Raspberries in the garden – how to grow?

Raspberries not only contain a lot of vitamin C and antioxidants, but also supplement vitamin B deficiencies and are simply delicious. However, in order to enjoy enjoy their nutritional properties, you need to take care of their proper cultivation. How to grow raspberries on the plot? How to plant raspberries in the garden? Check out our article, and everything will be clear.

How to grow raspberries: planting raspberries and position.

How to plant raspberries? Raspberries with exposed roots are planted in late autumn or early spring at a depth of about 15-20 cm. It is necessary to ensure that their roots are properly covered with soil. Then they need to be watered and compacted soil around the bushes. Cut the raspberry shoots at a height of 10-15 cm. If choose raspberries in a pot, then you can also plant them in the summer.

The best for these fruit bushes will be a warm and sunny place in our garden. Remember to choose a space sheltered from the wind. Thanks to this way the raspberry bushes will not freeze. It is worth remembering that raspberries are shrubs perennial and tolerate frost well.

How to grow raspberries: raspberry spacing.

Proper placement of seedlings before planting them will make later care of raspberries. Seedlings are placed in holes 40 cm – 50 cm apart. The distance between rows should be 2 m. cm – 50 cm, the distance between rows should be 2 m. The optimal depth of planting raspberries is 15-20 cm.

How to grow raspberries: soil for raspberries

The soil for growing raspberries should be fertile and permeable. The best soil reaction for raspberries will be slightly acidic (pH within 5.5 – 6.5). You should take care that the soil is not alkaline, because raspberries in such an environment will not develop properly. The soil for raspberry cultivation should be moist.

Raspberries have a poorly developed root system, so it is not worth planting them on sandy soils, because the roots will have trouble supplying water and nutrients.

How to grow raspberries: fertilization

Raspberries need abundant fertilization, especially rich in nitrogen. It is good use manure or green manures before planting these fruit bushes.

A very good way to fertilize raspberries is to use an organic preparation Biogarden, which improves soil fertilization. Biogarden reduces the deficiency of natural phosphorus, which affects the development of the system of root system of plants. It should be applied in a double dose from the beginning of spring until the end of fruiting.

How to grow raspberries: care

How to cultivate raspberries? During the fruiting period (from July to late autumn) keep a close eye on the raspberry bushes and check if they have been attacked by by diseases or pests (raspberry cutworm and raspberry blossom borer). Especially dangerous for raspberries is powdery mildew. If it attacks our bushes, notice a white coating on the leaves. Important in the care of these fruits fruits is also whether the leaves are not drying or changing color.

Remember to weed the raspberries regularly. A good way to care for raspberries in the garden is to mulch the soil between the bushes. By doing so reduce weed infestation and water evaporation.

Special attention should be paid to the pruning of raspberries, which is so important due to the due to the danger of overcrowding the bushes. It makes it more difficult cultivation of raspberries on the plot.

How to grow raspberries: cutting summer raspberries

• Near the ground cut the shoots of two-year-olds that have already fruited. This is best done while they are still green and have leaves.
• Remove some of the annual shoots.
• We leave 3-4 of the strongest shoots, which we shorten by 1/4. Such pruning will cause raspberries to grow more shoots and bear better fruit next year.
• If we do not do this, parasitic fungi may appear on the raspberry bushes.

How to grow raspberries: cutting autumn raspberries

• This variety of raspberries repeats fruiting.
• Cut the shoots just off the ground after autumn fruiting.
• If we neglect this, the shrubs will bear fruit next year, but their fruiting will be much smaller.

How to grow raspberries: staking

Staking raspberries is an important part of their care. How to do it? Stakes we dig in by the bushes in the first year of cultivation. Remember that for the shoots raspberries it is beneficial to have a support on which they can climb. You can use for this, the ropes that we stretch between the bushes. The second way is wrapping your own raspberry shoots around stretched ropes or wires.

How to grow raspberries: watering

Raspberries should be watered regularly, especially if there is a drought or when they they are setting fruit. We can dispense with watering only if we we planted them on moist soil.

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