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Raspberries in Albuquerque
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Posted by organic_dove NM (My Page) on Tue, May 12, 09 at 16:55
| I live on the westside of Abq and am trying for the first time to grow some raspberries. So far most of the bare root crop I planted have started to grow, but now I notice that a number of them are starting to look like they are dying. The leaves are drying up and crumpling. What could be the cause of this? I'm unsure how to tell if they are getting enough water from the drip system or if they need more fertilizer. I also think the wind could be a problem, but I'm wary of building anything that would cut out their sun at all.
Anyone have any tips or suggestions? |
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RE: Raspberries in Albuquerque
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| Sounds like lack of water not fertilizer. Generally, new plantings should be watered, one gallon or more depending on the size, every two days for the first week and increase the daily interval by one day till you reach once a wk. Continue weekly watering through the second year. |
RE: Raspberries in Albuquerque
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| I grew Heritage raspberries here on the East side in Albuquerque some years ago & they did well... birds luved them! I did finally make a 6 ft.cage of netting to keep the birds away & could pick a pint or so every day. The bush roots did spread & eventually took up too much of my garden space so I let them die but yes, they did very well here where I live & the soil here is caliche ... good for pottery making(!) but ammended with some of our son's West side sand! Good luck & I hope your's survive with more watering. |
RE: Raspberries in Albuquerque
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| You need to add acid to the soil and keep them moist. We have alkaline soils which these plants cannot tolerate unamended. Peat is a great source. Work tons in. Iron chelate may also help with yellowing. |
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