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Is it too late to plant raspberry bushes as a novice gardener? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 15 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We live in southern Minnesota and want put some raspberry bushes in the backyard, being new to gardening should we wait until next spring or could they establish themselves well enough during the hot summer months to survive the winter without expert attention?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Oh no delicious berries will overtake the invasive ugly European grass! Whatever will I do!?! 🙄

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I love having raspberry bushes, but having them take over an entire yard is nightmare material. They are thorny, grow fast and choke out everything except the mulberry basal shoots. They would be near impossible to elliminate except by killing everything and starting over.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Hateful thorns change minds. Give it a season.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Thornless varieties exist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

That is not what I was talking about lol