How to Prune and Multiply Black Raspberry

This week we prune black raspberries, look at a how to make habitat using the pruned canes, tie up the canes and multiply them by tip rooting. We have been growing and multiplying the cultivar 'Jewel'. Most people do not prune their raspberries hard enough. Enjoy.
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[@MojoShoujo]

Black raspberries are my favorite food ever! I don't have outdoor space of my own so last summer I spent weeks at county and state parks picking them. Berry collecting is legal on public land here in Iowa, and I ended up with over ten pounds! I'm itching to able to get a house with enough space to finally grow my own.

[@tigrlily]

Watching this made me so happy imagining everyone here doing this and their joy at recieving those gifts from the plants presenting themselves to each gardener. So cool how nature works....i will never lose my appreciation for natures gifts.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Me too!!

[@resilientfarmsanddesignstu1702]

Another great video! We follow your advice on our farm too. We tip root most of our thinner wispier canes, we also cut off and transplant the runners. We like the reusable clips because it makes removal of the old canes easier. We have two wires and we clip the canes to the wires to make a living espalier fence around our garden outside the inner fence (which we use as a trellis for vining crops). The raspberry fence acts as a deterrent to deer and also acts as a wind break. We live on a ridge line and get too much wind. We harvest bad berries on the way to feed our poultry and collect good berries on the way back to the kitchen (with the eggs). We too have as you say an over abundance of canes so we spend a lot of time thinning the fence. That generates lots of old canes. I plan to try your trick with the canes to see if we can attract more mason bees. Thanks for your insights and tips.

[@lynnbishop9493]

I like the idea of using old canes for insects too.

[@fatjuniesfarmette6030]

This was very helpful to me! Explains why a previous bed gradually became less productive-- I didn't prune enough out!

[@TrevorLentz]

This video is awesome. I just transplanted 5 black raspberry roots that naturally grow in my back yard and pruned down the remaining ones. :)

[@dustinhaus1165]

We just moved to a new house, and black raspberries have grown everywhere. It is a 140 year old farm house. You can tell where they used to be, and those will stay, and some others will stay. I just spent a week removing them from where we don't want them. The removed canes are a resource . The top of a waddle fence, or dead hedge

[@aaronstephenkwok]

Stefan is the G.O.A.T.! 0:26 Tools & Equipment 1:30 Pruning 10:05 Canes as Habitat 11:16 Tying up Canes 14:40 Multiply them

[@RaveBabyFuu]

Greatest Of All Time?

[@beebob1279]

I'd have to agree. He's excellent!!!!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

An Old GOAT??? Hahahaha

[@bobleponge1301]

As a suggestion, use black zipties instead of white one. The black ones have carbon pigments and are more resistant to U.V. light and will degrade a lot slower than the brittle white ones

[@geraltriv6193]

Not necessarly, it dpeneds on the level of UV stabilizer, don't use indoor zipties outside.

[@Skashoon]

I have thousands of raspberries growing wild in my pasture. Anyone who wants some, come and get ‘em. Free of charge!

[@kristensellitto2604]

Thank you so much for this information. I had cleared an overgrown spot where I knew there were black raspberries, hoping that providing them with more room would allow them to produce. So far, I have picked about 3 quarts in 3 days from the 8-10 plants I salvaged from the bittersweet, wild floribunda, grapevines, etc. I have more new stems growing now than I ever could have imagined. This is the best video I have watched. I appreciate that you show how to prune and thin, but the WHY is most important to me so I can continue to expand my "wild" gardening knowledge. Thank you so much for the information!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad it helped, enjoy a bowl with ice cream on my behalf.

[@krisss572]

Already have!🍨

[@swdw973]

This is the best video on pruning black raspberries out of close to a dozen I've watched. Thank you. Just wish I'd known this last year.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Look at the video again before pruning them next year.

[@jasonbowman7190]

I was thinking you could put the tip in a pot (for transplanting) so u don't have to do so much work digging it out. Thanks for the training.

