Raspberry shoots in the first year are fluffy, only their lower part is covered with thin brown spines. For 2 years, they grow stronger, begin to bear fruit, then dry up, and new shoots grow from the rhizome.
How many years does a raspberry bush grow
It grows in one place for 10-12 years, and sometimes more. To do this, allocate areas protected from cold winds, fertile.
Raspberries are suitable for planting in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained sandy and loamy soils.
What raspberries don't like
Raspberries do not like acidic and heavy soils. Therefore, we regularly loosen and deoxidize the soil. In spring or summer, you can sprinkle raspberries with ash. It will deoxidize the soil, and give the plant the necessary potassium and phosphorus.
How to care for garden raspberries
Delicate thread-like roots of raspberries should always be in well-moistened soil. In a dry summer in June, raspberries need to be watered every other day at the rate of 3 watering cans under one bush. In the heat, water daily, in the evening, under the root, in order to wet the entire root layer well.
What can not be planted next to raspberries
Strawberries, wild strawberries, blueberries get along very poorly next to raspberries. The reason is simple: their roots are in the ground at the same depth as those of raspberries, that is, they begin to fight with each other for moisture and trace elements. Also, these crops can infect each other with diseases and pests.
