Raspberries are a tasty berry that you can easily grow in your garden. In the article we will talk about the main features of caring for shrubs.
How and when to prune raspberries
The optimal time for most regions is from the end of March to the end of April. At this time, you need to remove all dry, broken and frozen shoots. In autumn, pruning is carried out after harvest. Try to cope 2-3 weeks before the arrival of frost.
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.
What can not be planted next to raspberries
Such crops as jasmine, sea buckthorn, hosta, and elderberry have a strong inhibitory effect on plantings. If you have planted several raspberry bushes, then it is worth remembering that crops such as blueberries, strawberries or strawberry bushes will get along very poorly.
Proper watering of raspberries
In mid-May, before the flowering of raspberries, at the end of June, when the berries are formed, and during their ripening, the bushes are watered twice a week. For 1 square meter of soil, 3-4 buckets of water are required. In hot, dry weather, watering should be more abundant.
What to do with raspberry bushes in autumn
For this, all you need is: remove all the garbage from under the raspberry bushes, burn all the broken branches, rotten berries, collect all the leaves in a heap and burn them too, and dust, ash can be used as fertilizer, there is at least 5% potassium, but still there.
