How To Prepare Your Raspberries For Winter

[@shahiduok]

Beautiful explanation of pruning, and the root replanting tip was a bonus. Thank you so much! 🙏

[@SustainableStace]

You're very welcome.

[@MichaelClow-z2v]

I've watched several videos on raspberries and yours is the best

[@SustainableStace]

ooh - thanks for the feedback Michael!

[@lastcastproduction4030]

This was probably the simplest raspberry tutorial ive seen on YT!👍🏽

[@SustainableStace]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AshleyACrow]

Gratitude from Seattle🙏❤️🌱

[@TerryWalsh-e8r]

Super directions! Zone 7A here, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I'm thinking my short row of raspberries will do much better next year. Thanks, Stace.

[@SustainableStace]

Good luck!

[@rachelroy05]

Thanks! From Duluth, MN! Planted raspberries last year and was pleased to have beautiful, healthy plants this year…needed to learn how to make sure they produce fruit for me next year! I appreciate you!

[@SustainableStace]

Thank you Rachel - great to read and to be appreciated! Happy Growing.

[@ld6433]

Thanks! I just got my allotment today, it had raspberries in it! They are a mess (the whole place is but looking forward to the hard work!) but they are one of my favs , so appreciate this!

[@SustainableStace]

Good luck as you transform the mess into a bountiful plan !

[@AmzBackyardOrchardandVineyard]

hello from Arizona 9b! great video, tons of information, we will do this in the fall!

[@SustainableStace]

You're so welcome - thanks for watching!

[@Itried20takennames]

Way to go, soda pop the dog..looks so healthy at 13 for a big dog. I did a number of Neurology rotations in med school, and while some strokes are sadly fatal or devastating, for many…..the brain does re-wire and re-learn, even if we humans are in ate 80s and up, which is amazing.

[@SustainableStace]

Amazingly - Soda will turn 15 years this week and he's still going! Yes, the rewiring has happened for him.

[@deborahgray2255]

Great video 😊

[@bad_boy8269]

Great video. Step three is not easy for some people to do practically with no/low cost. If you don't have a bunch of cardboard or coffee sacks, or simply don't wanna deal with that, then get bags of black mulch from home depot or Lowes. That insulates decent enough from my ecperience.

[@SustainableStace]

Noted. Usually cardboard can be found for free from many businesses. I like your suggestion of mulch from a home improvement store - thanks!

[@Torithewanderingma]

I save all my cardboard from my Amazon deliveries. I also save the bedding from my rabbit cage (I use aspen shavings) and dump all that on my crops before winter.

[@pang-ngiavang1956]

Thank you for sharing! Great information!

[@SustainableStace]

Glad you enjoyed it! You're welcome.

[@MichaelMiller-bi7by]

Thanks for the information. This was not a productive year for raspberries (too much rain?) but I covered the blueberries and ate more than the birds! Took your advice and planted six thornless blackberries and actually got berries off of one!

[@SustainableStace]

You're welcome Michael - thanks for watching! You got more blueberries than the birds AND have thornless blackberries up and running. Sounds like berries are your new best friend !

[@vdocter]

Your videos are awesome, thank you!

[@SustainableStace]

Thanks for the encouragement !

[@deborahjohnson9093]

Great information, nice delivery. So happy about your Soda pop doggie :)) just amazing! 🌈🍁

[@SustainableStace]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@GLRDesignsdotcom]

EXCELLENT!! Thank you SO MUCH! New subscriber here in PA! :)

[@SustainableStace]

Welcome - Thanks for the sub!

[@Doomsquad99]

Thank you!

[@PatriziaSaija]

his year was my first year planting raspberries. When I got the canes, I planted them and cut them down to 1 inch. Then they grew,. I have a question. Now that they have grown, what do I do with them for the upcoming winter. Do I cut them down again, if so how far do I cut them? I am in Zone 6a (Milton, ON) Any help would be great as I am getting conflicting info on the web.

[@SustainableStace]

if all your canes are the same age then they must be 'this year's' canes and should be kept thru the winter. I'd suggest topping them all at the same height, presuming they are at least 4 feet tall.

[@HedwigKoleszar]

your raspberry video was just what i was looking for, thanks! do you also have [ or could you make ] a blueberry growing video? i would love to see one. mine are not thriving, i could use some tips.

[@SustainableStace]

Hi there- thanks for the encouragement and thanks for asking. Yes I have done a blueberry video. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKnFcn2Epq6oobs

[@44beamish]

Thank you , sdo you wait until the leaves are mostly off before topping new cains and tiring them

[@SustainableStace]

You can shorten the canes anytime once the fall has come. It'll be many months (where we live) before those new canes will start to produce. Once the leaves are off would be a great time.

[@sara_s_]

This was very helpful, thanks!

[@SustainableStace]

And that's the reason I do it! Fantastic :) Wishing you well Sara Joy.

[@ginnyross7289]

What did you use to drive the posts a full 2 foot into the ground?

