I planted raspberry canes in spring 2021 and had a reasonable crop of berries in September/October. A handful each day for about three weeks. Then last year the berries never ripened! We had blossoms and tiny fruit but they never…
I don’t know what’s wrong with my raspberry, blackberry, blueberry and honeyberry bushes and I’m afraid it’s blight.
About a month ago we had to prune and ultimately destroy a pear tree that a Toronto Master Gardener confirmed (by its…
My Boyne raspberries are 3 year-old. Lots of berries but not ripening and are hard as golf balls…
My question is whether or not it’s ok to prune my plants during the winter. Or if I should wait until spring or if I should wait until next fall ? I realize most of the pruning ( my raspberry…
I have about 10 different varieties of raspberries in my Toronto yard. They were all planted last year as two year old canes. This spring I clipped back all of the two year canes planted last year and kept the…
About ten years ago we planted a ball and burlap red maple (about ten feet tall at the time) in the corner of our garden. Since then, it has grown considerably and now nothing will grow underneath it. I have…
When is the best time to plant new raspberry plants in Toronto? Also what kind of fertilizer and when should it be applied to our existing raspberry patch. We had a great crop for a few years but last year’s…
can you use sawdust for mulch around raspberry plants…
We planted raspberries and blackberries last year. What should we do with the dry branches and the very long [almost 8-9 ft.] new branches that did not produce berries this year. I would like to have more fruit from the…
The suckers from raspberries have grown out into the middle of the garden. How can we transplant these to their original location at the back of the garden?
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