In July, summer raspberries that bear fruit on two -year shoots should be cut after harvestremoving shoots that already fruned. This is not a fad, because the point is to make space for new ones.
This applies to, among others such varieties as: Laszka, Sokolica, Radziejów and Wyczęba. Unfortunately, most beginner fruit farmers forget about it, and then they complain about weak harvest. Do not be late and cut the raspberry in the right way, and you will always enjoy numerous fruits.
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Pruning raspberries in the summer after the end of fruiting is very important, including because Old, woody shoots are a burden for a bush. They also block the development of young growths, often get sick and attract pests.
So they don’t do much, and their removal can significantly improve the condition of the plant. Cutting raspberries in the summer is intended to illuminate the bush, give him strength, rejuvenate it and stimulate it to bear fruit in the next season.
The best time for summer raspberry cut? Actually, the sooner you make them, the better. Ideally, if you do it right after the harvest in July/ at the beginning of August to give young shoots time to gain immunity before the winter period.
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Since you already know when to cut raspberries in the summer, Look thoroughly to recognize the shoots to remove. They should have a slightly cracked, darker, more woody stem and traces of torn fruit.
Reach for a sharp pruning shears and cut the raspberry cut as low as possible on the ground. Get rid of the old twigs right awaytaking them away from the bushes so as not to expose them to the disease. Later, water the raspberries, sprinkle them with mulch from bark or cut grass.
