Cutting back raspberry bushes
 

When should I cut back my raspberry bushes, now or in the spring? I live in
Zone 5.

Jo




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Jo M said:

When should I cut back my raspberry bushes, now or in the spring? I live in
Zone 5.

I usually wait until spring. I could remove all the old canes which fruited
in the summer right now but I'd rather wait until spring to thin the new canes
so I can see which ones are strongest and healthiest, and so I leave the old
canes until spring to do it all at once.

If you don't want a summer crop from a fall bearing variety (like Heritage or
Polana) you can mow them all down any time after the foliage has turned
color and fallen.
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Jo M said:

When should I cut back my raspberry bushes, now or in the spring? I live in
Zone 5.

I usually wait until spring. I could remove all the old canes which fruited
in the summer right now but I'd rather wait until spring to thin the new canes
so I can see which ones are strongest and healthiest, and so I leave the old
canes until spring to do it all at once.

If you don't want a summer crop from a fall bearing variety (like Heritage or
Polana) you can mow them all down any time after the foliage has turned
color and fallen.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

Canes that fruited should be pruned at the end of each season, leaving
one-year old canes that will fruit most vigorously next season.