[@jonathanellis8921]

That's what I do

[@lisafeck1537]

The pot will work, but the ground stays moist longer, you will need to be sure to water the pot.

[@joshholschuh1847]

I've struggled with berries in pots do you need to let the soil dry completely?

[@peasparsleyandprayers2817]

FINALLY!!! Someone that I could understand their explanation. Been trying to figure out for a month how to properly cut and tie, and which canes were which. So many videos I've watched but still confused at the end on what they were meaning. THANK YOU FOR THE EASY EXPLANATION.

[@janzatovich6677]

agree ! I finally understand what to do.

[@iamnotguilty]

Great video and good to know about pruning to limit the canes. I am just getting into berries. I recently have found some blackberry, black raspberry and raspberry plants on my property. I have a mix of around 200 cuttings started as we speak. I am especially excited about having the black raspberries. I already have 2 - 100 foot rows of table grapes that I started last year. This year I am adding 100 foot row of each of the above berries and have giant thornless blackberries, northern highbush blueberries, and straw berries also started in my house for spring planting in 100 foot rows.

[@SteveLurvey]

Wow great video! I have a 2 acre spot with black raspberries when I bought it. Now I’m excited to get my berries pruned!

[@ab7974]

I love this tutorial and can’t wait to check out more of your channel! The concept of pruning any plant is pretty new to me and I was fortunate enough to discover a treasure trove of black raspberries that had taken over the back corner of the yard of the house we bought which had been vacant for years. I was afraid to prune too heavy but it can be treacherous and thorny to maneuver through them. This year I will have no mercy!

[@annak804]

Hope your plants appreciate the treatment.

[@lynnbishop9493]

I'm from New Zealand. My black raspberries doesn't have prickles, but gosh they are voracious, I only bought one plant, becuase they were $60 each, and now have about 30 new plants, I did cuttings last year, and a few tips

[@williammcduff6531]

Stefan, Thanks for the video. We're growing some of these and pruned them to get ready for the upcoming season.

[@beebob1279]

Fantastic. I'll be asking my farmer friend about tip rooting his raspberries and blackberries in summer after they fruit.

[@floriebrown2089]

Thanks for the very helpful tips and the video.

[@geoffoutdoors]

Great video! I started black raspberries a couple years ago and planted three more this year. I had been wondering about the tip rooting and spread. I am going to do that this year..thank you!

[@VivianfFurlow]

I learned a lot from this. Thank you!

[@lisafeck1537]

Excellent demonstration. Thank you.

[@izzzzzz6]

I watched a great blackberry video the other day, tripple crown the guy dug a row holes with large spacings in a lawn then he simply mulched shit loads between and around all of the plants. The as you did bend them over into the mulch and fill in the gaps, i guess keep mulching and keep them moving like triffids.

[@myrhodeislandreds3885]

I'm soon to receive my first plants. I really needed this knowledge!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad it was helpful!

[@billrichards4024]

Thank you for all these great videos.

[@InvertsandOi]

I have Black Rasberry bushes that have volunteered in my backyard that I want to encourage/cultivate, but I had questions as to how to do that. This video answered pretty much all of them. Thank you!

[@cafarmgirl3279]

Just found your channel...I think I’m in love🥰 soaking up like a sponge.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Julie since you’re from San Diego check out Diego Footer’s channel. He’s in San Diego.

[@godvlynn3335]

your contents is so nice and calm, also easy to understand even im korean

[@PaintingVideos]

Looked for it: this was the best tutorial I could find: much thanks!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Amazing tutorial! Thanks. 😃

[@peterderby8099]

You are great! I’d love to visit your farm just to spend some time with you. I have a nice black raspberry patch that I’ve worked for almost 10 yrs now. I really enjoy it and the harvest is bonus. Made some very nice wine from the berries last year. Thank you for the advice.

[@beebob1279]

I think a lot of people would like to visit his farm

[@jackbest6677]

Thank you for all the information. I will follow your instructions. Thanks again.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcywolters9681]

Wanting to know about raspberry care your offering hit my feed. Impressive. When you explained it all and at the end you noticed the butterfly. Yup good edit. Subed. Looking forward to more.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Lots more coming and lots past.

