See below for all the links you’ll need. And thanks for watching! This video covers how to grow raspberries, spanning over two years so you gain a strong foundation of knowledge for a successful backyard raspberry patch.

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Video Content:
Site selection (Full Sun, Good Drainage)
Cultivar Selection (Variety, Harvest Time, Cold Hardiness)
Preorder (Jan/Feb because good varieties can sell out)
Planting (Very Early April)
Pruning (Late Winter Primocane Fruiters, Early Spring Winter Damaged, Early Summer Purple/Black Varieties, Mid Summer Spent Floricanes)
Pests / Control (Fruit worms, Spider Mites, Birds, Deer, Rabbits)
Winter Damage (Symptoms)
Fertilizer (Timing and Rate)
Growth (Timing, Progression, What to Expect)
Harvest (Timing & Yield)
Bees (Native Bees & Benefits)
Compost (Tips and Biochar)
Varieties (Brief Overview)
New Varieties (Niwot Black Primocane Fruiter)
Trellising (Tips and Upgrades)
Early Fall Tips (Winter Preparation)
Education (Resources)

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00:00 Intro
00:42 Varieties and retailers
01:17 Site selection and prep
01:44 Planting and what to expect the first year
03:01 Late winter pruning
04:05 Niwot (everbearing black raspberry)
04:38 Fertilizer (early spring)
04:57 Late spring pruning
05:14 Pollination (native bees)
05:32 Late spring pest maintenance
06:52 Fertilizer (early summer) and Trellising
07:45 Spider mites
08:13 July floricane harvest
08:31 July primocane pruning (purple and black raspberry varieties only)
09:25 July floricane harvest continued
10:38 Deer and rabbit control
11:00 Pruning floricanes after harvest
15:55 August primocane harvest
18:45 Bird control
19:30 Minerals and nutrients, acidifier, biochar
20:22 Book