Black Raspberry problems
Allen VonEye
5 years ago
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Comments (7)I ended up putting my black and red raspberries next to each other. It has been two years now and I have not seen any disease problems. My black raspberries fruit before the reds and overlap a bit with the first crop on my reds but my reds are everbearing and I prune them to get both crops. Rabbits love raspberry plants and even the nasty thorns on the black raspberries don't stop them. If you have summer bearing reds then you'll need to protect the canes over the winter or you won't get berries since they fruit on second year canes. You'll need to protect the black raspberries too since they also fruit on second year canes. Both types of raspberries spread easily, so I would leave a space between them and the veggie garden. Reds spread underground through runners and end up taking over anything planted near them. Blacks are a bit more manageable as they spread by tip rooting so you only have to keep the tips of the canes from touching the ground if you don't want more plants. You can do this through a combination of trellising and pruning....See MoreJewel Raspberry Problem
Comments (1)It's Orange Rust. You can Google information about it. Unfortunately, it affects the plant systemically and there is no cure. If you want to grow raspberries, you may have to protect them with fungicide sprays. You'll need to remove the one already infected....See MoreBlack Jewel Raspberry problems
Comments (2)That blueish/white bloom is normal and is one of the distinguishing features of black raspberries. I have a Jewell and by this time of year, the floricanes look horrible. After they fruit, they are supposed to die, but mine seem to want to start dying before much of the fruit ripens. The primocanes look healthy, but by the next year, will once again deteriorate. I think it is too much disease pressure. It still produces a decent crop, but is one ugly looking plant by early summer. The canes on your plant may be floricanes from last year. If so, they will die pretty soon, which is normal. What you should look for is new growth coming up from the crown, which will produce a crop next year, provided it lives....See MoreRaspberry/blackberry/Strawberry new fruit fly maggot problems
Comments (3)I wonder if the maggots would cause any problems. I had a ton of the little fruit flies appear late this summer (along with yellow jackets). It was the first time I had seen them, and I ate the berries as normal, even those which had been munched a bit. The most damaged ones weren't as tasty, though I'm not sure if it was just simple over-ripeness, or a higher maggot content. Usually, I did a cursory check to make sure there wasn't anything huge crawling out :) A quick Google didn't reveal any obvious issues, so as long as the taste isn't impacted I'll probably just keep eating them. I may avoid some of the more damaged ones... I'd be interested if anyone knows of a downside (other than the "eww" factor)....See MoreAllen VonEye
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