[@WolfgangMeowzart]

Thank you for sharing. This has been so informative.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BVisser7]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@fe_viana_8066]

Thank you for this precious info! I am already a fan of the channel! I found your channel via Maritime Gardening podcast :)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Welcome, thank Greg.

[@annheiland-ql8fp]

Great video. So appreciate your suggestions,

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad you like them!

[@oliverg6864]

Thanks this was super helpful, I was successfully able to tip root and divide my raspberries!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad it helped!

[@cherriemckinstry131]

Had to say hello... keep prining! Garden of Hope project.

[@ForgingFreedomTV]

Beautiful

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@shofarmvt]

Thank you!!!

[@eddiethomas5056]

I'm 38 and I'm just now getting into what my father tried to teach me. But after he past I wish I would have paid more attention. So I'm watching to learn to grow the lords fruit so thank you. Keep these videos coming

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Will do.

[@mycedarridge]

You are so amazing!! THANK YOU so much!

[@antonystarling]

Just came across your channel re black raspberry, absolutely brilliant super informative video, thank you so much for all the advice excellent. I'm in the UK just bought two black raspberry plants for my allotment. Great pace and narration thanks so much. Just subscribed.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Welcome aboard, lots to binge watch.

[@Betty-qd8st]

I noticed Japanese wine berries tip root also. They spread like crazy. I removed a bunch to put in raised garden beds. I found 2 wild black raspberries that are delicious. I want to encourage them to spread.

[@ronaldfousek1079]

Thank You.

[@BlackJesus8463]

Thanks!

[@arialblack87]

Great channel! I'm sure you will soon have 100K+ subscribers. Learned so much from the film and now from your videos. I'd love to see a video about your nursery. Keep the good work guys!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

The nursery would require another film. Too much to cover.

[@arialblack87]

@@StefanSobkowiak that's a great idea! 😉😉 That film would be funded in a weekend! The quality of the content you share is superb. Keep sharing your wisdom 🤩

[@ZaneMedia]

arialblack87 just wait big things are coming soon :)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Use other species, try Seaberry (also suckers but they can be used or sold!), pea shrub, gouge, alder,... Look up the nitrogen fixing trees and shrubs for your climatic zone.

[@arialblack87]

@@ZaneMedia exciting! 🤩 BTW, your editing and effects always makes me smile. Awesome team

[@roccoconte2960]

Great video Stefan , i have bristol and pruned them today i left two of the best canes per hill listening to you last year i left to many it was the first producing year and it was a tangled up mess and hard to pick , thanks for the video.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Fantastic!

[@pattyjd3922]

Thank you for the tutorial. I just planted three late spring. Tied the first canes to an old pipe supported at each end with a six foot trellis i had in the shed. Used instead of wire. Black rasberries dont behave the same as my red ones i soon discovered. Now i know what to do next spring if they survive the winter. I had no idea how to prune them or even if i tied them up properly. It is august and three of the four are branching beautifully.

[@alexandrashier5216]

Hello! Thanks for your videos! So in late summer, when you go to put the tip onto the ground and gold it down with a rock and cover with mulch, do you remove the leaves from the tip? Thanks!

[@nuclearchick27]

Could u do a video about digging them up and transplanting? Your videos are great, very informative. Thank you!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Good idea but no promesses.

[@Yin-Yang-444]

Nice informative video. Cheers. 😊☕️ ❤️Love, 🌞Light, ☮️Peace🌳 & 🌈Gratitude🦋.

[@TimmyOFlinn]

How much space do you put between the plants when you place the root balls

[@jenniferturner7293]

Very thorough information! But I'm curious, can you also propagate new raspberries from the cuttings? Thanks!!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes but they have to be healthy and vigorous growth. It's just so much easier with the tip rooting however since the main mother plant help so much in rooting a tip.

