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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pruning Primocane Fruiting Raspberries
  • Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 09:53:57 -0400

On 10/2/2011 at 9:52:17 AM, grizzdover AT gmail.com wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> This season I experienced quite a bit of deer nibbling on my 'Autumn
> Brittney' raspberry planting early in the season. I noticed that the deer
> eaten ones produced mulitple "top" shoots with each one flowering and
> producing fruit. Has anyone "intentionally" pruned primocane type
> raspberries for a greater harvest? If so, what has been your experience?
> The fruit on the "pruned" ones this season produced very similar to ones not
> eaten and my "scientific" observations while harvesting were that the
> berries
> were similar in size/quantity between the plant with multiple "tops" and the
> single top ones. They also seemed to produce just as many producing
> "lateral" producing branches as the un-"pruned" ones. I can't seem to find
> any info on" pruning" primocane fruiting raspberries (besides mowing off to
> the ground after fruiting) so any sources of info would also be greatly
> appreciated.

I've had exactly the same experience with deer browsing on my Carolines (also
a primocane
variety), which led to good production from side shoots. I haven't
intentionally pruned
mine, except for the occasional extra long cane, and I don't know the ideal
timing.


Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com






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