Because raspberries need a yearly prune to thrive, whether they are summer-bearing or autumn-bearing (more on that later).

In addition to the timing and technique of pruning, many other factors influence the success of growing autumn raspberries. One of them is mulching, which not only stabilizes soil moisture but ...

Pruning soft ... Summer-fruiting raspberries behave like blackberries, fruiting on one-year-old canes that are cut out after harvest and then replaced by the young canes. Autumn-fruiting varieties ...

Prune autumn fruiting varieties in mid-winter, cutting the old canes back to ground level. Tie in new stems to the supporting wires as they grow, using garden twine. Raspberries are a hungry and ...