Transplanting raspberries in the summer to a new place: how to do it right and when it's better

A deciduous shrub from the genus Rubus takes root in forests, where it forms dense thickets, planted in summer cottages and suburban areas for berries rich in vitamins and organic acids. In the first years of the season, 5-6 kg of fruits are harvested from one raspberry bush, but then the berries become smaller, and the yield drops. Powerful roots grow rapidly, and time must not be missed to rejuvenate the culture. Many summer residents are sure that the optimal period for transplanting raspberries is summer, since the plants will have time to strengthen before the onset of cold weather. The exact date of the procedure is influenced by the climate.

Why and why you need to transplant

Not all summer residents are in a hurry to look for a new plot for shrubs, since fruits, currants, gooseberries, and vegetables are grown in a small area. However, raspberries need to be transplanted after 5 years, because:

1. Deteriorating taste and size of berries.
2. The soil under the bushes is depleted.
3. Pathogenic microorganisms that cause disease are activated.
4. The number of young shoots is decreasing.

When the plantings thicken, fruiting stops, the cultivated plant turns into unkempt green bushes, on which the ovary is not laid. Pests start up in the thickets, which spread throughout the site.

How to understand that it's time to transplant raspberries to another place

Older plants yield less. If the berries begin to shrink, young shoots do not form, the shrub grows in the same area for many years, you need to look for a new place for raspberries.

How often should I repot?

The berry bush is depleting the earth. In the soil, the amount of nutrients that are needed for plant development is reduced. There are fewer fruits on the branches, the taste of berries worsens, the aroma disappears.

It is advisable to change the plot for raspberries every 5 years, but if the signs of aging in the shrub are invisible, a good harvest will sing, the period can be slightly extended. However, even with proper care, growing shrubs in one area does not last longer than 10 years.

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Raspberries are comfortable along a fence or building, where the wind blows less, but the sun's rays hit. Bad predecessors for a shrub are potatoes, peppers, eggplants. Raspberries feel good in the place where they grew:

• legumes;
• calendula and onion;
• garlic and parsley;
• cabbage and cucumbers.

Repels pests lupins, insects do not tolerate the smell of marigolds. You can not choose a place for a berry bush where it was previously grown, as well as next to blackcurrant or gooseberry.

Raspberry transplant dates (table)

Some summer residents are sure that work on preparing the site for placing young bushes should be started immediately after the snow melts, others believe that it is better to do it in the fall.

Spring

Often, novice summer residents are interested in when to transplant raspberries to a new place, if after picking the berries they did not have time to complete the procedure. In the southern regions, such work often begins in March. If spring is late, which is not uncommon for mid-latitudes, it is worth waiting until the earth warms up and frosts on the ground stop.

Autumn

It is recommended to transplant raspberries to another place in September, when the crop has already been harvested, and the shoots have grown. The stems are shortened by 15 centimeters and tied to a support. A few days later, the ground around the seedling is covered with straw and peat.

If there are not enough shoots, cuttings up to 20 cm long are cut, blanks are stored in the basement in wet sand and moved to the ground not in the autumn period, but when the next spring comes.

It is better to transplant raspberries, adhering to the schedule developed by experts:

Northern regionsMay, 3rd decade of August South

Region	Month
Moscow Region	April, August, September
March, 09/15 to 10/15

If leaves have blossomed on the shrub, flowers or berries have appeared, the plant is not sent to a new place, it will not be able to take root.

Summer

Shrubs are transplanted in August or even July, if necessary. The site must be carefully dug up or well loosened, watered and fed with herbal infusion. The procedure should be performed on a summer morning or late in the evening when the heat subsides.

It is not clear to everyone when to transplant remontant raspberries, because its berries are harvested 2 times a season - in June and August. Work is carried out at any time of the year - in spring, autumn, or you can wait until the end of summer.

Preparatory procedures

The shrub grows well on loose soils, prefers loam, feels fine on sandy lands, but then the bushes will have to be watered often. Regardless of when to transplant raspberries, in autumn or in summer, you need to decide on the place in advance. In the first year, it is necessary to find out the composition of the soil, if it is acidic, lime is added. Next spring, it is advisable to sow zucchini or cucumbers.

Selecting and preparing a transplant site

The plot for raspberries is dug up no less than 10 cm deep, the remains of plants are uprooted. The land is being leveled and brought in:

• rotted manure;
• superphosphate;
• ash;
• potash fertilizer.

Sand is added to peat soil.

You can not choose a place for raspberries where the water comes close to the surface.

Planting holes and trenches: dimensions

If the bush has an open root, it is not recommended to use manure that has already been overcooked, otherwise it is fraught with burns. Raspberries are planted on the prepared site using one of the methods - tape or bush.

Holes with a diameter of 30 cm are dug to the same depth every 0.5 m. Between the rows leave from one and a half meters to two. The seedlings are sent to the pit, having treated the root with a solution of mullein.

Dig a trench to the same depth and width of 40 cm, between rows make an interval of 50 to 70 cm. 3 or 4 bushes are placed at 2 m.

Preparing the ground

Sawdust is poured into the bottom of the pit, the remains of trees are thrown so that they rot and turn into fertilizer. Before transplanting, humus and ash are introduced. The top layer of soil is removed, and then the pit is covered with the same earth.

