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Posted by kritzmicrogrow 5 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 16, 09 at 11:32
hi every gardener people.
i would like to plant raspberries around my border. how many do you think i could plant/ i have about 600 ft. long of area,
3ft wide.
i have never planted these and i would like help with how many plants i could fit, what soil they like, and possible yields, also how to protect from birds and deer.( would the thorny bushes deter deer?) thanks mark. |
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RE: please help with raspberry growing tips?
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Mark
I am not a proffessional by all means but I know most raspberries are fairly easy to grow and don't require special treatment. Unless your soil is clay or really poor, all you will need is to add some composted dirt or peat moss mixed with your own soil in the holes. Makes the holes 3 times as big as the root or root ball you have.
You will need a fence or some sort of long sturdy support that you will twine the rasberry shoots as they grow. Plant one every 4 ft or more (they grow really fast once established)
As for deers I have always had dogs so to me never been a problem.
birds don't usually eat enough of the berries to cause real problems, I just share. perhaps your area could be bad in which case you can net all around (but that would be some pain to deal with, however it might help with the deer problem as well)
the only reason I answered you is because there are so little activity in these forums I thought no one will. I am not an expert but I do grow raspberries. I am actually trying to find anyone interested in Success with house plant collection?
thanks
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RE: please help with raspberry growing tips?
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Mark
You can plant raspberries two feet apart along your border and they will fill in nicely. As for deer we have never had them bother our plants and if you plant an everbearing variety it wont matter because you can mow them off when dormant in the spring and still get a fall crop. As for yield, we have 100 plants in their third year and we picked 700 pint. As far as soil type we had mostly clay, just make sure the roots wont stay wet in a low spot for long.
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RE: please help with raspberry growing tips?
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| I have never had a problem with birds eating any of my raspberries but when I first planted them they got eaten pretty badly by deer. So last year I cut a small piece of fence to put around the smaller ones. The fence was only about 2 feet high and about 1 foot diameter. I think it gave them a good enough start to where the deer hopefully will not bother them. Our neighbor has a whole bunch of older beautiful raspberries and the deer do not bother them. The deer also ate my new cherry trees last year, so we had to rap some fencing around them too! |
RE: please help with raspberry growing tips?
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| thank you very much to all who helped with your great information about this posting! i will use all of this helpful knowledge in my pursuit to grow
raspberries.
truly your friend,mark |
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