How to grow raspberries? Master the planting techniques, daily care and growth habits

Raspberry planting techniques

Raspberry cultivation techniques: use root suckers, root burial, cuttings or layering propagation methods.

Cutting propagation technique

Before spring budding, cut off one-year-old branches, cut the branches into 15-20cm as cuttings, insert them into the seedbed at a row spacing of 10cm×5cm, cover with film to keep warm and moist; when the seedlings reach 50cm in height, they can be transplanted from the nursery for field planting.

Root sucker propagation

In February to March, dig up the plants grown from root sucker seedlings, and after proper pruning, divide the plants for temporary planting or field planting.

Root burial propagation

Use the thicker lateral roots pruned off when digging root sucker seedlings, cut them into root segments about 10cm long, insert them into the seedbed, and plant them in the field after 1 year of cultivation.

Layering propagation

In July to August, press the one-year-old branches of the mother plant that are close to the ground into the soil, and cut and wound the part of the branch that enters the soil. In the following spring, cut the seedlings grown from the layered branches away from the mother plant and plant them separately. For field planting, open holes at a row spacing of 2cm×0.5cm, with holes 30-40cm wide and deep, apply 5kg of farmyard manure mixed evenly with fine soil in each hole, and after planting firm the soil and water lightly.

Daily care methods for raspberries

After field planting, carry out intertillage, weeding and topdressing 3-4 times each year. During the growing period, prune and shape in good time, and set up trellises for tying.

For spring pruning, keep 7-9 thick and strong branches per clump, and combine this with single-column, double-column or trellis tying; for summer pruning, keep 12-15 evenly distributed robust branches per plant, and pinch the tips of the retained basal branches; for autumn pruning, carry out after the fruit is completely harvested, cutting off dead branches, diseased branches and weak branches, and thinning dense branches. When there is excessive rain or drought, drain or irrigate in good time.

The above mentions some raspberry planting methods and techniques. Do you now have a better understanding of raspberry planting?

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Growth habits of raspberries

Vine-like shrub, 1.5-3 meters tall; branches slender, with prickles, hairless. Simple leaves, nearly round, 4-9 cm in diameter, with soft hairs only along the leaf veins on both sides or nearly hairless, base heart-shaped, margin palmately 5-parted, rarely 3- or 7-parted, lobes elliptical or rhombic-ovate, apex acuminate, base narrowed, terminal lobe nearly equal to or slightly longer than lateral lobes, with double serrations, with 5 palmate veins; petiole 2-4 cm long, slightly soft-hairy or hairless, sparsely bearing small prickles; stipules linear-lanceolate.

Flowers solitary in leaf axils, 2.5-4 cm in diameter; pedicel 2-3.5(4) cm long, hairless; calyx tube sparsely hairy or nearly hairless; sepals ovate or ovate-oblong, apex with a protruding tip, densely pubescent outside; petals elliptical or ovate-oblong, white, apex rounded and blunt, 1-1.5 cm long, 0.7-1.2 cm wide; stamens numerous, filaments broad and flat; pistils numerous, pubescent.

Fruit nearly spherical, red, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, densely covered with grayish-white soft hairs; stones wrinkled. Flowering period March to April, fruiting period May to June.

Raspberries prefer a cool climate, avoid intense heat, like light but avoid exposure to blazing sun. They can be planted in general soils, but loose-textured, humus-rich, well-drained acidic yellow loam is best.

Precautions for raspberries

1. The plant may develop mildew, specifically shown by a white powdery substance appearing on the surface.

2. Gray mold-like fuzz on the fruit indicates that it has already rotted; remove the rotten fruit from the plant.

3. Stem blight can cause the canes of raspberries to wither.

4. Citrus leaf rust can affect the growth of your raspberries. If you see orange spots appearing on the plant, remove and destroy them in good time.

5. Borer pests and other insect pests can cause branches and leaves to wither, affecting the normal development of the plant.