How to Prune Raspberries for BIGGER Harvests!

[@JamminClemmons]

I play *"Iron Maiden"* on my outdoor patio when we're bar-b-qing, and my berry plants are 20 feet tall. *THEY LOVE IT!*

[@b.m.1876]

It's refreshing to see other young adults doing gardening videos! Keep up the great work!

[@crispsaturday]

Your conclusion that you do at the end of the videos really gives the videos an extra high quality!

[@susanshanks2407]

Last year I did what he said, I was a little fearful because this was my first time with raspberries. I did exactly what he said and this year they are loaded. The birds have noticed how wonderful they are, anybody out there nervous about trying, go for it you will be pleased.🤩

[@nuffsedd3408]

I cannot tell whether my raspberries are all year or the other type. With this method I will be able to tell. I had no idea why they fruited and dried. Now I know. And how do you stop the birds?

[@raewyncormack2461]

@@nuffsedd3408 bird netting even old curtain nets will work

[@playnejayne5550]

Last year I tried a net to keep the birds off the berries. The canes tangled with the net. A real mess. Better practice is to pick them twice a day.

[@lindaparra6002]

Oh Wow James! I planted 2 blackberry plants today in my Daughter's yard. Thank You for this information!

[@BlueCactusDairyGoats]

Raspberry struggle here in Arizona, but we're gonna try them in a outdoor kitchen area where they have irrigation and shade!

[@MYPERMACULTUREGARDEN]

as always ,,,, love your videos James . All those berries. I'll be very real here, your last video you mentioned your berries ,but it went over my head. With this video I saw what you meant and I get it now !!!! I see where you cut and where that branch burst out lots of little branches full of berries..... Thank you for clarifying it for me !!!

[@jerradcampbell74]

I've been waiting on this video James, so thank you very much. I just pruned mine today and this video justifies exactly my philosophy on how to prune blackberries and raspberries... you sir ,are the man. :)

[@gigidi6816]

Great info! This is all new to me and very important because i just planted a raspberry. You are probably my favorite gardener.

[@jasminebehm532]

I love the energy lol seems like such a nice guy

[@Jameson77777]

After MANY years of renting I’m now in the market looking at homes! Can’t wait until I have my own food forest & head of security like Tuck. I’m in CT so we have similar zones. Hoping to be as successful as you are.

[@allanturpin2023]

Jameson Jones- I don't know you, and you don't know me, and this is very off topic to the vid, but as a fellow fan of this channel, I would encorage you to research the trends in housing prices in your area since the last recession. If prices have shot up drastically, you may want to consider to keep renting until the next correction. We are overdue for another one based on historical cycles, and there are some of the same warning signs as before the last one. Two of my friends who didn't heed my warning in 2005 paid dearly. Owning is great. I don't want to discourage you in any way. But the banks/lenders will not be honest with you on this topic. They get paid either way. Best of luck.

[@justinfiorini3142]

@@allanturpin2023 The next correction may be 8+ years from now when house prices have since doubled or tripled. There's no way to outsmart the market. The banks have hundreds of PhD's and billion dollar super computers. The only thing you can do is get lucky unless you're some super genius like Peter Lynch or Michael Burry.

[@allanturpin2023]

Justin Fiorini - the manipulation of the markets by the "phds" is documented, and waiting for a correction doesn't require any expertise, but you are correct it's a gamble... which is why I included multiple qualifiers.

[@suffolkshepherd]

@@allanturpin2023 Good call. That correction came about a year from the date you said it.

[@allanturpin2023]

@@suffolkshepherd- yeah, well, for my next prediction, the bottom hasn't been reached yet. Soon though. Some people are determined to buy high and sell low...

[@daylanLA]

How do I know what’s a first year cane and a second year cane ?

[@johnVojtek.]

I appreciate you so much man. You are always consistently a huge help for me in my gardening experience. 🙏🌱

[@jeffreydustin5303]

Dang, that's a lot of raspberries! Well done!

[@Vinnie-cv5qv]

Every time I prune my raspberries and blackberries, rather than discarding the part I pruned off, I plop it in a pot of compost and in a few weeks I have a new plant. Also, if te cane is too long and it can touch the ground, I take the tip and bury it in the ground and hold it down with a brick or huge rock. Again, in a few weeks, the tip has grown roots. I then cut it at a good length and again have a new plant. I also make sure I cut a cane down to the ground after it fruits. It makes it easier to prune as you go along.

