Have you heard about remontant raspberries? They’re all the rage among gardeners these days, and it’s easy to see why! These raspberries produce fruit from August until the first frost, and their berries are a whopping 1.5 to 2 times larger than your average raspberry. And if you’re strategic about it, you can even get two harvests a year—in summer and autumn. How cool is that?
To get a grand harvest, you need to know a few fine points about caring for the bush.
1. The above-ground parts of the remontant raspberry, i.e. its branches, have an annual development cycle. The berries ripen in autumn on the shoots that have grown that year. And next year there will be no berries on them. This makes them different from regular raspberries, which fruit on the previous year’s shoots.
2. Based on the above, cut off the entire above-ground part of remontant raspberries in autumn or spring. Cut completely below the root, leaving only the stumps. These shoots will no longer bear fruit anyway. They should then be burnt.
3. In spring, the branches of remontant raspberries will start to grow again. During the summer, an impressive bush will grow and in autumn the shoots will be covered with large berries.
Important! The berries of remontant raspberries are always intact, undamaged by the raspberry beetle, because by the time the fruit sets, these insects have already gone into hibernation.
4. To prevent the raspberries from becoming too thick during the summer, remove the young shoots regularly. These shoots will not produce berries anyway, but will weaken the plant due to lack of nutrients.
