PausitoRoutine BuilderHow often should you prune raspberries?
Prune raspberries once a year. Cut autumn-fruiting raspberries to the ground at the end of winter, in February; prune summer-fruiting ones straight after harvest.
Autumn raspberries fruit on shoots from the same year. That is why, according to the RHS, you cut all old canes to the ground in February. With summer raspberries, you only remove the canes that fruited, after harvest.
- Check whether you have autumn or summer raspberries
- Autumn raspberries: cut all canes to the ground in February
- Summer raspberries: after harvest, cut out the canes that fruited
- In early summer, thin out overcrowded clumps
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Why does it matter?
Autumn raspberries fruit on shoots from the same year. That is why, according to the RHS, you cut all old canes to the ground in February. With summer raspberries, you only remove the canes that fruited, after harvest.
How do you go about it?
Check whether you have autumn or summer raspberries. Autumn raspberries: cut all canes to the ground in February. Summer raspberries: after harvest, cut out the canes that fruited. In early summer, thin out overcrowded clumps.
What source is this answer based on?
This answer is based on: Royal Horticultural Society.
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