[@webugn2]

Thanks for the "tip" 😊 My gd loves raspberries so the more the better ❣️

[@runawayfaeIX]

This is why I have a garden journal, so I can keep notes on how and when to prune, what types I have, etc. Great tips, thanks!

[@ngs5554]

Good tip

[@carolwilliams2356]

I planted two blackberry plants this year. Can't wait to enjoy the fruit next year. Now I know how to prune them.

[@adambarlow81]

I don't own any black raspberry varieties as it is not recommended to be in close proximity with Reds/Yellows for disease reasons. However, tons of Purple. Why did you wait so long to prune your Black's? They were huge! I would have done it a lot sooner so you have more time and the plant has more energy to produce the laterals. Purples I prune off 2-3 inches of the tip when they are reaching just over 3 ft. The everbearing(fall) crop too is different because its going to depend on your growing zone and the variety. Some can be harvested towards the end of August and some all the way towards the end of September. Our first frost date is just a few weeks or less into October, so some of our Fall Raspberries actually have a much smaller harvest in the fall then compared to the following summer.

[@UncleDutchFarms]

So helpful, thank you!i just put in my first raspberries and blackberries last year and was just wondering this.

[@bagsdevlin]

I live in Hammonton (South Jersey) and have NEVER been able to find any black cap raspberries. Do you sell any of your plants?

[@liliyasgardenchannel8876]

James, you've inspired me to make my own gardening videos. My favorite ones to record are the harvests, like potatoes and apricots!! Recently I've been getting woodchips like every week. It's like getting candy lol. Thanks and keep it up with this great content!

[@RaymondYocum-uw5hd]

Liliya's Garden Channel where are your videos?

[@viswap.8567]

@Raymond Yocum just click on her profile pic.

[@Kiko-zq5hw]

Tha raspberries are so dense, if you were to play hide and seek you wouldn't need to go inside to eat

[@OakKnobFarm]

Can't wait to really put this into practice. Lots of good tips. We inherited a large neglected bramble of unknown raspberry varieties when we bought our house. I cleaned it all up, and re-ordered the plants into rows last summer. I'll be trying your tips and topping the green canes when they get a little bit taller

[@beebob1279]

Also check out Stefan Sobkowiak - The Permaculture Orchard

[@strawberries1411]

wow..your black caps berries look fantastic.. going to apply this method to mine..never prune them before just pull out the ones shooting up left and right I did not want

[@pattihayden8100]

James I’ve got a first year blackberry and it’s probably about 8 foot but I’m growing it over a little trellis and down to the ground and when it reaches the dirt I’m going to sink it’s head and let it root. Then I’m going to cut it so I’ll have 2 bushes growing. I watched that on Doug and Stacy the homestead homies

[@PaulaJoDavis]

Off Grid with Doug and Stacy! I love those guys! They're in Missouri like me!

[@joesmathers1158]

yes nice video, what part of Jersey are you in?, I was born in Atlantic City grew up in Margate then we moved to Cherry Hill my mother always had a huge garden, I now wished I had paid more attention to her when she was trying to teach me, so I look at youtube videos like yours to catch up, have been living in Reno NV since 1976, turning the yard into a food forest, great video!

[@davidsirois9164]

Is it possible to take the clippings from the first year canes and transplant them to grow another plant from them? Looking to spread out my raspberry bushes.

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Solid video James. Thanks again.

[@jamesprigioni]

Your welcome Rob, I’m glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@OutpourOutdoors]

Perfect now I just have to watch this 8 more times! Haha thanks for the information brother. Blessing Fr

[@iwona4685]

James, thank you for this info. As I was picking my (few this year) black raspberries I was thinking: how do I prune them so they fruit better? And there it is - your video. Instant answer to my question. Thanks again!

[@DalV]

How large is your yard?

[@newyorkacres7638]

I have a ton of wild black raspberries on my property. I should probably prune some back. Thanks for the video!

[@pastelpinkappleantlers2512]

I like how tuck just tucks himself inside the bushes 😂

[@ilberkaganturan5390]

Nasıl çoğaltılabilir bu konu hakkında bilgi ve video cekin lütfen. Teşekkürler 😍

[@noplacelikehome9116]

Hey James, do you prune the laterals the next year like they are second year canes?

