They want to save her. The potted raspberry plant that you grew with love and care. But winter is coming, and you know that the drop in temperature will kill the plant. No worries. You can overwinter the potted raspberries and help them grow again next season. In this article we describe in detail all the steps for overwintering the raspberry plant in the pot. We also explain when you can move the plant outdoors for the next growing season.
Raspberries overwinter in pots
To overwinter a potted raspberry plant, move the plant to an unheated garage or sheltered area that will protect the plant from wind and cold. Cover the potting soil with sand or bark to insulate it. Provide the plant with some water, but not too much. Do not cut the plant before the end of winter.
Bring the potted plant indoors
You need to bring raspberries planted in pots indoors before winter comes and the plants freeze. If you bring your potted raspberry plant indoors, there is no need to keep it in a heated room as it is not actively growing and therefore does not need to be exposed to heat. All you have to do is protect them from snow and frost. BringYour raspberry plantin your garage or place it in a sheltered, unheated location. A shed or an unheated, enclosed patio that you don't use in the winter are good places to pot the plant. Do not bring the plant outdoors until after winter.
Cover the potting soil with sand or bark
After bringing your potted raspberry plant indoors, place the pot containing the plant in a larger bucket or pot with a small amount of sand or bark at the bottom. Then cover the sides and the rest of the bucket with sand or bark until the soil is covered, but not the raspberry plant itself. Make sure that the plant is protected and that no frost can affect it. After you've covered your container plant, it's ready for winter.
Overwintering raspberries: How often to water
If you overwinter raspberries, you will need to water them, but not as often as when they are outside and actively growing. You should water your wintered potted plants once a week. Raspberry plants are dormant in the winter, so they aren't actively growing and don't need as much water as they do in the spring and summer, especially because the temperature in the garage is relatively controlled. Wait until the soil is almost completely dry before watering your overwintered plant. When winter is over and you move your potted raspberry plant back outside, you will need to water it more frequently because of the extra sunlight and because it will come out of dormancy and start actively growing again.
When should you prune the potted raspberry plant?
You should not prune your raspberry plant before preparing it for the onset of winter. Instead, prune them at the very end of winter, just before the start of spring, and before moving them back outdoors. At the end of winter, cut back the branches as much as necessary, making sure that the branches are not uncontrollable or too dense. When pruning your plant, be sure to remove any branches that have been damaged or attacked by disease over the winter.
Now that you know how to do yourPreparing raspberry plants for winter, you can ensure that they survive the winter and that you can enjoy home-grown raspberries for years to come, even when it gets cold in the winter. It's very easy to prepare potted raspberry plants for winter, and you can forget about them most of the time once you bring them indoors because they don't need frequent watering and you don't need to add fertilizer to the soil.
Bring the plants back outside
Don't forget to move your potted raspberry plant back outside after winter, otherwise you probably won't be able to enjoy raspberries from it when you want to. Because she didn't have enough time to focus properly on growthof raspberriesto prepare. However, you will likely be able to enjoy raspberries later in the season, but you may have to do a little more work during the growing season.
Start by uncovering the soil of your potted raspberry plant until you can remove the plant from the sand or bark bucket you placed it in. After removing your plant from the material, place it in a larger pot. This will allow the roots to spread and the plant will thrive.
Do not take your plants outside if there is a chance they will freeze at night. If you take your potted raspberry plant outside and it freezes, it will likely be damaged and stop producing raspberries. When you move your plant outside after winter, place it in a sunny spot that has enough room for branches to emerge.