[@SustainableStace]

Good question - they are not too thick and they have sharpened ends. I stand on a ladder and use a sledge hammer!

[@afriendtoo6971]

Thanks.....I have to do exactly that and was wondering how ...

[@SustainableStace]

Music to my ears - I love to hear that. You're welcome!

[@jennybaez-cepeda4919]

I truly enjoy your videos Muchas gracias

[@SustainableStace]

Hi Jenny, I'm glad you enjoy them. You're welcome!

[@janewarner9119]

Great video....we are frustrated with all the different information and really, ourselves, hahaha. This is the best video. Stupid question: in the spring do you remove all the coffee sacks and cardboard? Also, we have a mixed up garden of summer bearing and summer/fall bearing. Should they be treated any differently?

[@SustainableStace]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm glad the video has been helpful! Q1 - leave the sacks and cardboard in an effort to keep the roots protected/insulated. Q2 - treat them the same no matter when they bear. Good luck Growing!

[@blanknoriega5726]

How are you preventing from spreading?

[@SustainableStace]

I don't have a problem with them spreading too much. the raspberry canes stay within the bed (it has raised edges/boards on each side)

[@Shoshanim222]

Ok let’s say you didn’t do any trimming last year and already have new Spring leaves coming in on super long canes, would you recommend just trying to tie these and leave as-is or taking off the tops to a more manageable height?

[@SustainableStace]

Good question! You want to trim the tops b/c you want to send a message to the stalk - that you want it to put its energy into flower & fruit production down below rather than continuing to grow taller. Once a cane is taller than 5' or 6' it's unruly and prone to breaking when it's heavy with fruit on a windy day.

[@GreenhouseGarden2023]

What could you use as a substitute for coffee bags?

[@SustainableStace]

Good day! You can try card board, mulch from needles or leaves - perhaps others have ideas too!

[@miradale-f7e]

what can i use instead of coffee sacks

[@katrinzeuner6376]

What do you do with what I would call “suckers”? Canes that shoot up almost overnight. I used to cut them off but this time I’ve let them grow. They don’t look like they will bear fruit. Do I cut them or leave them. I’m in Ontario Canada they still have full leaves

[@SustainableStace]

Great question. Hello Ontario ! There are a few other factors to consider before answering 'cut them or leave them?' 1) you only want a few canes growing from each root clump so . . . are these excess or needed? 2) you want to give priority to the strongest, thickest most likely to produce canes so . . . are these them? Now I hope you can decide what steps to take!

[@raymondecormier8185]

Hi from New-Brunswick Canada zone 4 .I have 4 kind of raspberry is it the same thing to all kind?

[@SustainableStace]

Hello Raymond - hello to New Brunswick :) they may be early or later in when they fruit but the life cycle is the same.

[@Bandybear]

Quick question, why do you put the mulch on top but not the coffee bags? I would think none of the nutrients from the mulch will even get into the ground. And then snow and sun destroy essential nutrients? The sacks do they disintegrate? Where does someone find those coffee sacks ? Thanks !

[@SustainableStace]

Hey Bandy Bear - thanks for your comments! I don't understand this question: "Why do you put the mulch on top but not the coffee bags?" I'm not expecting nutrients to be contributed from the mulch - i'm wanting the mulch to insulate the raspberries' roots and suppress spring weeds. The sacks DO disintegrate. They are made of organic fiber - hemp or sisal depending on which country they come from. In about a year, the sacks 'disappear' into the soil, like slow release compost! We are partners in a coffee roasting business and so I'm able to get my hands on coffee sacks anytime :) Maybe you can find a coffee roaster in your area who wants to hand them over !

[@aaronkennedy2271]

What if i dont have coffee bags? Whats a good sub?

[@SustainableStace]

Great question - grass clippings, cardboard and leaves all make amazing mulch. Also, if you can access wood shavings / coarse sawdust that have NO CEDAR in them, that can also be a winner!

[@pattymarcano1756]

Where you get coffee sacks?

[@SustainableStace]

Hi Patty - a coffee roaster! Many coffee roasters are glad to have locals who want to take empty / used sacks off their hands!

[@TheBullsGarden]

Lol with the chickens 🐓 I got soft several weeks ago and my chickens made a mess in the garden

[@SustainableStace]

Oh man - they can wreak havoc on what looked so tidy only moments before !

[@VickyYoung-qg7fd]

why the coffee sacks/

[@SustainableStace]

i try to find FREE things that make for good ground cover. I often use many layers. B/c I own a coffee roasting company I can always get coffee sacks for FREE! They are organic fibres which decompose in about a year. They work great on suppressing weeds and holding in moisture. They help build soil and unlike many other things - they don't tend to blow away when it's windy!

[@JesseHumphress]

I have my raspberry bush I have a woman in mind I have sustainable Stace now time to win her soul with raspberry 😅😅

[@SustainableStace]

lol !

[@JessicaRoss-f7d]

Thank you!

[@SustainableStace]

You're welcome Jessica!