tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post128712514577629023..comments2024-03-19T15:44:46.027-07:00Comments on My Home and Garden: What has happened to the raspberry patch!!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-26366329068748857052016-04-15T11:48:54.633-07:002016-04-15T11:48:54.633-07:00I get what you are saying Pam. I could never grow ...I get what you are saying Pam. I could never grow them before. We are in solid clay here and they would get root rot and die. Then mulch gardening. And presto....raspberry invasion.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-69492199534346416122016-04-15T03:19:43.929-07:002016-04-15T03:19:43.929-07:00Your raspberries are doing what raspberries do, Er...Your raspberries are doing what raspberries do, Erin. We eventually removed ours because they wanted to take over the garden and they became too much work to control. I look forward to seeing your harvest and the resulting jams, etc. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-3457568327451785552016-04-15T00:14:45.732-07:002016-04-15T00:14:45.732-07:00Thank you so much Mark. I shall thin the canes lea...Thank you so much Mark. I shall thin the canes leaving the biggest and best!!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-457479971870272272016-04-13T01:57:26.903-07:002016-04-13T01:57:26.903-07:00Best Practice would say "Thin them out. Keep ...Best Practice would say "Thin them out. Keep the best canes, but remove the weaker ones". A smaller harvest of better-quality fruit is better than large amounts of mediocre fruit, I'd say. Looks like you'll have a decent harvest this year, whatever you do!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com