Last night seemed like the perfect time as the snows are melting and the birds were singing to start on some of the super early spring pruning that this time of the year brings. Also knowing the busy schedule that is right around the corner – there was some motivation to get going!
Last spring I took a whole bunch of raspberry plants from our friend Max’s well established patch and got in a 50′ row. Over the summer they were tended to – weeded (not as often as they should have been) and allowed to continue to grow. By last fall we had a nice row of plants that had established themselves really well and are read for quite a bit of berry production this year. Actually – they did so well, we are hoping Max’s plants have as many prolific shoots this year because I prepped a new bed last fall of equal length.
So – last night I guess the 2010 gardening season started under thick boots and icy snows… although there are lots of protected seedlings quietly growing for the garden now – last nights pruning of the raspberry canes really felt like gardening had begun!
Gee, you’re just now getting around to cutting down the old raspberry canes? With the Heritage variety it is a lot easier to just mow them to the ground in the fall. As far as any extra baby plants this year – we’ll have to wait until the glacier in my back yard melts so we can see the new shoots.
Yeah Max – I’m such a slacker I never get around to doing anything… always sitting around with my feet up!