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How to Harvest Raspberries by the Bucket: 4 Care Secrets
19.02.2023 05:50
Updated: 14.04.2023 04:01
Summer is approaching, and I want to feel the aroma and taste of fresh berries again! It is difficult to find a summer resident who does not grow raspberries, because they are so loved by many.
The owners of plots are divided into two types: for some gardeners this berry almost does not grow or the harvest is very small, while others collect fragrant berries in buckets.
There are basic secrets to growing raspberries that will allow you to achieve a large harvest even from a small number of planted bushes.
The first secret is choosing a place to plant raspberries
For raspberries, you should choose a well-lit corner. If the gardener has a plot with a close occurrence of groundwater, then you need to try to choose the right place. Raspberries are a semi-shrub that is quite demanding of moisture, but at the same time does not grow well on swampy soil.
If a summer resident is just planning to plant a raspberry patch, then it is possible to choose a small place in a part of the garden where the soil is not cultivated and to make a small bed. Due to the fact that the bed will be surrounded by not cultivated, but turf soil, it will be quite difficult for the roots to grow further along the plot.
The second secret is feeding raspberries
This vitamin berry loves fertilizing! When laying raspberry beds, tree bark (except for conifers) can be added to the bottom of the hole (approximately 30-40 cm). When rotting, this natural fertilizer provides nutrition to the bushes for many years.
If the use of bark is inappropriate for personal reasons or there is no way to obtain it, there are alternative options: various herbal infusions, compost, organic or mineral fertilizers.
Fertilizing is necessary because this shrub produces a lot of root shoots when there is no nutrition left in the soil and the plant begins to look for better places.
The third secret is mulching raspberries
Many summer residents have an established opinion that raspberries will tolerate everything and the berries will be there in any case. However, this opinion is wrong. It is difficult to overestimate the benefits of this agricultural technique, since mulch prevents premature drying out, protects the soil from constant weeding, and the earth remains loose.
The fourth secret is pruning raspberries.
This advice will be applicable specifically to summer, not remontant varieties. As soon as the young shoots of raspberries (which will yield a harvest next year) reach 1.5-1.6 m, the top should be cut off. The growth of lateral branches begins, on which an additional harvest of berries is formed.
All fruiting shoots should be cut to zero, but only when the leaves turn yellow. After harvesting, the stems continue to accumulate sugars, which help the root system survive the winter.
A green leaf indicates that the plant is still undergoing photosynthesis, the leaf is saturating the roots with useful substances. Cutting off shoots prematurely can cause great stress to the plant.
Here are some simple, but at the same time important tips. Give this berry a little care and love, and it will repay you in full!
