[NAFEX] raspberries

Ginda Fisher list at ginda.us
Wed Feb 18 00:41:58 EST 2009


And I've never had any trouble with weeds in my raspberries.  I have  
never mown, and I mulch heavily.  I'd assumed it was the combination  
of mulch and the essential toughness of raspberries, but perhaps the  
"not mowing" helps, too.

Ginda
eastern MA, zone 6

On Feb 17, 2009, at 9:27 PM, John S wrote:

> Alan,
>
> I strongly agree with you on the mowing issue.  I have found that if  
> I mow my everbearing raspberries, then I have to really fight the  
> weeds the next season in order to maintain the patch and get a  
> reasonable harvest. Almost lost my Fall golds one year doing that.   
> I don't mow raspberries anymore.
>
> John
>
>
>
> --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Alan Haigh <alandhaigh at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Alan Haigh <alandhaigh at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] raspberries
> To: nafex at lists.ibiblio..org
> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 6:40 AM
>
> I liked fluffy's recs.  Home growers don't use herbicides,  
> generally, and aren't likely to diligently water, which, as was  
> said, makes all the difference.  The difference being that for many  
> Heritage is still a great raspberry because they tend to neglect  
> their gardens during periods of drought and don't diligently stay on  
> top of weeds.  Wow, this is beginning to sound like an  
> autobiography.  In fact, Heritage is the only raspberry remaining on  
> my property after trying all the mentioned varieties here.  To me  
> raspberries just aren't worth all that much work when you're growing  
> a wide range of fruit.
>
> Anyway, Heritage is the toughest most durable raspberry I've ever  
> grown, by far.  Here in the northeast the birds aren't very  
> interested in raspberries by Sept., except wild turkeys that harvest  
> low-lyers, so the harvest is mostly yours and the yellow jackets.
>
> Fluffy mentioned growing primocanes only, for fall berries which I  
> assume means he mows them after fall but I have found that my stands  
> are much more durable if I don't do this.  If I mow the weeds will  
> take over and the canes become weak.  The meager summer harvest I  
> get is a foragers treat, but not much use for preserves.
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