How to Start Growing Raspberries [Compilation]

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Full compilation video of how to start growing raspberries. Update 4/2/16: Thanks for all the Likes, you guys/girls are awesome!!! I have updates planned for spring covering a few nasty pests I'm trying to mitigate, biochar, maybe one on native bees. Also working on a new comprehensive video that just covers pruning over a year cycle. Spanning two years so you gain a strong understanding of how to start growing your own backyard raspberry patch. Content: Site selection (Full Sun, Good Drainage) Cultivar Selection (Variety, Harvest Time, Cold Hardiness) Preorder (Jan/Feb because good varieties can sell out) Planting (Very Early April) Pruning (Late Winter Primocane Fruiters, Early Spring Winter Damaged, Early Summer Purple/Black Varieties, Mid Summer Spent Floricanes) Pests / Control (Fruit worms, Spider Mites, Birds, Deer, Rabbits) Winter Damage (Symptoms) Fertilizer (Timing and Rate) Growth (Timing, Progression, What to Expect) Harvest (Timing & Yield) Bees (Native Bees & Benefits) Compost (Tips and Biochar) Varieties (Brief Overview) New Varieties (Niwot - Black Primocane Fruiter) Trellising (Tips and Upgrades) Early Fall Tips (Winter Preparation) Education (Resources) Book: Raspberry and Blackberry Production Guide for Northeast, Midwest and Eastern Canada ISBN 978-1-933395-18-0 $37 from PALS. A low resolution pdf, fair use copy is available for free download at http://host31.spidergraphics.com/nra/doc/Fair%20Use%20Web%20PDFs/NRAES-35_Web.pdf My Previous Videos on Growing Raspberries: 2014 Start http://youtu.be/NdbBrAySzRE 5/30/2015 Snippet http://youtu.be/NdbBrAySzRE 7/12/2015 Snippet http://youtu.be/NdbBrAySzRE How to Build a Raspberry Trellis http://youtu.be/9tZqzZZTzQU

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+10 For proven methods.

Well done, sir! I am preparing to move to Thailand later this year, and I hope I am able to find a tropical variety (Mysore?) to grow, but any advice you might have would be great! Also - looking forward to seeing how 2016 was to you! :)

Useful video to watch, and I like the fact that you have half a dozen varieties, which makes for better pollination, and a higher number of fruit.

Definitely best berry video I've seen so far.

Yeah, I love this video. You weren't kidding about eye candy. Nothing looks better than raspberries coming in sweet and heavy.

Was surprised to see you acidifying your soil. I was under the impression that raspberries preferred alkaline soil to the point that adding lime was a standard recommendation. Your thoughts?

Use information and lots of tips from start to finish and a valuable resource to boot. Like an Sub!

Such an amazing raspberries garden! Great job mate. Thank you for putting a lot of efforts into this video, we did enjoyed watching it. Cheers

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Pruning off all of Heritage wont kill it? Or only the roots matter?

Really great video!

Well done. Thank you

Awesome video. Just wondering what the lastest time frame would be to transplant raspberry shoots in the fall in Canada?

Love your teaching style!!! I am a newbie and SO excited to grow my own!! Thank you so much!

What happened with the bees?

Hi, wow! your video was the most helpful and well done one on raspberries that I have viewed. Thank you, I have it bookmarked and will be watching it several time to make use of all the info.

thanks this was helpful

did you have any problems with bugs eating the raspberries?

just wondering...why did you pull the Willamette?

Excellent video! (I've watched the other three, which gave me inspiration.)

great info bud. very professional.