Raspberries have invaded my Annabelle hydrangea bush! This has been a problem for a number of years. I usually pull all the canes I can, but this year they got a very early start with the warm weather we had in March. They are taking over. Now the dilemma, do I try to get rid of the raspberries, or let the fruit mature, make jelly and then pull em?
Looks like we'll have a bumper crop of both hydrangeas and raspberries.
It looks bad now, but once the fruit ripens... I can't stop thinking about how good the jelly was last year.
I spent $$ on raspberries to supplement the few that grew last year.
I spent $$ on raspberries to supplement the few that grew last year.
You need heavy gloves and strong hands and back to pull up the prickly raspberry canes.
Any volunteers? I didn't think so. Raspberry and Ivory, live together in perfect harmony...sing along! Have a great day my friends. 
4 comments:
My love of raspberries says leave 'em. :)
are you open for pickers???
yummmmmm
Oh, I feel your pain. This year I battled wild gooseberries which have the worst thorns I've ever seen in my life!
What a windfall! Our bush is nowhere near as big and full as yours is, so lucky! Two times the harvest, too! Enjoy.
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