Why do you need sorrel for raspberries: this secret will solve a pressing problem for summer residents

27.11.2023 20:53

If you don’t limit the growth of raspberries in time, they can spread throughout the entire area.

How to prevent the overgrowth of raspberries, says the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

How to Limit Raspberry Growth

It is useless to simply remove young branches: new ones immediately begin to grow in their place.

In addition, if you weaken the mother bush during pruning, you can lose the harvest for several years.

Common sorrel will help solve the problem. Plant a 50-centimeter wide strip of sorrel around the raspberry patch, and the raspberries will stop growing.

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But it is necessary to consider that sorrel is also an aggressive culture. It is advisable to fence the bed with a fence.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti