Description
The Yellow Raspberry is sweeter than the Red Raspberry and is considered very rare. It’s an extremely popular bramble that requires a trellis or a fence to creep.
Harvesting
Pluck your juicy berries when they’ve achieved their full yellow colour. Pick them off the bramble gently by hand.
Position
This plant thrives in full sun (about 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight daily). But, it tolerates partial shade and very cold temperatures when necessary.
Plant yours in a spot as protected from the wind as possible. It grows well on a trellis or a fence since it’s a bramble.
Plant it at least 90 metres away from a wild blackberry bush.
Each bush should have 0.5 to 1 metres around it to spread comfortably, and rows of brambles should have about 3 metres between them.
Size
This bramble grows to a height of between 90 and 150 centimetres, and stretches 60 to 90 centimetres in width.
Soil Type
Raspberries do best with a PH level between 5.6 – 7.0.
The Soil Kit consists of:
1 Raspberry Plant
Berry Mix
Volcanic Rock Dust
Our Ultra Slow Release Berry Fertiliser is an optional extra!
Dig a 50cm x 50cm deep hole and add a bag of Berry Mix or acid compost. Mix the berry mix and volcanic rock dust into the top section of this soil. Make a little hole and plant, ensuring you don’t add the soil higher than where the soil is in the bag. Then add the Pine Bark mulch on top, keeping it away from the plant’s stem. Place the plant directly into the soil mixture and cover it with pine bark mulch.
PLEASE NOTE: Mulch of pine bark or pine needles is a great way to lower the pH of the soil and add organic matter, but please make sure when using it as a mulch on top of the soil not to have it touching the branches of the plant. This may cause the branches to rot and get infected, especially with new (one and two-year-old branches).
Fertilising
Apply our slow-release Berry/All-plant Fertiliser. For young plants, apply 1 teaspoon every 5 months. The roots will absorb what they need.
Watering
This bramble needs plenty of water, especially during hot weather. In general, you can water your plants twice a week. If the weather is hot and dry, water them daily. Avoid wetting the stems and leaves too much to prevent them from rotting.
Pruning
In the winter, prune back the canes that bore fruit in the summer to promote new growth and keep your bramble tidy. After the last summer harvest, promptly remove the old stems at the soil level.