[@cassiebrindza8306]

Thank you Stefan for a very infomative video of the how too's for raspberries. Can this be successfully done with the native species Rubus occidentalis?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Absolutely they are the same species ‘jewel’ is just an improved selection.

[@marypreddy547]

How to care about apricot tree and I thank you ❤

[@sethwhitworth3977]

Hi Stefan, I am a big fan of this video, and I am curious how your test went with that bundle of canes that were being used to test the habitat of wasps, bees and other critters. Did it detract them from going after your raspberry plants?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I passed the pile today but did not look if insects used the stems. It’s meant as nesting habitat for bees and wasps. That don’t bother the raspberries. Check the update video on how the raspberries did. Real well.

[@ianandresen2326]

I do love your videos! I am going to try the wire and tip rooting method! Have you ever planted hops?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wonderful. Yes we have 100 year old hop plants since our property was the largest hop farm in the region before WW2.

[@ianandresen2326]

Ok that is interesting!! What is the name of that cultivar? I'm in Ontario , would I be able to source it? Do you have any videos on it?

[@beebob1279]

I'm all good with the farmer. Do you have a video of the trellis system for raspberries? How about the soil mixture. He has a variety of mulch and topsoil mixtures at the farm. I'll be raised bedding them on the side of the yard.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Trellis is just one wire at 6'. Beach sand soil.

[@acebilbo]

I just bought one in a pot. Good start, eh, to hear this now? My favorite berry. Grew up on a strawberry farm. At a Biochar workshop the teacher said blackberry canes make beautiful char. Maybe raspberries? Great video. Love my leather gloves. Do you have favorite secateurs? I love my Bahco. Had them for 15 years, and I've cut a ton of Himalayan blackberry. Hi to your kitty!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

If they’ve served you well and you can keep them sharp then those are the best.

[@acebilbo]

Amazingly well-tempered blade (replaceable). I sharpen about once a year. And I am a fanatic about sharp blades. I make about 800 cuts in a garbage can of canes. I know, obsessive. Who counts how many? Who does that? All those years weeding strawberry fields. The other workers liked how I sharpened their tools. My Dad was quicker but the sharpness did not last long enough to make the round of the rows in a 10A. field. Anyway, thank you so much for the great video. Lots of fun watching you. You do make it interesting and easy to remember! 😊✌️😁

[@TheZeeebull]

I love black raspberry. We are fortunate to have thousands growing wild all over the place out here. My question, did you ever follow up on the insect wildlife pile you made of the canes? Results?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I've been watching them, should film them. Some stems got hollowed out and used. You're paying attention.

[@therealrepete]

This is the question I came to the comments for! I watched this last fall and spent time managing my canes for the first time ever. We have two great patches that we started to manage but now have much better ideas. (Ps. Thanks for this video it made all the difference!) This year will be our first observation year to gather feedback and continue again. Now I’m trying to workout how to string a wire as I’ve only 1 solid tree to anchor too and it needs to run about 50’.

[@dadmezz4024]

Thank you. My Black raspberry patch was given to me by family 10 years ago and I've never trimmed them. Wonderful flavor! Need to get control of them now. You are spot on about the size of the fruit. Appreciate your wonderful tutorial. Just was wondering if I could start now in August to thin them out or should wait till near spring?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

You can cut out the dead canes and the tiny spindly ones now but better to leave the thinning for canes to late winter.

[@dadmezz4024]

Thank you very much for your reply. That sounds like a great plan of action for me. Again, Thanks!

[@MistyMeadowsPermacultureFarm]

Thanks for the great video and info! Do I prune my Balsor Hardy blackberries the same way?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I’m not familiar with that cultivar but all the blackberries I’ve seen work just like black raspberry and should be pruned like them.

[@MistyMeadowsPermacultureFarm]

@@StefanSobkowiak Great, thank you/merci. :-)

[@rosstemple7617]

Stefan Sobkowiak was wondering if you took the trimmings and put them in a pot of willow tea couldn’t you get all the trimmings to bud?

