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Raspberry cultivation

Question

Hi there gardeners,
I'm looking for advice.

I've got a long leggy raspberry bush, I think I can cut it back alot with no problems for next yrs raspberry crop Y/N ?

But once I cut it, (they've gotten very leggy)
I'll have all these sturdy/healthy 'cuttings'

So does anyone know how easy or hard it is to root these cuttings?

Do I just stick them in water?
Should I just pot them?
Or even just stick them in the dirt & have them flourish?
Can I leave them outside for the winter?
Do I have to bring them inside for the winter?
Or is it too difficult to start them?

The 2 big overgown Raspberry Bushes (which are joining with the 2 incredibly overgrown Butterfly bushes) can from 2 skinny cuttings from the garden 2 yrs ago!

Finally, I also have a ton (practically) of red/orange milkweed plants that are seeding like CRAZY. My dozen & dozens of plants seeded from 3 plants I bought from BBG 2 springs ago.

So If you'd like seeds.... email!
Thanks for you help!
ELisabeth

Answers

The plants can and should be cut back. Like blackberries, raspberries bear
on second years' growth. Summer bearing raspberries should be cut back in the summer after they have stopped bearing fruit. Fall bearing varieties
should be pruned in the spring. Cuttings are easy to propagate from roots or stems. In cold climates the cutting are best placed into cold frames or greenhouse conditions.
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