In order for raspberries to please you with a rich harvest next season, you need to prepare them well for wintering in the fall.
A particularly important stage is the removal of excess branches, precisely at the moment when the leaves have completely fallen off the bush.
We suggest considering the basic tips for preparing raspberries for winter:
Pruning raspberries
Clear the bushes of excess leaves and branches on the ground. Cut only brittle, dark-colored branches.
In this case, it is necessary to leave 8-12 shoots with a free distance between them. Carefully tie and secure, and treat the lower bushes with pest control agents.
Pruning remontant raspberries
Gather ripe berries. Be sure to cut all shoots at ground level and use as a cover for raspberry bushes.
Selective pruning of remontant raspberries for two fruitings
Carefully examine the bushes and cut off all diseased and damaged shoots, and among them leave only 3-4 strong and green branches.
Carefully bend the shoots to the ground and when the first frosts arrive, wrap the raspberry bushes in straw or spruce branches.
