Question: I have had the same red raspberry canes for 21 years. How do you know when it is time to retire them and start some new ones? When is the best time to do this? What varieties of overbearing ...

Raspberries are a crop usually thought to require a lot of space, however they are a fruit that can be grown successfully in pots. All types of raspberries are suited to pots, though it is best to ...

RASPBERRIES are a staple summer fruit in the UK, but just one supermarket punnet will set you back at least £2 for a few handfuls of these tasty berries. Growing your own is a cheap and simple way to ...

For gardeners like me, it’s a dangerous time of year to walk through a nursery. It’s bare-root cane berry season, and there is so much to choose from. I may not “need” another cane berry plant, but ...

Bare-root fruit starts becoming available for gardeners to plant in November. These dormant plants offer a more budget-friendly way to add fruit to your garden than buying pricier container-grown ones ...

Raspberries are a fast-growing and delicious fruit that is easy to grow in a home garden. The only downside is that they can take over your landscape if not regularly maintained. An easy solution is ...

Summer-fruiting raspberries (floricane) produce canes every year. These new canes grow throughout the summer, go dormant in the winter and produce raspberries the following summer, before dying back.

Have you been thinking of adding a fruit tree or two, some roses, or other productive plants to your garden? This is the perfect time for plants that are sold in “bare root” form. Most deciduous fruit ...

It”s 2010 already. While we all wish for such things as peace at home and abroad, an improved economy, adequate but not dangerously much rainfall, we usually have little influence in these matters.

November marks the proper beginning of what’s known as bare-root season, a term as stodgily dull and irrelevant to nongardeners as it is enduringly thrilling to those in the know. Wondering how to ...