GARDENING: How (and why) to Prune Raspberries

The raspberry patch you see here hangs heavy with fruit each summer. See two tricks for making raspberries so productive.

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🌱 Raspberries bear fruit on second-year canes, which means that the best time to prune them is in the spring when it's easy to distinguish between live and spent canes.

🪓 Pruning raspberries is an annual activity to remove dead canes, preventing the patch from becoming overcrowded and potentially choking itself.

🌿 Keeping the ground fully covered with cedar bark mulch is essential to prevent weeds and grass from taking over the raspberry patch, as this can eventually lead to the decline of the patch.

⏰ Establishing a raspberry patch requires initial work, but with proper maintenance, it can continue to produce fruit with minimal effort for 10-15 years.

🍓 Raspberry patches are a perennial fruit crop that can provide an abundant harvest for many years if properly cared for.

Timestamped Summary

00:11 The raspberry patch has been great for the past four or five years and is still in excellent shape.

00:15 Some raspberry canes have leaves while others look quite dead.

00:32 Raspberries bear fruit on second-year canes, and each cane dies after delivering fruit.

01:12 The best time to prune raspberries is in the spring when it's easy to see which canes are live and ready to bear fruit.

01:36 Pruning raspberries is an annual activity, and dead canes need to be removed.

01:58 Keeping the ground completely covered with mulch is crucial because grass can choke the raspberry patch.

02:29 Raspberries don't like grass, and when grass starts growing in the patch, it's almost done for.

02:42 It takes a fair amount of work to establish a raspberry patch, so you want to keep it going as long as possible.

02:54 Raspberry bushes can keep producing fruit for 10-15 years.

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Q&A

When is the best time to prune raspberries?

Spring is the best time to prune raspberries.

How often should raspberries be pruned?

Raspberries should be pruned annually.

What happens if dead canes are not removed from the raspberry patch?

If dead canes are not removed, they can build up and eventually choke the patch.

Why is it important to keep the ground completely covered in a raspberry patch?

Keeping the ground completely covered helps prevent weeds and grass from taking over the patch.

How long can a raspberry patch continue to produce fruit?

A raspberry patch can continue to produce fruit for 10-15 years.