[@DazzleCamo]

Do you do this in the first year of the plant to shorten and stiffen or does this start applying when they have old wood?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

First year as well.

[@radiantjumper]

Hi Stefan! Very interesting! How do you plant them? Are you going to plant them on top of the plastic? Do you have a video that covers planting and plastic?

[@arialblack87]

The film covers it in great detail. So worth watching it!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

No we plant through the plastic making the smallest hole we can

[@bryanbeast8662]

Thanks for another great video! How do you deal with rabbits wanting to eat your black raspberry plants?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I wish, few rabbits since the dog regularly invites them to dinner.

[@swdw973]

Can you cut the previous years cane after you're done picking, or should you wait until they've gone dormant in late fall or wait until early spring?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

This years producing canes are already dried up. Cut them once they’re dry.

[@marypreddy547]

Please tell us how to term 🍇 branch’s and thank you

[@StefanSobkowiak]

If it’s for trimming a fruit tree please see my PRUNING videos, there are several.

[@d.w.stratton4078]

Love love love the idea of making beneficial insect habitat from prunings. If I get too much of that, I can always turn the rest into biochar or compost. Over here in Western Massachusetts, raspberries and blackberries are everywhere. Any thoughts on what to do to turn bittersweet into a useful product, because it sure is growing EVERYWHERE.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Cut it at the base but leave it hanging onto the tree.

[@jonathanellis8921]

I make picking baskets out of bittersweet. I've even sold them before. The vines seem to work best when harvested in winter, just soak them in hot but not boiling water a half hour or so before weaving. Ever since bittersweet became a resource for me I have enjoyed trimming it back and seeing what I can make with the vines. Safe travels.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Gloves are made of a lot of different kinds of materials. Seems there might be a better material than leather for protection against the razor wire plant. If not, there's a market awaiting. ...Oh, for warm hands working in cold temps, try putting loose-fitting rubber gloves inside work gloves.

[@ericaarcas8161]

Thank you Steffan, erupting you only prune in the spring? I have ever bearing raspberries and live in Central Ontario. Thanks

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes only in early spring since fall pruning will prevent some of the energy from returning to the roots.

[@ericaarcas8161]

Thank you so much this makes a lot of sense.

[@spoolsandbobbins]

I wonder if you could apply all of this to wild black berries. We do and it seems to make them more prolific. We don’t try to multiply though. They can do that very well on their own!!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes wild ones work the same, you will be pleasantly surprised by the size and abundance difference.

[@jc-wx3sm]

Okay so I just tip rooted a bunch of black raspberries (it's august). So when do I separate and replant? In the fall or not until spring? Thanks!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Both depending on the root mass. Good to go when root ball is tennis ball to egg size.

[@joshua511]

So early spring is better than late fall for doing this?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Correct early, while it’s still dormant.

[@emarrama]

What season should I prune? End of summer or early spring?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

End of winter or very early spring.

[@rickbour1004]

Should I apply this method to all summer raspberries?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Similar. Summer need thinning at about the same ratio, cut from the base.

[@SM-sy5cd]

I believe these are summer bearing raspberries you are demonstrating on, the ever bearing canes need to be all cut down each year. Is that correct?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Correct. Summer bearing black raspberry. They just finished producing. Then the fruiting canes die back.

[@CloudfeatherRusticWorks]

What time of year do you prune? Late winter?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes

[@mikehitsiniwanhaud8000]

I have seven different black raspberry patches three of which are very large and all I’ve done is pruned the old way. This summer I cut a lot of the tips off of the new ones while I was picking because I thought that would make them bush out more like my blackberries. Was that wrong? And so when they trail and the tip starts growing in the ground, should I cut the arch to have two plants then? I have hundreds of black raspberry plants and I want to move them from where my trees are overshadowing them now

[@StefanSobkowiak]

That arching is their way of moving on their own. If you tip the ones that are new canes they will fruit more next year and wont tip root but if you cut the ones that are fruiting they will just die after fruiting anyway.

[@katherineosullivan640]

Can we prune them in autumn or just in spring

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Autumn works as well.

