Raspberries are tasty treats from the garden, but they need some maintenance. Prune your plants a few times a year to help ...
The raspberry, with its botanical name Rubus idaeus, belongs to the rose family, which includes around 3,500 species. The raspberry is a hardy, deciduous climbing shrub that comes in a variety of ...
Although raspberries are thought to be one of the easiest fruits to grow at home, it's not uncommon to struggle to get a harvest. But, a few adjustments can quickly help you get a raspberry plant to ...
Close-up of black raspberry bush with berries - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock After you've enjoyed your first juicy raspberry harvest, you may be tempted to plant another bush — the more delicious ...
A reader who had a fantastic bowl of raspberries last week asked if it was possible to start raspberry plants from seed. Similarly — or I should say the answer is related — when is the best time to ...
Raspberry plants can easily dry out and become brittle in autumn, but there is an easy way to keep them safe if you add just ...
FOR SOME STRANGE reason, I don’t have any raspberries in my garden. Somehow, even though I love them, and they grow well in our climate, I don’t see any (I’m looking right now). No idea how that ...
When a reader recently asked me how to grow raspberries, it reminded me of the many gardeners who have visited to get plants (and advice) from me during past winters. Hearing their glowing reports of ...
I am getting questions about when to prune raspberries — spring or fall? To be clear, this is not the same thing as getting rid of the canes that produced this year. They are finished and should be ...
Red raspberries grow in most garden soils if they have ample organic matter and adequate drainage. For summer-bearing raspberries in good garden soil, apply only a maintenance amount of fertilizer: 4 ...