How Do I Prune Raspberries?

University of Maine Cooperative Extension talks about time of year and techniques for pruning your raspberries.

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• raspberries
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• canes
• floricanes
• fruiting
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[MyColt6920saidso]

This was a wonderful video and very informative. I just wish I had seen this video last fall. Oh well, better late than never. Thank you.

[amisamiamiam]

Nevermind, I just found the link:  umaine.edu /publications/2066e/

[amisamiamiam]

Great video. About the trellises, I see that you used t-posts and basically made the shape of an A inverted. How are they stuck in the ground? Is there a piece going into the ground from the point or are they all under tension with wire and stakes at the end of the row? Thanks for your help!!

[mssixelagogo]

thanks so much! I've been very confused by the gardening books I own...this is the first time I "Get it"

[ExtensionUMaine]

@Welshliion You may find our video on, "How to Grow Raspberries" helpful as talks about this a bit as well. Thank you for watching!

[ExtensionUMaine]

@Welshliion It is likely that the canes are those of a primocane fruiting variety. Such canes will bear a small crop from buds at the top of the cane late in the first year of growth (primocanes), overwinter and bear a second crop on the buds lower down on the cane (now a floricane) during their second year. Thus there will buds on a cane that already fruited once, i.e. the primocane crop. After the floricane crop the cane will senesce and die.

[Welshliion]

How come my canes that fruited have buds on them? PLEASE reply anyone I need advice XD

[FedupwithR]

Yes, excellent, thank you. Wish I had seen this last year!

[readytorideSD]

Excellent video for first time raspberry gardeners. Lots of information & tips.

[gracekennyblogg]

Fantastic! Can't wait till fall to get the rows cleaned up! Too bad my extentions can't post nice videos like this or have publications as clear as this!!! (hello GA and TN!)