What type of raspberry is harmony and how do I grow the seed
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How do you grow your Raspberries?
Comments (2)You can't really use anything like landscape fabric or black plastic in the row/patch, because the new canes come up at random all over the place. The only real use for a barrier mulch in raspberries is to prevent unwanted canes from coming up between rows/blocks or to create a cane free containment zone between a row/patch and a lawn, IMHO. What I do that works quite well is dump a pretty thick layer of oak leaves in between the canes when dormant, either late fall or (usually) very early spring. I try to put about 6-8 inches. By the time the new canes are coming up in May, the leaves have settled enough that the new canes generally make it through, although I do end up having to rescue a small percentage of them, maybe 10%, each year -- they show up as mounds of leaves, and I know there is a new cane under there fighting to get out. I also have used some PREEN at times to prevent germination of certain weed seeds that got going in my patches due to my own stupidity at bringing them in in the first place -- garlic mustard and peppercress -- this also helps a lot for these types of weeds, especially in combination with the oak leaves to smother the ones the PREEN didn't get the season before. Overall, I think if you maintain a healthy patch, there aren't too many weed problems. They tend to be thick enough to shade out most of the weeds that are common to gardens and disturbed ground....See MoreHow do I transplant raspberry plants?
Comments (5)Berryman08- Normally, I say raspberries are like weeds but apparently not in your case. 2' tall canes is very odd. Can you tell us how much sun your berries are getting? Full day sun? 1/2 day? I've got a couple beds which only get 1/4 day sun and they still grow tall and produce berries. As for mulch, I put down an Inch or two of compost first thing in the spring. I too am curious about the variety and whether they're summer or fall-everbearing berries. As for keeping the reds, blacks, & blackberries separate, IÂve seen that advice too. But, in my case, itÂs just not practical. Although I have a decent sized yard, I have an even bigger appetite for the berries. I even have a lot of wild blackberries close-by, and so far, knock on wood, it hasnÂt been a problem for me. Perhaps someone else here on the forum can speak from experience about a disease jumping from bed to bed to bed of different varieties. As for transplanting them... Just dig 'em up when they're dormant and put them to a new location. But, if you're current location (sun, soil, not too wet, etc) is already very good, then I might not bother trying to transplant them. Go to your local nursery and see what they're recommending. A lot of people on the forum recommend "Caroline". My "Kiwi GoldÂs" are my most vigorous. Or go www.NourseFarms.com and order some which are known to be extremely vigorous. Good luck and donÂt give up. -Glenn...See MoreHow many types of onions do you grow?
Comments (25)"I've ditched the bunching onions. For some reason they just always come along all weeny and small..." Sunnibel, you must have one of the smaller bunching onions, like the variety "Four Seasons". It is very hardy & multiplies like chives, but has very small scallions - only 10" long or so, and about pencil width or smaller. Some of the larger varieties can be seen in the photo below: Onion trials These onions were part of a nine-variety trial of bunching onions (garlic was in the blank spots). Those in the foreground are "Franz" and "Stevenson", heirlooms from an SSE member. They are both very vigorous, and virtually indistinguishable. The clump in the background is "Welsh". Close-up of "Welsh" (note quarter in foreground) The rest of the trial was grown on another site, and unfortunately, no photos were taken. The photos are of first-year plants started early from seed. The second part of the trial was to test for winter hardiness, and the degree of multiplication. Large-stemmed varieties (like "Welsh") had heavy winter kill in my Zone 5 location, and multiplied very little if at all. Smaller-stemmed varieties ("Franz", "Stevenson", "Four Seasons") were much hardier, and had virtually no winter loss. They also multiplied extensively, splitting the first year, and again in the Spring. They form clumps very quickly. The majority of the plants were eaten, given away, or destroyed after the trial. I did keep a few plants, though. The thing is... they were moved, and I can't positively identify the varieties. I have a clump of either "Franz" or "Stevenson". If you would like to try them, PM me through my member page, I'll send some plants when the weather warms....See MoreOT Which seed do I really want to grow?
Comments (53)Thanks all!! I will be trying my best to save some seeds this year and winter sowers will be first. We have had some horrible storms so I do not know if that will prevent pollination or what, I guess I will have to wait and see. Something told me the other day to pull out the paint brush, but NO I didn't listen. Grr!! Terrene I so hope yours blooms this year, the fragrance is great!! Almost like someone sprayed some cologne, LOL!! Bev if I am not mistaken I think it might of been you that I sent a clump to. I know I sent someone a clump of this phlox, my plumbago and my shasta daisy silver princess with the canna tubers. Was that you?? LOL I tell you what life is so hectic around here that 6 months ago to me seems like 5 years ago!! lol...See MoreWild Haired Mavens
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