[@JP_Ross]

Stefan, est-ce qu'il est possible de faire des boutures en gardant 3-4 bourgeons puis de les mettre dans l'eau pour faire sortir les racines ou le marcottage est le moyen le plus efficace?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Jean-Philippe cela dépend de la plante. Beaucoup de plantes tropicales peuvent enraciner dans l’eau tout simplement mais le plantes de climat tempéré nécessite, pour la plupart, un peu plus d’efforts. Marcottage est plus certain de fonctionner.

[@JP_Ross]

@@StefanSobkowiak merci du conseil!

[@rosstemple7617]

Stefan Sobkowiak Fart in Marc’s cottage... what?! Lol I always wonder which varieties California grows. I live in Texas and we get these berries that are very close to the ground. They taste just like black berries but a lot tartar. I think the rabbits brought them in their poop. Kinda neat how God set up nature.

[@WiseMan22]

what do you do when the old stems are completely dry, but the bottom ( 2" ) of every one of them is green? Do I cut those just above the green line, or leave the dry ones?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Cut all dry ones, there are always more stems than needed for a full crop.

[@WiseMan22]

@@StefanSobkowiak Thank You.

[@portiaholliday8741]

I’m going to enjoy my currants. They do not have thorns/prickles.

[@henryvalero9235]

From Lil Giant Yeah. But what do you do with currants? I heard currants are four. There are several kinds and no one explains what THAT is good for-white, red, black? I have never eaten a currant in my life. What do you do with them?

[@kyledavis2806]

Do these tips and tricks work and apply to all raspberries or just the black variety?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

All raspberries benefit from a pruning and thinning but this is for the clumping and tip rooting types, black raspberry and blackberries.

[@kyledavis2806]

Thanks! Recently found your channel it's great! The amount of knowledge you have is incredible! Appreciate you sharing!

[@mitooquerer]

Oh yes, black raspberries can be really unforgiving, I happened to fall on a few low canes! Even my face was a mess.... 😵‍💫

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Ow, sorry to hear that. Certainly creates a lifelong respect for them.

[@robwise2215]

Can we prune them mid growing season . The primo canes i mean . Will they do their branching late in the first season ?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

They branch when they begin to arch downwards.

[@robwise2215]

@@StefanSobkowiak ok thanks . Great videos by the way. I’m addicted :). I have many varieties of raspberries and have just pruned the primo canes during dormancy . I take it that’s not going to encourage anything ? Just limited the amount of my fruit?

[@FREE_WILL_AAHhhhhhhhhhhhh]

perhaps cutting them in half or 1/3 with a shovel and transplanting/expanding food forest is a more efficient method?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Expansion is great.

[@jamesreedy1517]

I have raised black raspberries in four different locations and even the so-called Jewell varieties became diseased in a few years. I did try to eliminate all native varieties in the areas. Also, I found black raspberries almost impossible to net.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Disease is often caused by excess water either by watering or by a soil that has inadequate drainage for that plant. If you can dig down 4 feet and see no water then that site should work well.

[@stephaniethayer6784]

What about them producing on old wood?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Old is only last year’s growth, the cane dies after fruiting.

[@dragondenis]

WOW your Jewels grow twice as long as mine up there (Quebec) How many years of production do you get from the mother plant before replacing it ? Here 5 years seems to be the uptimum .

[@dragondenis]

Quebec Portneuf Zone 3

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Denis our oldest are 7 years old and doing great. I don’t know how long but many commercial growers of raspberries get10-20 years when the site is right.

[@dragondenis]

@@StefanSobkowiak Thank you for taking the time to answer my question about the black raspberry plants. The red and yellow raspberry plants as well as the blackberry plants have been producing well for 10 years now. Maybe the Jewel black raspberry plants need more or particular fertilizing ? Still a mystery. It's amazing to see how well yours are doing. If you come in my colder region, please drop by. facebook.com/dragondenis.petitsfruits/

[@cmisita]

🙏🌷💓

[@aloisiquirino7947]

Trying to calculate the succession of raspberries. How long do raspberries and brambles stay in your system until they stop thriving due to shading or senescence effects? Or do they persist thanks to your pruning of the overstorey?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

5 years really well then a gradual decline.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

5 years wonderful. Black raspberry seem to last longer than other raspberries. Still producing at 10 years but yes pruning helps prolong their effectiveness.

