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Yellowing Leaves On Raspberry Bush
Hi,
I planted a small raspberry bush about 2 months ago, it seemed to be going ok for the 1st month, however after a while the leaves started getting yellow spots on, since then the spots have grown, and now some of the leaves are totally yellow. The bush gets watered at least twice a week, with growmore, and has occassional bone meal. Is this yellowing due to over watering, or could it be a virus? Or maybe something else? Cheers Ben |
Yellowing Leaves On Raspberry Bush
We did buy a big tub of the little white pelleted growmore from homebase and
spread someover, that was end april/start may time I think. Even so, this doesn't explain the problem with the raspberry bush. I'm sure its fed enough, maybe a little too much. Could it be overwatering, due to all the rain we've had, Our soil is like solid clay, we've added compost and stuff but it still gets water logged when it rains to much. Or could it possibly be a virus/fungus? I think that you are feeding it too much. I fed my raspberry bushes blood fish and bone in the spring and Miracle Gro once at the middle of summer. This has produced healthy plants and a bumper crop. The flavour wasn't up to much so I am wondering if I should try again next year feeding with the contents of my compost heap or whether to buy new plants Whether overfeeding could cause the problems with your raspberry bush I have no idea Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Plaster conservation and lime plaster repair / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
Yellowing Leaves On Raspberry Bush
Ben Blackmore wrote:
Just went out and checked on the raspberry leaves, I don't think its a virus, all the new leaves growing at the top are dark green, so they seem ok, its just the leaves around the base. If it was a virus surely it would spread to the new top leaves. I guess it could be a fungle thing, or maybe just overwatering. Ben, One other thing to consider, is that if this raspberry bush is a summer fruiting raspberry, it will be thinking about putting up new shoots for next years crop, and this years canes will be thinking about dying back. Canes in my garden that have been mostly cropped, are starting to look really tatty. I have healthy new baby canes growing well, and will strat tying these in when they are large enough, and cut the old ones out when the crop is finished. If I were you, I'd improve an area of ground in the autumn with a mass of well rotted horse manure, garden compost and maybe a bit of sand or gravel if your clay is really heavy, and transplant all your raspberry roots very carefully into the new area about a month later. If you can't move your raspberries, do them a favour and give them a deep mulch of manure. No need to feed them after that - I don't - just once a year with manure. If your raspberry is an autumn fruiting variety, yellow leaves are a problem, and could also be the sign of a nutrient deficency - e.g. magnesium. My autumn raspberrys are a nice bright green colour and growing fast ATM. HTH, Sarah (Gardening in heavy soil with clay underneath in extreme N.E. Wales) |
Yellowing Leaves On Raspberry Bush
Ben Blackmore wrote:
Just went out and checked on the raspberry leaves, I don't think its a virus, all the new leaves growing at the top are dark green, so they seem ok, its just the leaves around the base. If it was a virus surely it would spread to the new top leaves. I guess it could be a fungle thing, or maybe just overwatering. Ben, One other thing to consider, is that if this raspberry bush is a summer fruiting raspberry, it will be thinking about putting up new shoots for next years crop, and this years canes will be thinking about dying back. Canes in my garden that have been mostly cropped, are starting to look really tatty. I have healthy new baby canes growing well, and will strat tying these in when they are large enough, and cut the old ones out when the crop is finished. If I were you, I'd improve an area of ground in the autumn with a mass of well rotted horse manure, garden compost and maybe a bit of sand or gravel if your clay is really heavy, and transplant all your raspberry roots very carefully into the new area about a month later. If you can't move your raspberries, do them a favour and give them a deep mulch of manure. No need to feed them after that - I don't - just once a year with manure. If your raspberry is an autumn fruiting variety, yellow leaves are a problem, and could also be the sign of a nutrient deficency - e.g. magnesium. My autumn raspberrys are a nice bright green colour and growing fast ATM. HTH, Sarah (Gardening in heavy soil with clay underneath in extreme N.E. Wales) |
Yellowing Leaves On Raspberry Bush
Ben Blackmore wrote:
Just went out and checked on the raspberry leaves, I don't think its a virus, all the new leaves growing at the top are dark green, so they seem ok, its just the leaves around the base. If it was a virus surely it would spread to the new top leaves. I guess it could be a fungle thing, or maybe just overwatering. Ben, One other thing to consider, is that if this raspberry bush is a summer fruiting raspberry, it will be thinking about putting up new shoots for next years crop, and this years canes will be thinking about dying back. Canes in my garden that have been mostly cropped, are starting to look really tatty. I have healthy new baby canes growing well, and will strat tying these in when they are large enough, and cut the old ones out when the crop is finished. If I were you, I'd improve an area of ground in the autumn with a mass of well rotted horse manure, garden compost and maybe a bit of sand or gravel if your clay is really heavy, and transplant all your raspberry roots very carefully into the new area about a month later. If you can't move your raspberries, do them a favour and give them a deep mulch of manure. No need to feed them after that - I don't - just once a year with manure. If your raspberry is an autumn fruiting variety, yellow leaves are a problem, and could also be the sign of a nutrient deficency - e.g. magnesium. My autumn raspberrys are a nice bright green colour and growing fast ATM. HTH, Sarah (Gardening in heavy soil with clay underneath in extreme N.E. Wales) |
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