Hi,
My neighbor recently had to have a large tree on the border between our yards taken down. Because of the heavy machinery needed for this, I chose to dig up my three-year-old blackberry bushes rather than have them run over and killed, I figured that they be out of the ground for three or four days and I'd just plant them back in the same place. I put them in my wheelbarrow and covered the roots with water. Well, due to the time it took to take the tree down, cut and haul the wood, and grinding the stump, it's been about three weeks since I dug the bushes up. During this time, most of the leaves went brown, but a surprising number stayed green, and the canes stayed flexible and green. I just put them back into the ground today - maybe a month before the first frost (if I'm lucky),
My question - should I fertilize the replanted bushes now to give them some energy before the frost hits? Most advice says not to fertilize newly planted bushes until they establish and show new growth. Given the time of the year and the amount of time they went without nutrients, I figure it'd be good to give them something before winter hits.