[@lizbrain1537]

whats the best time of year to transplant raspberries? we have just purchased a pce of property, half wooded and half open grass. Planning on food forest and then some open area crops, annuals. I have found a wild area that is LOADED with raspberries, about 5 blocks of them. . We have picked there several years. I want to go and get some raspberry bushes to transplant to our property. Can you transplant mid Aug, if we get the whole plant, root and all? Also, can I take cutting and from what, new growth or old growth? Thank you.

[@tythach]

Thanks for the tips brother. May I add that you have an awesome garden!

[@PermacultureHomestead]

im not far away, gonna call u up this week

[@patsanzone8019]

Hi James question......... Do you have any experience with thornless blackberries. Someone gave me 4 plants a few years ago and they are so out of control . They have a different growth habit than all the others and I don't know how to treat them.. Thanks in advance. Loving your videos !

[@fishymats873]

That end comment was super helpful. I don't know what kind my raspberry is but my dog chewed the canes down to the ground a year ago and a barely got any fruit this last summer. I'm hoping to trim it this year in a way that I'll get a real harvest this year.

[@17leprichaun]

love your channel!!! keep up the great work! all the best for you and tuck!

[@michaelmartocci5149]

WOW, GREAT VIDIO! LOVE YOUR PERMACULTURE FARM.

[@flubesmith3751]

One of the best descriptions for improving harvests, well done.

[@scottthiele2916]

Hi James. This question doesn't have anything to do with raspberries but I was wondering if you still add compost to your garden? Or is there no need to amend your soil after the chips are down? I just put down wood chips today, going to give the back to eden method a shot. Thanks in advance

[@nadajaklic3069]

this is wonderful info. I have lots of wild blackberries but want to increase yield so I can make jam. I'll definitely do it this year. thank you

[@sarah_farm]

Honestly, I've always been watching all your videos and whenever I watch, it's giving me a calm and relaxing vibes and a positive energy. Also, your videos help me relieve my stress. Always take care and so is your family. Thank you for always giving us these wonderful videos ❤

[@castleofcostamesa8291]

Thank you for your valuable video! I love it!!!

[@Waggz74]

man, compared to the recent videos this one is at about half hype level. Now the videos are MAX ENERGY and HYPE OFF THE TRAIN INTROS! SICK JAMES ... SICK!

[@p.reinhardt7685]

Thankyou again James for another beautiful presentation!

[@jackmoores5209]

Woo Hooo Thanks kindly Brother

[@moniquegebeline4350]

Oh James, In philly in penny pack park down by welsh road/Rhawn Street they have the most delicious wild raspberries growing EVERYWHERE (wineberries actually) oh how I miss harvesting those every August! Lol you should find someone who frequents to philly and get them to get you some cuttings!

[@BioHydroniC]

They fruit on second year canes, but do the canes then die off? What happens the 3rd year? Nice cameo by Tuck ^^

[@jamesprigioni]

After they fruit in second year canes they will die off. But it’s best to cut them them down in the dormant season after they fruit 😁👍

[@kruwelZ]

So if you did a 4-5 feet cut for second year growth, you then cut them down flush with the ground and in 2 years you have a new harvest? do you know if this would work in a country like Australia where the temperature is always moderate/warm?

[@albertoguerreiro006]

@@kruwelZ , so result in aussie?

[@moniquegebeline4350]

Tim O I’m subtropical too only a few varieties are supposed to do well in my zone (USA 9a). I went with Nova which is advertised as cold AND heat tolerant.

[@spiritualspinster165]

Good information! I just bought 4 baby thornless blackberry bushes. I love blackberries but hate the thorns. This was my solution. Have any specific info regarding thornless blackberries? I'm slowly turning my yard into a food forest. I currently have a Fuyu Persimmon and 4 Honeyberry bushes. I just ordered an Almond tree. Any suggestions on easy to maintain perrenials? I don't care for annual plants. My yard is on the small side so I like dwarf and semi dwarf trees. I live in Tennessee if that helps.

[@masonkoller8962]

Me at 5’ 5”: Imagine being tall😂 Just kidding! Love you James!

[@rebeccaiya8731]

My neighbor is giving me some blackberry bushes.so i will keep all this in mind.ty James

[@LB-vl3qn]

Excellent content, James.. Clear and to the point. Now I know how to prune berries.

[@sarahlenoue5327]

will you do a video about your grape arbor and training it up? love your videos!

