft spacing) and you will have a longer period of blackberry production and avoid SWD on the earlier varieties. - There are newer varieties of red raspberry that are superior to Heritage. Both Prelude and Caroline would be very good choices for red raspberries.

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