Question: I have had the same red raspberry canes for 21 years. How do you know when it is time to retire them and start some new ones? When is the best time to do this? What varieties of overbearing ...

Now that freezing weather has finally arrived, it’s time to cut back fall-bearing raspberry canes. I like to wait until the raspberry plants are exposed to a hard freeze before cutting them down.

Q: All the tall canes in my raspberry patch died this spring. I think it was because of the mild winter and then a late freeze. All of them now are growing from the bottom. Each of the plants has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A raspberry trellis is essential for easy harvesting and keeping your brambles from running wild. Brie Passano Raspberry canes ...

Up until now it’s been a good November to be working outside. This has given us an opportunity to continue working on fall gardening chores. One of those fall chores is cutting back fall raspberry ...

Anyone who has ever tried to grow raspberries can attest to how messy, disorderly and invasive a raspberry patch can be. Raspberries are called “brambles” for a reason; without constant manicuring, ...

A raspberry patch bursting with firm, juicy fruit rarely grows by chance. Raspberries are naturally vigorous growers, but without a bit of direction, their canes can quickly turn into a wild, tangled ...

THE red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) has a perennial root system ; but the shoots (‘canes’) are normally biennial, elongating in the first season and fruiting and dying in the second. Replacement canes ...