Selection and preparation of planting material

It is advised to update the raspberries gradually and in parts. To do this, take the strongest shoots with a diameter of up to 10 mm with developed roots. Immediately before the procedure, they are shortened and placed in prepared holes and trenches.

Raspberry size for transplanting

In order for the plant to quickly take root and begin to develop, young shoots with a stem height of up to 15 cm are dug up from bushes that bear fruit well.These offspring are rooted in a temporary bed or separated from the parent bushes in the fall and, if they grow to 0.7 m, they are immediately sent to a permanent place.

Pruning before transplanting

Annual raspberry shoots are shortened to 20-25 cm from the base and placed, depending on the method chosen, in holes or trenches. Excess young shoots are cut out.

Methods and technological sequence of transplantation

In order for the bush to take root, only he althy shoots are used, the site is prepared in advance, trenches or pits are dug. For spring or summer planting, the same technology is used:

• with the tape method, raspberries are placed in 2-3 lines every 60 cm with an indent of 1.7 m;
• with the bush method, single shoots are planted at the same distance from each other;
• with the ordinary method, an interval of 50 cm is left between plants, and 2 meters between plantings.

After the procedure, the ground under the raspberries is covered with straw or mulched with peat, due to which moisture is retained and weeds do not grow.

Important points

Replanting shoots in compliance with technology promotes rooting. When propagating raspberries, you need to take into account that in low-lying areas it can die, because it does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Berry bushes are irrigated 3 or 4 times a month, no more than 4 buckets of water are brought under one plant. In drought, raspberries are watered more often.

Having cut off the top, the shoots are placed from north to south, protected from the wind by a fence or picket fence.

Raspberry blossom transplant

When buds appear on the branches of a berry bush, which happens in early June, the plant must be fed.At this time, the heat is already setting in, and the shoots will not take root. To transplant raspberries, and this can be done in autumn or early spring, a large amount of fertilizer is applied to the soil.

Sprouts 2 m long are moved to a new place when their thickness reaches 10 mm in diameter.

Fructifying raspberries

When the soil is depleted and waterlogged, pathogenic microorganisms and pests accumulate in it, as well as when berries are crushed, the most powerful annual bushes that have already been fruiting have to be moved to a new site.

Find out how to correctly perform the step-by-step transplant process, the instruction will help:

1. Prepare and fertilize the soil.
2. Make holes or trenches.
3. Dig in the raspberries from all sides, holding the shovel vertically.
4. The bush is removed along with the soil.
5. Cut into several pieces with a garden knife.
6. Every plant has its roots spread.
7. Put the bush in the hole, deepening the neck by 20 or 30 mm.
8. The soil is poured on top and immediately compacted.

Raspberries are watered abundantly. When the earth dries out, the bed is mulched with straw.

Transplanting an old adult bush and dividing it

In the spring, after the snow melts, a plant that is 5 or 6 years old is dug in from all sides and removed along with the root. With a garden pruner, an adult bush is divided so that 2 or 3 stems remain. Peat and sand are poured into pits 40 cm deep, pieces of raspberries are placed.

Replanting root shoots or offspring

Young shoots are formed from the adventitious buds of the bush. It is best to propagate raspberries with their help in the spring. By that time, the height of the root processes will reach 20 cm. By the autumn, the stem of the offspring will have time to become stiff, so when planting, the stem is shortened by half.Holes or trenches are dug as for an adult bush, the root collar is buried a couple of centimeters.

Replanting remontant raspberries

This variety of berry plant is characterized by long fruiting, is immune to fungal infection. A feature of remontant raspberries is an excess of shoots that need to be cut. With proper care, these varieties give a harvest of up to 15 years.

In areas protected from dry winds, remontant raspberries are planted in a bush way, 6 plants are placed in a checkerboard pattern. Fruiting branches are tied to pegs.

When using the trench method in the fall, the site is freed from weeds, fertilized with manure. Bushes are placed in one or 2 rows, leaving 50 cm between them, the ground is covered with non-woven material.

In spring, remontant raspberries are planted in the same way as other varieties of berry crops:

1. The roots are soaked in a solution of copper sulfate.
2. Place in holes or trenches to a depth of 0.5 m, previously fertilized with manure, ash, peat and superphosphate.
3. The soil is carefully compacted and watered.

The bushes are shortened so that 2 or 3 buds remain on the surface of the shoot. One plant in the hot period requires irrigation at least 2 times a week. When planting remontant raspberries in autumn, the shoots are cut to the very root and mulched with manure, which saturates the soil with nutrients.

Proper care of transplanted raspberries

In order for young bushes to start faster in the spring, not to burn out under the hot rays of the sun, they put pegs, stretch the fabric that shades the seedling. The ground under the raspberry roots should not dry out, so it must be watered regularly. The first time fertilizer is applied in a month.Each summer resident has his own secrets, some feed the bushes with the Kornevin growth stimulator.

Care for young raspberries includes pruning, disease prevention, and pest control. In mid-latitudes, annuals are covered for the winter.

To enjoy the harvest in the country, you must not miss the deadline when it is not too late to transplant raspberries.

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