3 ways to get a raspberry plant to fruit Of course, before even getting to fruiting, you need to make sure you've planted your raspberry plant correctly.

Raspberry canes are biennial, fruiting on second-year canes. First-year canes, called primo canes, are green.

Q: How do I care for raspberry canes? I was given several thornless raspberry canes a few years ago, and this year they produced loads of berries, so I was thrilled.

Cane borers are insects that tunnel inside raspberry canes, weakening them and causing wilting or “flagging” of leaves and shoots. This damage can reduce fruit yield and even kill canes if ...

Raspberry plants are usually grown from bare root plants or from tissue-cultured plants. Alternatively, which is easier, get seedlings from reputable firms.

It’s time to clean up raspberry canes if you haven’t pruned branches that bore fruit. Plus dealing with floppy hydrangeas, spent crocosmia.