Harvesting fresh raspberries from your home garden is a fulfilling experience, and with some thoughtful pruning, you can maximize your harvest. By removing old and diseased canes and thinning out new ...

A bit of summer pruning goes a long way to keeping your raspberries healthy and productive. So, get out the mosquito netting, long sleeves and pruners and get busy. The summer harvest is produced on 2 ...

Autumn fruiting raspberries, that flower and fruit on the current seasons growth, need their canes cutting down to ground level now. Although there is another option, you could double crop your autumn ...

Easy care raspberries are high in fiber and vitamin C, making them a healthy snack as well as delicious in jams, jellies and desserts. Enjoy the best flavor and reduce pest problems with proper ...

When a reader recently asked me how to grow raspberries, it reminded me of the many gardeners who have visited to get plants (and advice) from me during past winters. Hearing their glowing reports of ...

The raspberry, with its botanical name Rubus idaeus, belongs to the rose family, which includes around 3,500 species. The raspberry is a hardy, deciduous climbing shrub that comes in a variety of ...

Preparing your raspberry plants for the winter involves pruning and cleaning, but you have to know what plant variety you are ...

This fall I discovered a job that I dislike more than cleaning the leaves out of down spouts. Up until now scooping the leaves, pine needles and twigs that have accumulated in the bottom of the spouts ...