Cutting back the raspberries is one of the most important care measures. If you do not remove the harvested shoots, you will wait in vain for the raspberry harvest next year. But you also have to remove sick and weak rods.

Cut back raspberries

Summer raspberries and autumn raspberries are pruned differently.

Summer raspberries only bear fruit on two-year-old canes, while autumn raspberries grow on one-year-old canes.

So before you prune your raspberries, you need to know what variety your perennials are. One clue is harvest time. Summer raspberries are harvested in July. Harvesting of autumn raspberries does not begin until August.

Tips for cutting raspberries coming soon

Cut back summer raspberries

  • Trim all biennial canes after harvest
  • Regularly remove diseased and weak shoots
  • Thin out rods that are too close together
  • Shorten rods that are too long

Cut back fall raspberries

  • Cut back all canes completely in autumn
  • Remove diseased shoots during the growing season
  • Thin out perennials regularly
  • If necessary, cut off shoots that are too long

The harvested canes are cut down to the ground. Don't leave any leftovers. They are a good breeding ground for diseases.

Cutting back the raspberries as a maintenance measure

Raspberries are very susceptible to fungal diseases. In order to curb the spread of the fungal spores, the plants should not be too dense. A maximum of 15 rods are sufficient per perennial. Cut out all excess shoots.

By thinning out you ensure that air can circulate between the rods. This allows the above-ground parts of the plant to dry well.

This deprives the spores of their basis, because they need moisture to spread.

Remove sick and weak rods

Root rot and cane disease are among the most common raspberry diseases. They become noticeable when the leaves of the affected rods turn yellow and dry up. Eventually the whole shoot dies.

Therefore, cut off all diseased rods as soon as possible and do not try to treat them first. Do not dispose of the infested rods in the compost, but burn them or throw them in the household waste.

Weak rods should also be removed. They only bear a few fruits and unnecessarily rob the plant of its strength.

When to prune your raspberries

Cut down the harvested canes of summer raspberries immediately after harvesting in summer. For autumn raspberries, wait until autumn, because the perennials will bear fruit until the onset of frost.

You can cut back diseased branches or shorten shoots that are too long throughout the garden year.

tips and tricks

Gardening experts recommend growing summer raspberries on a V trellis. The one-year-old rods are only tied to one side of the trellis, the two-year-old ones to the other side. This simplifies pruning because you know exactly which shoots are annual and which are biennial.

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