What to do with raspberries to harvest buckets: 7 secrets
Everyone knows from childhood how delicious raspberries are, especially when you eat them from the bush. Everyone knows what raspberries look like.
Many people don't even think about what the harvest depends on. The berry grows on the bush, and so it grows.
Raspberries are usually found on large, overgrown bushes where the berries are difficult to reach and the nettles can prick all your paws.
Of course, a lot depends on the raspberry variety.
Caring for this plant, which consists of 7 simple steps, brings great benefits:
1. Choosing a planting site. Raspberries do not like drafts, a sunny place will do them good.
2. Proper planting is required. It is best to plant seedlings in one and a half to two meter rows. It is often recommended to tie the shoots to trellises, and to stretch wire between the bushes for easier berry picking.
Autumn planting should be done approximately a month before the temperature drops below zero degrees, so that the bushes have time to take root well and prepare for winter.
3. Proper pruning plays an important role. In spring, unsuitable shoots are cut off, leaving 6-7 shoots up to 1.5 meters high in the bush.
It is necessary to remove all the shoots so that they do not suck out all the nutrients from the bush and reduce its productivity by digging up old roots that will not be of any use.
4. Fertilize in autumn: humus or peat with urea. They promote faster growth.
5. Carry out shallow loosening of the soil so as not to damage the roots.
6. Autumn watering is necessary if there is no rain. In summer, lightly water the bushes when the soil dries out. Raspberries do not like over-watering.
7. Spraying with insecticides against diseases and pests strictly according to the scheme indicated on the preparations.
In gratitude for good care, raspberry bushes will certainly thank you with a good harvest of sweet berries. With constant adherence to simple agricultural practices, this crop will not get sick, will receive the necessary amount of sunlight and moisture.
It is pleasant to pick berries from well-groomed bushes and eat them. With the trellis method or simply when planting in rows, the area with raspberry bushes will look neat and well-groomed. Let's put useful tips into practice
