Category: Tips for growing raspberries

Delicate red raspberries are very easy to grow and valuable addition to any home garden. This popular, juicy summer fruits are naturally inclined to grow in cooler climates and can be grown in any size garden. The key elements to red raspberry success are good growing conditions, so you better choose your site carefully. For the best results choose a deep, well-drained, sandy loam soil with full sunlight and with access to a water supply. Once everything is in place, a raspberry patch may last 10 to 15 years. The best time to plant raspberries is in the early spring far from wild growing berries. Regular annual pruning and mulching throughout the season will result in better quality crops. Raspberries are thirsty and may require irrigation once to twice a week. They will begin to produce fruit in early summer of the second season. Try to harvest berries on a sunny day by pulling the raspberries gently from the plant.