How and When to Prune Raspberries

Pruning and training

Cut back fruited canes to ground level after harvesting in summer, without leaving a stub.
Select the strongest young canes, around six to eight per plant, and tie them in 10-15cm (4-6in) apart along the wire supports.
Remove the remaining young stems at ground level.

When should Raspberries be cut back?
How do you prune raspberries for winter?
What happens if you don't prune raspberries?
How do you trim raspberry bushes?
Are coffee grounds good for raspberries?
When should I prune autumn-fruiting raspberries?
Is it too late to prune raspberries?
How do you prepare raspberries for winter?
Do raspberry plants spread?
How do you increase the yield of raspberries?
How do you prune an overgrown raspberry bush?
What is best fertilizer for raspberries?

When should Raspberries be cut back?

Once your raspberry plants have put on enough growth (which may not be until after their first year with you), aim to prune in the early spring, just as new growth emerges. Prune young canes back until they are around 4 to 5 feet tall.

How do you prune raspberries for winter?

Leave the most vigorous canes, those approximately 1/4 inch in diameter when measured 30 inches from the ground. After thinning, remaining canes should be spaced about 6 inches apart. Also, prune out the tips of the canes which have died due to winter injury. Cut back to live tissue.

What happens if you don't prune raspberries?

The suckering nature of raspberry plants means that if left unpruned they become very congested, produce small fruits, and outgrow their allocated space. Also, the fruited stems will gradually become weaker each year and eventually die.

How do you trim raspberry bushes?

4 simple steps to pruning raspberries

Remove last year's canes. The first step of the late-winter pruning process is to remove all of last year's spent floricanes. ...
Narrow the row. The recommended row width is 1½ to 2 feet. ...
Cut out the weaklings. ...
Attach canes to a trellis.

Are coffee grounds good for raspberries?

Raspberries love nitrogen, and UCG have lots of it to offer. By the spring, when the raspberries will actually want the nitrogen, the coffee will have started decomp and provide the nutrients right where they're needed, right when they're needed. ... They are, however, still very high in nitrogen.

When should I prune autumn-fruiting raspberries?

Autumn-fruiting raspberries (primocane) – flower and fruit on the current season's growth

Cut back all the canes to ground level in February.
Reduce the number of canes slightly in summer if overcrowded.
During summer remove any suckers growing away from the rows.

Is it too late to prune raspberries?

Prune in late winter (February), cutting back all the canes to ground level before new growth commences. The plants will fruit on new growth. Summer-fruiting raspberries. During the autumn, cut down to soil level all canes that bore fruit during the summer.

How do you prepare raspberries for winter?

After the harvest, remove the 2-year-old canes that produced berries that season. Cut the 1-year-old canes back to 3 feet high. When late fall arrives, bend the young canes gently to the ground and mound 3 inches of soil over them. The soil will insulate the canes and protect them from winter damage.

Do raspberry plants spread?

Raspberry plants get big, really big, and they spread out. You have to provide them with room to spread a little or they won't thrive. You also have to remember that they will be there for several years. ... Raspberries like water, and they will grow in whatever direction they have to, to get it.

How do you increase the yield of raspberries?

Manage your everbearing raspberries to produce one large crop each year by pruning plants in late winter (early to mid-March) while the ground is frozen and before new growth has begun. By hand, rotary mower, or other mechanical device, remove all above ground growth leaving a 1- to 2-inch stub for each cane.

How do you prune an overgrown raspberry bush?

Remove any dead wood. Now thin out the canes you have left, by taking out the smallest and leaving at least six inches between canes. Also remove any weak scrawny sprouts or dead wood. To maintain: As soon as the older canes bear fruit early this summer, they can be cut out, leaving space for the new canes.

What is best fertilizer for raspberries?

Raspberry Fertilizing Needs

Raspberry plant fertilizer should be heavy in nitrogen, although a balanced type is often preferred. For instance, the best fertilizer for raspberry bushes is a 10-10-10 fertilizer or actual nitrogen at a rate of 4 to 5 pounds (1.8 to 2.3 kg.) per 100 feet (30.4 m.) of row.