Raspberries are low in calories but high in fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, and studies show they can help to protect you against diabetes, cancer, obesity and arthritis. These fruiting ...

RASPBERRIES are a staple summer fruit in the UK, but just one supermarket punnet will set you back at least £2 for a few handfuls of these tasty berries. Growing your own is a cheap and simple way to ...

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.

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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 ...

Raspberries are tasty treats from the garden, but they need some maintenance. Prune your plants a few times a year to help them produce the best harvest.

Raspberries are bramble-type fruit plants that send up new shoots from the ground every year. They’re generally hardy in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3 to 9, and can easily form a thicket if not pruned ...

Raspberries aren’t hard to prune, that is if you have the “regular” kind and can recognize older, dead canes. If this sounds like your raspberry patch, prune off the old canes at the base after ...

Lisa Slattery, Linn County Master Gardener, offers timely tips on pruning raspberries: This is the first in a series for pruning small fruits in the Iowa home garden. Today's blog will cover ...

Harvesting fresh raspberries from your home garden is a fulfilling experience, and with some thoughtful pruning, you can maximize your harvest. By removing old and diseased canes and thinning out new ...