How to properly care for raspberries in spring
It's already spring on the calendar, which means that the summer season will begin very soon. The beginning of April is a good time for caring for raspberries. Next, we will focus on important points: how to properly care for raspberries in the spring.
Raspberry after winter
Surely, when preparing the summer cottage for the winter - the raspberries were tied up. First of all, it needs to be untied, we remove old dry branches from the fall. If you haven't done this since autumn, then it's time to cut out the branches that bore fruit that year. Otherwise, if this is not done, then this year they will not bear fruit.
Spring care for the root system of raspberries
The root system of raspberries is perennial. In order for raspberries to bear fruit well, they need good care. So, the main root goes deep, and the nutritious roots are located on the surface. It is good to do a little shallow loosening to damage the root system.
Raspberry appearance
Externally inspect the raspberry bushes, if there are unhealthy distant branches or damaged and weakened ones, then it is better to remove them. This is called spring pruning of raspberry shoots. You need to do it about 7 centimeters. Such pruning will help awaken the side shoots, and the second pinch should be done when the young buds bloom and leaves appear.
If you pinch off the top of the shoots, it will also help the lateral buds to awaken additional shoots on raspberries. After such procedures, you will significantly increase the yield.
Fertilizer required
Each spring, raspberries should be fertilized with humus at the rate of three raspberry bushes in a 12-liter bucket of humus, and then distribute the mulching soil between the bushes. In addition to humus, you can also feed raspberries with mineral fertilizer according to the instructions at your own discretion.
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