[@lynnbishop9493]

@@StefanSobkowiak that's good to know, thank you, I live in New Zealand and the first black raspberry I bought what's $60 and it had three short canes, the first year at about 20 berries last year at cared about 50, and this year it looks like a bumper crop, they are just coming into leaf now. I also have about 30 or so cuttings that I did last year to plant and probably sell about have, black raspberries sure are voracious growers

[@Niziol94]

Witam Pana! Czy jest pan w stanie polecić jakąś literaturę o czarnej malinie?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Look at the work of Dr Stiles from Virginia he uses a bent fence system that makes harvest so much easier. Developed for blackberries but completely adapted to black raspberry.

[@Niziol94]

@@StefanSobkowiak Thank you for reply but I am trying to find anything from dr Stiles but unfortunetly with no results. May you give me one more hint? I have one field around 80 ares with Bristol and I'm struggling with RBDV, so I think it can be last season of my blackraspberry, but I wish to plant new field again. That's why I started digging for informations, because in Poland we don't have much knowleage sources about that raspberry

[@StefanSobkowiak]

There is not a lot of info on black raspberry but the information on blackberry is applicable. Here’s Dr Stiles’ info: scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/vaes/vaes99-1.pdf

[@garyfreeman5999]

Why are they pruned so high? What would happen if you tied them up to a trellis that was, say, four feet high?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

It depends on the strength of the cane and the number of canes left. Four feet is fine, I usually leave two so I can leave them higher.

[@jamescollinscares3897]

What provence are you in I am ontario and its end of july ..when should i clone?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

They are starting to send side shoots towards the soil and will root on their own if the shoots touches soil.

[@jamescollinscares3897]

@@StefanSobkowiak my friend has plants at his property hebsaid i could dig up,early spring or can i do in september

[@meredithgriffin7641]

I would love to hear about the care of black raspberries. I’m struggling to keep them alive. I’ve had rust, anthrocanose, and now The spotted wing drosphelia (SWD). I miss my black raspberries. Where would you start to restore health. This is my 4th year and I lost half my plants this winter (I live in MI)

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I would start by checking your drainage. Most diseases are due to roots being waterlogged for a time. If you can’t dig 3-4’ without seeing water then plant them somewhere else or try them in a raised bed or hugelkulture mound. Or else you have a heavy clay soil. Raspberry don’t like wet feet.

[@lynnbishop9493]

@@StefanSobkowiak interesting they don't like wet feet, neither do I. 😉

[@meredithgriffin7641]

@@StefanSobkowiakthank you I didn’t know that. They are at the top of a hill in pretty heavy clay. I’m currently trying to change my gardens into a permaculture garden.

[@CJFarm]

Hi Stefan, what do you think about thornless blackberries?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I think if they grow well and produce well in your area then grow them.

[@gmaureen]

I grew some in Michigan a few years ago. They must have been especially good because the birds ate ALL of them (I even had netting on top of the plants to discourage them) and it was a nice harvest. Who said birds sleep at night? I can tell you, what they actually do is hunt raspberries!

[@CJFarm]

@@gmaureen Very funny.. (and a bit sad)

[@rosstemple7617]

gmaureen LoL 😂

[@alexthai2456]

Mr. Stefan......could Raspberry be grafted???

[@shannabolser9428]

They die back right after they fruit so I doubt it.

[@FREE_WILL_AAHhhhhhhhhhhhh]

the more the better right? last time I was at the store raspberry was nearly $8/lb.

[@coleweede1953]

Can't beat them fresh off the vine. My hypothesis is fewer yummy terpenes and VOCs over time

[@beebob1279]

It ain't cheap