3 Raspberry Tasks For This Spring - Garden Quickie Episode 190

Raspberry Maintenance Starts Now! For the most part, raspberries as a crop don't require a lot of work. But in the early spring, right around when the buds are starting to burst, there a few things we can do to get the most out of our patch.

In today's Quickie, I got 3 essential tasks that'll set up your raspberry patch for mega harvests this summer!

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[brettfoster]

Great video. I got one plant last year . Now I have 4 separate plants but tall and skinny. I’m going to take a slug of cranberry juice and top them. 🙏 God wiling We will have fruit . Hannibal Missouri . Americas home town .

[SugarBeeFarm]

Finally someone who explains it well…..Finally!!! Thank you 💕✌️

[christinebrooks]

Hi Jeff, great video thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[erichsbloodaxe]

I was curious, because I've never really done anything but harvest fruit from my (black raspberry) patches. The dogs chasing rabbits in and out of the patches break the old dead canes for me, and I just let them be, as I figure the nutrients in the canes are the same nutrients the plants take out of the soil, so they'll help maintain the soil health. Going on 20 yrs with the patches, and they still produce far more fruit than I need, so the birds and the groundhogs help me out with the extra.

[heartsaliveart]

Thank you! This is something that I wanted to know for a while.

[GreenOnionsTomatoes]

Love these tips! I learn so much. Thks!

[waynesell]

Thanks Jeff I've got a patch to take care of!

[mabelmbah]

Just the right info at the right time. Thanks Jeff!

[zannaB]

Thank you for this video. It reminded me to put my new bare-root Raspberries in some water!

[DustySplinters]

With my raspberry here in northern pa I find that cutting all the canes to the ground in the spring gives us a bounty of berries late summer all the way into fall. This year I found 3 canes that did not bloom or bear last year si I’ll leave them as a test for an early crop.

[KingdomJackFantasy]

With so many other things going on in the spring I prune in the fall when I still see where the berries has been. Then in spring I cleanse the soil through fire.
Don't cut those tall buggers, I use a trellis instead to keep them from breaking

[Snoopyzell]

So helpful... thanks... I'm in winter while you are in summer... so my Spring is on its way... I didn't get a good raspberry crop last year... I'll have a better understanding this year... thanks

[WeKeepItNatural]

It depends on the variety of raspberry. Some are primocane-bearing raspberries whereas other varieties are floricane-bearing. Same goes for blackberries. Before pruning, check your variety. 😉👍

[gregbluefinstudios]

Perfect timing as the soil and temps warm up. Time to get out there and start planning for my early tasks for the Raspberries

[FrozEnbyWolf]

If you don't prune your raspberry canes, they may bend all the way over, touch the ground, and take root. Though last year I purposely allowed this to happen because I wanted the plants to form a hedge of thorns to keep large pests out. Wild raspberries, which I also found growing randomly, are more likely to do this. Their fruit is perfectly edible too, but the plants contain a hundred times more thorns.

[bethl]

Just found your channel and I do appreciate how you go over things. You seem to talk about feeding the garden a lot, and being a newbie, I've recently invested and started growing things. Is that necessary? Is it more something to ensure the crops are nice and bountiful? I have not bought any veggie food like that since there seems to be such a variety, (on top of learning that all plants appreciate different balances) and that's why I'm wondering if it's a must. After a bit of learning, I'm also late on planting but I am proud when I get things to sprout!

[willkeith]

Bloody warm in Victoria, sitting outside Edmonton, 3 feet of snow on level, 4 feet of frost in the ground yet

[sandyhayden-bristow]

Really enjoyed this video. I have not tried growing raspberries or any cane berries...fighting off enough aerial attacks for my pea shoots. lol

[punisher]

So funny I just walked past my raspberry bushes and noticed their budding. Thanks for the tips

[kingloser]

When is it a good time to take cuttings and where from? I am guessing from the base of one of the suckers.