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m  BramblesͶraspberries and blackberries

1  Location
a 
ll sn exposre
b  rotection from strong winds
c  mllow for some air movement arond plants
2  Soil reparation
a  ell drained, organic soils
b  se organic matter in clay soils or raised beds for better drainage
3  rchase plants in spring from a reptable nrsery
a  Verified virs-free
b  sally sold bare root
4  Spacing
a  lant 2-3 feet apartͶsckers will fill in the rows
b  ows shold be abot 18͟ wide
c  Leave room between rows to cltivate and pick
5  Trellising ʹ most brambles need to be trellised
6  rning
a  Jne-bearing raspberries
1  Most varieties shold not be topped
2  hen new growth begins remove all dead wood
3  o more than seven large canes for every foot of row
4 
rit prodction is on second year canes
b  Ever-bearing raspberries
1 
or frit smmer and fall, se prning techniqes for Jne-bearing berries
2 
or a heavy crop in the fall, prne all canes down to 2-4͟, in early spring
c  BlackberriesͶsimilar to Jne-bearing raspberries
1  Shold be topped at 2-4͛ to promote branching and excessive cane growth
2  emove older, large canes every spring to encorage new growth
3  an be prned to grond every other year
7 
ertilization
a  itrogen is the most critical ntrient needed for healthy plants
1  30 lbs nitrogen per acre which is eqivalent to approx 1 cp of ammonim
slfate per 10 feet of row
b  mll prpose fertilizer can be applied every 3-5 years, depending on need
8  Irrigation
a  ater 1-1 5͟ of moistre per week; increase to 2-2 5͟ per week when friting
b  mpply water as infreqently as possible, depending on soil type
 c  ater logging--when soil becomes so satrated with moistre that oxygen is no
longer available to roots (root rot)

B  Strawberries
1  LocationͶneed a minimm of eight hors of snlight for a good crop
a  ell-drained site high in organic matter
b  ith good drainage they can be grown in most soil types
2  Soil reparation
a  Two to six inches or organic material shold be incorporated 2-4 weeks before planting
b  aised beds aid with drainage; height shold be 8-12͟ high; width 18-36͟; minimm of
18͟ between rows
3  lant Selection
a  sally sold bareroot in spring
b  Make sre roots are moist and healthy
4  EstablishmentͶstrawberries are not good at competing with weeds
a  lanting and spacing
1  lant a minimm of 8͟ apart in a single row oar 6͟ in an off-set row
2  lanting depth is criticalͶsoil level shold be in an area between the crown and
roots
3  Best to propagate by dividing the crown; daghter plants (rnners from mother
plant) are less prodctive
a  riginal crown mltiplies every year and prodces 7-30 new mother plants
b 
ivide crowns in spring redces competition and develops healthier more
prodctive plants
c  emove rnners and daghter plants to encorage strong crown and root
growth
4  ew plants need to be kept moist, bt not soaked
5  mnnal Maintenance
a 
ertilizationͶstrawberries aren͛t heavy feeders and only need a minimal amont of
nitrogen applied in fall after frit prodction has stopped (1 cp ammonim slfate per
10 feet of row)
b  Every 3-4 years an all prpose fertilizer may be needed depending on soil type
6  lant otation
a  emove and replace every 4-6 years
b  hen replacing patch move to another location to redce insect and disease problems
7  Types of strawberries
a  Jne-bearingͶlarge prodction at one time
b  Ever-bearingͶtwo crops; one in early smmer, one in fall
c 
ay-netralͶprodce once determined matrity level is reachedͶsporadic crop
throghot growing season