Raspberry

Raspberry plants spread by suckers. This means raspberries like to grow and will spread out far and wide if you let them. But large, unpruned raspberry bushes won't yield more berries and can lead to problems and even early die out of the raspberry bushes. Pruning raspberry plants do more than just keep your plants under control. Raspberries can be prone to disease and pruning inhibits the spread of disease throughout your patch. To ensure that light and air can get inside the plants and to facilitate pruning, keep your raspberry plants controlled in a row. Keep the base of the bushes within a 12 to 18-inch footprint by pruning out any suckers that poke up outside the 12 to an 18-inch footprint. Don't worry, the bushes will be much larger on top. What Kind of Raspberry Are You Pruning? There are two bearing categories for raspberry plants:     Summer Bearing (floricane) Raspberries will provide 1 large harvest, usually in late summer or early fall. Summer-bearing ras