TRANSPLANTING

As with the Strawberry, spring is the best time for transplanting the Raspberry, although it may be done in the fall.SFCC 11.6

“The canes of all the varieties of Raspberries are only biennial, that is, canes are produced one year, bear fruit the next, and then die; therefore there is no such thing as two or three year old plants, as with trees and vines, when we refer to the stems, but the roots may be several years old, as they are perennial. One year old roots are the best for transplanting in all cases.”-Fuller.SFCC 11.7

The ground should be prepared in the best manner, as with Strawberries.SFCC 12.1

The plants should be set from four to five feet apart each way, which will enable them to be cultivated both ways, as with corn.SFCC 12.2

Plants that have plenty of fibrous roots should be selected, setting them just as deep as they were before, and no deeper. At the time of setting, the canes should be cut down near the ground, for if left it will require nearly all the strength of the roots to force the buds to start upon them. If cut down, the root will send up new shoots which will bear plentifully the next season. In the other case it will take all, or nearly all of the strength of the roots to support the old canes, which always die down in the fall, and if new shoots are not sent up, there will be no fruit the next season.SFCC 12.3