To increase the quantity and size of berries, some gardeners use one trick.
Its essence lies in planting bushes in two beds.
In normal cultivation, one- and two-year-old shoots compete with each other. The former take all the nutrition, which reduces the yield of the two-year-olds.
Last year's shoots prevent young stems from growing and developing. To avoid this, the plantings are divided into two equal parts.
One part of the raspberry patch is set aside exclusively for last year's shoots. And all the shoots and replacement shoots are removed.
In the second part of the raspberry patch, they do exactly the opposite. They remove last year's shoots. Also, if necessary, they regulate the number of young plants, remove excess small shoots.
A year later, a change occurs. The first part now becomes a place for young plants, and in the second, only last year's shoots are left.
Note
This method will work even more effectively if the raspberry plots are divided into different parts of the plot. This will protect the plantings from pests and diseases will not reach them.
