How Do You Care For Raspberry Plants?
Raspberries, even when seasonally abundant, say “luxury” as few other food items do. Too delicate to ship long distances or pick mechanically, raspberries are surprisingly hardy and easy to grow in a home garden. Annual fertilizing and either one or two prunings a year are the major care responsibilities, and your reward for these labors is delicious desserts and perhaps enough for homemade raspberry jam. Choose between June-bearing and so-called “everbearing” plants (which yield a spring crop and a fall crop). Choose also between red and black raspberries (variety is nice, but most often natural cross-pollination results in black raspberries only). Prepare soil for planting in early spring. Raspberries like reasonably rich, well-drained soil. Some roots go deep; others stay close to the surface. Dig balanced fertilizer and composted manure in thoroughly and mix well with soil. Roots can be susceptible to burn; concentrations of fertilizer or raw manure can damage them severely. Put pl
