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Raspberry Bush Care

So you want to grow a raspberry bush. Wonderful! First things first, you will need to decide what kind of raspberry bush you wish to grow as there are two different types of raspberry plants, and each requires specific care and management.

Summer-Bearing Raspberry Bushes

Summer-bearing raspberry bush yield one crop per year usually produced during June and July. To care for your summer-bearing raspberry bush, you will want to cut the two-year-old raspberry canes once they have produced their berries.

How to Prune Summer-Bearing Raspberries

Make sure not to cut the one-year-old raspberry canes growing beside it; you will know the difference between the two as one-year-old raspberry canes will be green, and two-year-old raspberry canes will be brown.

Everbearing Raspberry Bushes (Fall-Bearing)

Everbearing raspberry bushes, also known as fall-bearing raspberry bushes, yield their crop twice a year — during the fall and the summer. When pruning ever-bearing raspberry plants, cut down all raspberry canes to the ground once they have produced their fruit. There is no need to prune them during their growing season — unless you wish to do so for aesthetic reasons.

What is Raspberry’s Temperature Tolerance?

Raspberry bushes enjoy cooler climates, but you can find varieties of raspberry plants that will thrive in any climate you live in. When you go to plant your raspberry plant, make sure it has access to full sun for the most fruit production.

Raspberry Bushes Don’t Like Wind

When considering where you will grow your raspberry bushes, remember that raspberry bushes do not enjoy the wind as it dries them out, nor do they like standing water.

Soil for Raspberry Bushes

Give your raspberry plant the best start possible with nutrient-rich, well-draining soil. You’ll want to prepare the soil a couple of weeks in advance using aged manure or compost and give the soil an excellent tilling before placing your plant.

How Much Water Do Raspberries Need?

Give your raspberry plant an inch of water per week from Spring until after you harvest your raspberries. It’s best to water your raspberry plant regularly instead of soaking it. You will want to use mulch around your raspberry plants to keep moisture in while suffocating any weeds that might grow.

A basket full of red raspberries sitting on the grass.

What’s Eating My Raspberries?

Be on the lookout for Japanese beetles and spider mites that appear in June and August. Also, rabbits are fond of raspberry canes and will look to feast on them during the winter. A simple fence around your raspberry plants should provide enough protection.

Avoiding Raspberry Fungus

Planting raspberries where tomatoes, eggplant, peppers or potatoes have previously grown can cause the raspberry plant to develop a specific type of fungus if the area isn’t adequately fumigated.

Harvesting Raspberries

Raspberries are the sweetest when harvested once their color has deepened. Look for shades of red, black, purple, or golden yellow, dependent upon the species of raspberry. They are also easily removed from the raspberry plant when ready to be harvested.

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Caring for Jasmine

In caring for Jasmine, it is important to remember that Jasmine enjoys warmer climates. You will usually find her growing happily in tropical and subtropical areas. You’ll want to protect your jasmine plant from the cold, and pick a nice sheltered location for her to grow. Make sure your jasmine plant has access to plenty of sunlight or is placed in a lightly shaded area.

Can You Grow Jasmine Indoors?

If your penchant is for growing jasmine indoors, you can certainly do that. We would recommend the jasmine polyanthum variety which is the assortment most commonly grown indoors. Jasmine polyanthum, with its sweet aroma, is especially fragrant at night, which you may find is a welcoming and relaxing scent to invite into your home.

Training Jasmine to Climb

If you prefer a vining variety of jasmine, you’ll want to use a support structure for your plant. Caring for jasmine vines involves “training” the jasmine vines early by use of plant ties or weaving them throughout the trellising in whatever fashion you wish for them to grow.

Jasmine Fun Fact: Moonlight on the Grove

Jasmine has earned the nicknames “Moonlight on the Grove” and “Queen of the Night” due to its tendency to bloom at night.

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Caring for Jasmine: When to Fertilize

Fertilize your baby Jasmine plant just before Spring blossoms start to appear, or during the Fall if you live in a milder climate. Make sure to place her in fertile, well-draining soil. Keep a careful eye on the bottom of your jasmine plant to make sure that pests or water are not pooling there, as it can lead to spotting on your plant’s leaves.

When do Jasmine Flowers Bloom?

Look forward to your jasmine plant’s lovely flowers blooming in the late spring and lasting well into the fall. In your jasmine plant’s second year, you may want to start pinching off the tips of the vines to encourage her to grow fuller and thicker.

Jasmine Fun Fact: City of Jasmine

The Syrian City of Damascus is also known as the City of Jasmine. This is because jasmine flowers cover many of the walls and buildings in the city, in addition to jasmine coffee being a cultural staple.

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Propagating Jasmine

Don’t forget that tip cuttings can also be replanted to propagate your jasmine plant if you so desire. Use a soilless medium such as peat moss and add rooting hormone to propagate strong, healthy plants and keep them lightly watered. For best success, plant your jasmine cuttings sometime between June to October.

Can Jasmine Survive the Winter?

Being a tropical plant, Jasmine performs best in balmy climates. As such, your Jasmine plant can perish if left exposed to freezing temperatures. Protect your beautiful vining Jasmine plant from the Winter cold by bringing her inside till the season passes. Take note that the vining variety of jasmine plants is vulnerable to spider mites. You can counter this by treating it with neem or horticultural oil.