I need some advice on my raspberry patch. It has become crowded with weeds and invasives. Guy at the nursury says to cut the whole patch down to 2'. Then get in there with a how. Does that sound right?
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A narrow row is easier to hand weed especially if mulched with leaves. Lawn clippings should work too but I've never tried it. I used them for the first time on tomatoes this year and they worked well. Lots and lots of them, but tomatoes like getting buried.
Pruning short supposedly promotes side-shooting which with some raspberries you don't want. I think you also end up with too many small berries. I'd rather have fewer bigger berries, like with some fruit trees. I only have red berries though so other kinds may rspond to different care.
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I had a rectangle plot and I pulled everything out down the middle and made a row somewhere else with the pulls.
If I could do it over I would have the path down the middle wide enough for the riding mower.
Much easier to pick berries and get weeds before they are huge with rows and there is more light and more air.
If I could do it over I would have the path down the middle wide enough for the riding mower.
Much easier to pick berries and get weeds before they are huge with rows and there is more light and more air.
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