Evening star., 1942-08-02
Raspberry Care
Must Continue
In Summer
Bushes Need Shade
And a Frequent
Cultivation

Though early spring Is the proper
time to set out new plants Of the
raspberry to keep the bushes In best
condition they should be given reg
ular attention during the summer
months. They like neither heat nor
drought, so should be given little
shade and complete frequent shall
low cultivation. In the home garden
it is even more desirable to grow the
berries under permanent mulch, as
this supplies humus, saves the labor
of cultivation, conserves moisture In
the soil and reduces the number OF
unwanted suckers which spring up
from the roots.
All Of the raspberries have peren-
| nial crowns, which. with reasonable
care, live indefinitely, and biennial
stems which shoot up one year. bear
| fruit the next and then die. The red
varieties develop new plants from
suckers or root cuttings, while the
black varieties root at the tips Of the
shoots. Once gardener knows how
the various kinds propagate he can
increase the number Of plants as
he needs them. or prevent the de-
yelopment OF ! surplus.
As soon as each cane has finished
fruiting it should be cut out and de-
stroyed; this helps get rid Of any
insects or diseases which may be
present. At the same time cut out
any weak or puny shoots, as they
will not bear fruit any way and also
they use strength which should be
diverted to stronger growing canes.
To keep the bramble patch healthy,
follow regular pest control pro-
gram. Remember that some plants
bought from reliable nurSeryman
may. be disease-resiStant in the To-
cality where they originate, and
still, under other climatic, conditions,
prove susceptible to most Of the
common raspberry maladies.
OF the several insect pests which
attack the raspberries, only the
American raspberry beetle and the
sawfly can be controlled by spray
ing. Use Ia tablespoons OF lead ar
senate to gallon Of water when the
first beetles appear in the spring,
and the same spray before the now
ers open to kill the sawfiies which
eat the foliage. Once the fruit is
set, spray with rotenone Of pyre-
thrum extract, as it is unsafe to use
the lead arsenate.
During the spring pruning cut of
and burn any canes which show the
tiny punctures caused by tree crtck-
cts In laying their eggs inside. Wilt
ed shoot tips indicate the presence
Of borers. Cut these down to where
the pitn is firm to be sure that the
grub IS removed, and burn all such
cuttings. To eliminate red spiders
which may infest the lower side OF
the leaves in hot dry weather, spray
with l teaspoonful of nicotine sui
phate to ] gallon OF water.
Learn to recognize early symptoms
of the chief diseases. Plant only
disease free stock, ordered from q
nursery which IS State inspected.
Buy disease resistant varieties when-
ever possible, examine each plant
carefully before setting 1t in place
and eliminate any which show evi-
dence OF disease When setting out
new stock avoid old peach orchard
or nursery land and old bramble
patches. Once successful planting
has been established the best way
to keep 1t in a healthy condition is
to. give 1t constant attention. All
diseases spread more easily If the
bushes are .unpruned, uncultivated
and in q weakened condition 9en-
orally from neglect. l.. AND e. a.