[@tngardener231]

I love your dog, he looks a lot like mine and they have the best personality. Thank you for the berry tips, I’m adding more berries this year.

[@wmluna381]

Canadian Permaculture Legacy guy has multiples of the same dog, which is kind of funny.

[@adamsolomon8346]

HI James, Great video, my only feedback would be to talk a bit slowly, its hard to take in everything. Thanks! Do you grow avocado?

[@tsspeak5]

This video is fantastic. My wife and I are growing a variety of raspberries and blackberries. Thank you for providing such clear information! I couldn’t click subscribe fast enough!

[@danielkraynak9939]

Very good vid....thank you brother it was very helpful

[@nonewherelistens1906]

Very helpful.

[@vmcshannon]

I have a red raspberry bed. Now I think I know how to prune them 😊 thanks James.

[@917607424]

Brilliant explanation James. I’ve got a healthy looking 2 year old summer fruiting raspberry bush here in UK, first few are ripening nicely but there’s a ton of fruit already. Gonna head out and prune to 4ft this years canes. Thanks a lot!

[@kevinbyrne4538]

I'd never heard of pruning raspberries. It had never even occurred to me to attempt this.

[@simonestroud2614]

I have golden raspberries and they made flower buds way too quickly than I expected supposed to make one in a year and it’s basically pretty weird how they’re supposed to make it in a year and I only got mine like a few days ago so I don’t know what’s going on but I’m just happy. I’ve got some raspberries coming soon they’re coming in summer.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@lindamehus-barber8376]

A fabulous video! I have no idea what kind of raspberries I have in my patch, and this is the first video I've seen that gave a strategy for figuring this out. Also, it's just the right length of time, and I really like the quick recap at the end.

[@michellespear6661]

Thank you! I have about a gajillion wild blackberry and black raspberry plants around here, and they never seemed as productive as I thought they should be. Now I know what to do about it!

[@MookieCards]

I have everbearing raspberries and blackberry be sure to stake/trellis them up the plant gets really heavy with fruit We just covered them now as berries are forming to prevent the birds from cleaning the bushes clean.

[@GardinersPlot]

great advice and great video! :)

[@ChadStocks]

James I am growing the anne raspberries like what you showed in this video, I purchased bare root from a grower and am getting raspberries already. After they are done fruiting would I want to cut them back even though they are only 2 feet tall?

[@michellemcguire6249]

Thank you so much! So helpful!

[@SVMSICE]

Very interesting, didn't know that about fall baring raspberries

[@LizardMods]

I was hesitant to grow raspberries but this video got me charged!!

[@JessieSamanthaEmily]

Thanks! I just added Anne and red raspberries and blackberries to my garden so this is super useful!

[@daylanLA]

Do I cut/prune the first year cane or wait for second year cane to grow?

[@Herculesbiggercousin]

I’m getting some mixed signals from a lot of known gardeners and sources I follow. I have Royalty Purple Raspberries and I have heard from one reputable source to cut them all the way back even though I only had a single raspberry last year (this is technically the entire plants first year of life, dude ripened right before first frost), others say trim to 18in, or even to leave them at 4-5ft lol. I’m nervous I’m going to ruin a years worth of waiting by touching this thing James, pls send help bro! Marshall

[@justincarl2385]

HELP!!! I have a double harvest raspberry bush that was transplanted from my grandpa's garden to my dad's garden and now mine... I know nothing about rasberrys... but it seems I have first year shoots because they didn't Harvest last summer or fall.. now here's my problem... I Accidentally cut them down approximately 6 in from the ground!! Im so bummed out. What am I to expect? Did I just ruin my plant??

[@susieq7552]

Looks like your having some great weather and the berries are really flourishing. Thanks for the video.

[@gobigrey9352]

I've got strangle weed all over mine. It's tough to get out with all the thorns.

[@jamesprigioni]

Yeah that’s rough. Do your best to get it out before it closes or spreads though. You may have to go out in full protected gear 🤣

[@evanb5733]

So this is the first year my blackberry and raspberry plants fruited. I planted both 2 years ago. I'm assuming the canes that don't produce this summer are one year canes (for both plants). So I should cut down to the ground all the canes that fruited (or will fruit this summer) and prune all the one year canes (the ones that don't fruit) to 4ft for blackberries and 3 ft for raspberries? I'm not sure what variety I planted...

