Raspberries are a relatively easy fruit to grow at home, if you have space for large shrubs in full sun. Just be sure you are willing to brave the thorns of these vigorous plants to prune them every ...

Raspberry crowns live for many years, but their canes are biennial in nature. Each year new shoots grow from buds in the crown. Late in the summer, these new canes develop lateral branches with fruit ...

Harvesting fresh raspberries from your home garden is a fulfilling experience, and with some thoughtful pruning, you can maximize your harvest. By removing old and diseased canes and thinning out new ...

Break out the leather gloves, heavy long sleeve shirt or coat, pruners and head out to your raspberry patch. Proper routine pruning can help reduce the risk of disease, manage insect pests and boost ...

"Bramble" is the common name for the genus Rubus which includes raspberries, blackberries and their hybrids and cultivars. The term bramble is used to denote “thorniness” a common trait among these ...

If you want your autumn-bearing raspberries to have a faster bounce back and maybe even bear more fruit, you should prune ...

black raspberry bush with three large clusers of ripe and unripe berries - Milanika/Getty Images Pruning is an important part of caring for any raspberry plants. Black raspberry plants (Rubus ...

Are you daydreaming of future cobblers, crumbles, jams, jellies and pies? If you grow your own cane fruit/brambles, early spring, while the plants are still dormant, is an important time for plant ...