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Why do you need to prune raspberries?
Your raspberry bushes need pruning every year, which is understandable, because if you never prune, you'll end up with a straggly plant that produces little to no tasty fruit. Pruning raspberries is easy, especially with our top tips.
Pruning your raspberry bush isn't the only thing you need to do. After pruning, you can also thin out your raspberry plants. Raspberries often want to grow into the wide world, and that's best achieved with a little good care from you.
Once you've pruned and thinned all the raspberry plants, it's a good idea to tie them up. This will help position the shoots in the sun and prevent them from drooping and rotting under the weight of the fruit.
Pruning, thinning, and tying up raspberries improves light penetration and air circulation, reducing potential disease and pest pressure. In this article, I'll explain everything.
If raspberries are n't pruned , they become their own worst weeds. When too many canes become crowded , they compete for sunlight, causing the shaded leaves and buds on the lower half of the plant to die. Without those buds, you'll have fewer fruiting branches and a much smaller harvest.
