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 ...

A raspberry patch bursting with firm, juicy fruit rarely grows by chance. Raspberries are naturally vigorous growers, but without a bit of direction, their canes can quickly turn into a wild, tangled ...

Grow your own personal berry patch.

The raspberry, with its botanical name Rubus idaeus, belongs to the rose family, which includes around 3,500 species. The raspberry is a hardy, deciduous climbing shrub that comes in a variety of ...

Although raspberries are thought to be one of the easiest fruits to grow at home, it's not uncommon to struggle to get a harvest. But, a few adjustments can quickly help you get a raspberry plant to ...

"Bramble" is the common name for the genus Rubus which includes raspberries, blackberries and their hybrids and cultivars. The term bramble is used to denote “thorniness” a common trait among these ...

A recent conversation with Barbara Mohr included a question that required some research. Her black raspberry plants were doing poorly and producing little fruit. She said: The plants were four years ...

Raspberries need plenty of light to grow indoors. Ideally, they should receive at least eight hours of direct sunlight every day. If natural light isn't enough, you can use grow lights to make up for ...

Harvesting fresh raspberries from your home garden is a fulfilling experience, and with some thoughtful pruning, you can maximize your harvest. By removing old and diseased canes and thinning out new ...

Maybe you know your watering, pruning, and fertilizing well enough to get your fruit trees and bushes to produce something edible out of a pot. Maybe the bugs won’t infest, and the deer won’t eat ...

Q: I didn't get any fruits from my raspberry bushes for the first five years until I realized what I was doing wrong: I was cutting back the bushes at the end of the growing season in late October.