[@katerinachelmis568]

Black and purple raspberries don’t all fruit on second year bilateral canes. Primocane purple raspberries do exist. It’s important to know if your raspberries are summer bearing (bilateral fruiting), everbearing (bilateral and primocane fruiting), or fall bearing (primocane fruiting).

[@thetobaccoguy1751]

Very good info man. My problem, is that most of my patch came from gifted starters that I don't know their heritage.

[@mabriz5364]

Is this the same regardless of zone? It's July 26th... my raspberries are pretty much done. They we hard to get to and the birds got most of them. My husband isn't knowledgeable about pruning so early this spring he cut the tips of last year cane's at about 5 feet. Then, once spring hit we had a ton of new growth from the ground all around the row of last year's cane. So all the berries were in the middle of all this new non-bearing growth. Hard to get to except for the birds and the bees. I really want to chop them all down to the ground and start over... but it sound like I need the keep all of this years new growth and cut down all branches that are brown wood and bearing. Is that right? Cut them to the ground? When should I do that if I'm in zone 6B?

[@johnhartman8086]

Thank you!! I do wish that the gardening videos on you tube would be more clear about 2 things 1. specific area of country and 2 .growing zone. 4or 5 or 6 and so on.Thanks again.

[@amandaf4861]

So much info! You're awesome! Thannnnk you!!

[@ksero1000]

I found TWO babies growing in my back yard! They are just like two long delicate branches each. Can someone tell me if the branches reach and touch down on soil...do they start to root? I wonder if I should prune my young ones to encourage lateral growth? I have a ton of weeds growing there that I’d love to encourage the raspberry to dominate.

[@KidguY27]

So raspberries don’t need full sun ya... what if you grow kiwi vines above the raspberry patch @ 6’ height? More food from both combined than either independently I am thinking. What do you think? Kiwis need 8 hours full sun daily but raspberries do well in shaded areas.

[@OurSoVaLife]

Black raspberries are my favorite berry..I have a couple rows of blackberries on my yard, something is nibbling on the tender leaves on the end. Possibly deer, I think..Your food Forrest is amazing. Thanks for sharing

[@lqkitty9379]

💕💕💕 so beautiful 😍 can i have some? Or some seeds?❤️ From: Philippines 💓

[@prattacaster]

Lol, I have a blackberry primocane coming up on my two year old plant and I didn't quite know what to do with it. It's like a cornstalk size. It's over 6ft tall so I suppose I should top it right? It's late spring here in TN.

[@DailyMyChildhood]

It's really good taste I picked yesterday from forest near my house

[@KidguY27]

Oh shit I been pruning my black cap rapsberries at 5-6’ not 2-4’ dude.... 🤦‍♂️

[@Taai02]

Fantastic video, THANKYOU!

[@jamesprigioni]

Your welcome my friend I’m glad you enjoyed it 😁👍

[@stephenlucas6038]

Wow, super fast, but lots of good info. I have summer-bearing, it's August, and they are looking funky. I've heard to leave them until winter. Should I prune the long floricanes at least, or just wait until winter to do the pruning and thinning at the same time?

[@noelgraff2012]

I have a huge raised bed of mixed kinds of raspberries, blackberries, and I think boysenberries of unknown cultivars- not even sure if everbearing or not. They're a hot mess and all tangled together and kind of falling and growing horizontally rather than vertically. If I understood correctly, you said to basically prune them to about 4 ft tall? Should I stake them as well? And can I root the cuttings I take off? I've only ever rooted plants that came from runners or rooted while still attached to the plant itself.

[@alphonsobutlakiv789]

I grow wiled sourced black and raspberries and I've never seen red and purple berries together. Here they grow pure purple and have a unique flavor. I'm near Niagara falls, here they call the mix Logan berries. Your leaves look the same though on your mixed plants.

[@Danielson1818]

The black caps are growing like crazy in my back yard this year. I suppose I should actually put some work in since they want to be there. Pruning time.

[@RaymondYocum-uw5hd]

Where did you learn this? When you prune do you just drop the cuttings?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, the cuttings can be rooted if placed in water right away. They can also be used as mulch right back into your Raspberry bed!

[@lockwoan01]

Just did my own pruning - well, tip-pruning - of my blackcaps and blackberries. I also had to cut out a lot of dead blackberry canes - they don't seem to survive the winter for the most part, although I did get lucky with a few of the lower laterals, which might make me some blackberries this year.