At what distance to plant raspberries and currants: a rule that will help you not to lose your harvest
Gardeners argue: are raspberries and currants good “neighbors” and at what distance from each other they can be planted.
Some gardeners try to keep these plants at different ends of the plot. Others simply follow one simple rule.
Raspberries and currants do not harm each other. But the distance between them must be maintained.
Raspberry has a biological feature. The plant produces shoots that grow at a distance of approximately 0.5-1 m from the mother bush.
Because of this, a separate area is immediately allocated for raspberries. Thanks to this, the shoot will not pop up somewhere in the middle of a bed of onions or carrots.
If every piece of land is precious and, in the best case scenario, raspberries and currants become “neighbors”, then the distance between the bushes should be 1.5-2 m.
When the raspberry produces side shoots, they can be dug up and planted in a better place, or given away or sold, because this is a full-fledged seedling.
