Do you have little time or little experience with planting berry bushes? You don't have to do without raspberries from your own garden. Autumn raspberries are the ideal berry bushes for beginners and working hobby gardeners.

Why it pays to grow autumn raspberries

Although autumn raspberries ripen later than summer raspberries, it is still worth growing. They have a number of advantages over the early representatives:

  • Low maintenance effort
  • Little susceptible to maggot infestation
  • Tail disease rarely occurs
  • Often no trellis necessary
  • Easy pruning
  • Harvest time from August to the first frost

Harvest time for autumn raspberries

You can harvest autumn raspberries longer than summer raspberries. The first fruits will ripen in August. Depending on the variety chosen, the harvest lasts until October. The harvest season only ends when the first frost sets in.

Autumn raspberries are easy to care for

Summer raspberries only bear fruit on two-year-old wood. When pruning, only the canes that have been harvested may be removed.

The fruits of the autumn raspberry grow on one-year-old wood. The plant is therefore cut back completely in late autumn.

If you plant both types of raspberries in the garden, create two beds so that you can plant autumn and summer raspberries separately. Then you will know exactly which shrubs only need to be partially pruned and which need to be pruned completely.

Often no scaffolding is necessary

Many varieties of autumn raspberries remain rather small, but develop stronger canes. You therefore do not need any scaffolding or trellis.

Autumn raspberries ripen more slowly and irregularly. The rods are therefore not so loaded and do not lean towards the ground.

Raspberries without maggots

For many gardeners, raspberry maggot infestation is a reason to avoid these delicious fruits. In contrast to summer raspberries, autumn raspberries are almost free of maggots because the raspberry beetle only deposits its larvae in the summer fruits.

More resistant to cane disease

Rod disease is a common disease of the shrub. It affects the canes, which dry up and rot.

In autumn raspberries, raspberry diseases can be managed well. Since the rods are completely cut back at the beginning of winter, diseases can hardly spread.

Site conditions for autumn raspberries

The site conditions for autumn raspberries are similar to those for summer raspberries. They love a sunny, light spot in well-drained soil. They also do not tolerate waterlogging.

Spring is the best time to plant autumn raspberries. They sprout immediately and bear fruit in the first year. You can plant some varieties all year round, but they will not bear fruit until the following year.

Autumn raspberries should not be fertilized in autumn. There is then a risk that the roots will rot in the ground.

tips and tricks

Autumn raspberries are much easier to grow in pots than summer raspberries. Because they don't grow that big and don't need a trellis, they're particularly well-suited to being cared for on balconies and patios.

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Vegetable garden