My gf raspberry plants are looking a bit leggy. Should i cut them back at this time of year and if so how far back should i go
2007-03-24 21:14:40 · 8 answers · asked by Jules G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I don't know what area you're in but if you cut back the new canes you might not get berries this year. If they're already leaved out, don't cut them. If they're dormant you can prune them back to about 2 ft. tall, but you'll lose the berries if you cut out back the canes which are going to bear this year.
2007-03-24 21:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by Annie D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Autumn Raspberries should be pruned back to ground level.
Summer Raspberries should have the canes that fruited last year cut out and the new canes that grew last year should be tied in ready to flower this year.
2007-03-28 02:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would wait to prune them back until after they have produced fruit for the year; otherwise, you'll be cutting off the part that is going to do the producing. If the yield has been so low recently that it's not worth waiting for, then it's fine to go ahead and prune them, if you don't mind a season without any raspberries.
2007-03-24 21:23:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep you shouldn't leave the pruning any longer, unless you live in an area that is still expecting frosts. Cut the canes down to about 2-3 feet in height.
2007-03-25 10:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by Tink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut them down to ground level just now, mulch round the base of plants with well roted manure to encourage new canes to grow, as they do tie the canes into horizontal wires.
Feed the canes with general fertiliser weekly after the fruit-lets appear.
Gardner for 30 odd years.
2007-03-25 11:11:03 · answer #5 · answered by Big wullie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember that the only raspberries you're going to get, this year, are on the canes you have. Remember raspberries are produced on LAST years canes.
2007-03-25 00:47:18 · answer #6 · answered by saaanen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this time year no take all of last years growth out by cutting almost to the ground, this will encourage new shoots, at the end of the season as soon as the leaves have gone get ready for next year by cutting lengths of the hard stems and planting. do as many as you can plant 3" apart. as the new shoots come up next year put in their new bed. discard or sell the new plants you do not want.
2007-03-24 21:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by Mr T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cut them back by half. With the mild winter you may need to do twicw this year.
2007-03-24 21:19:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