In order for the raspberries to bring a rich harvest, they need enough light. With a trellis, you ensure that the rods stand upright and that the sun gets to the fruit. Which trellis are suitable?

Why do raspberries need trellis?

Raspberry canes are very flexible and will bend to the ground under their weight of fruit. Sometimes they grow so dense that the fruit hardly gets any light. A trellis allows raspberry bushes to be brought into the desired shape.

Which trellis for which raspberry variety?

Several versions have prevailed as a trellis, on which the raspberries thrive particularly well. The most well-known scaffolds are:

  • V scaffolding
  • knot scaffold
  • wire cords
  • bamboo sticks

Grow summer raspberries on the V frame

To do this, two wooden posts are first driven in at the end of the row of raspberries. Two boards are attached horizontally to each post, a shorter one at the bottom and a longer one at the top. These boards are called crossbars.

Plant the raspberry bushes in the middle of the stakes. Then connect the short and the longer cross boards with wire cords. The rods of the summer raspberries are attached to the wire in a V-shape on these wire cords.

Node trellis or rod trellis for autumn raspberries or two-timer raspberries

The knot trellis is well suited for autumn raspberries, because you cut their stems back to the ground in winter. The trellis is placed along the row of raspberries before the raspberries are planted. Set the plants down and tie up the shoots so that the air can circulate well.

A bar trellis consists of simple bars, such as bamboo, which are stuck into the ground and covered with wires. The raspberry bushes are planted between the stakes.

Always tie annual canes on one side and biennial tendrils on the other side. Then you can easily remember which shoots you have to cut back next year.

tips and tricks

Are you looking for an inexpensive solution for a scaffold to grow your raspberries on? A trellis on the house wall is inexpensive and quickly completed. All you need is simple tension wire, which you attach to the wall of the house either vertically, horizontally or knotted with hooks.

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Vegetable garden