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Bare root Raspberries - How long till they grow?

12 years ago

So I ordered something like 35 bare root raspberries from DirectGardening.com. I planted them maybe a week or two ago. Except for trees, I've only ever worked with seeds or potted plants before. How long until I should expect signs of life from them? Because, at this point, they all look like sad little twigs stuck in the ground.

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arcticiris
11 years ago
What zone are you? I'm assuming warmer than mine if you planted them in April. You should be seeing life now. Even directgardening has to ship its bare-root stuff in dormancy, so they should look like sad little sticks, but raspberries are pretty vigorous.

On the other hand, I had terrible luck getting what I ACTUALLY ordered from DirGar and then what i did get did not do well...so...
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