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Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY (Dutchess County) Posts: 24
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:41 am Post subject: Raspberry Problem |
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Hi.
I have some black raspberries in my back yard. A few are Cumberland planted about 7 years ago. Rest are wild ones (resemble Cumberland) and some are mixture of above via transplants.
Have couple of problems:
1) Some of the berries that are ripening, turn out to have part of the berry (usually on bottom where connects to the stem) that appears dead-brown spot.
2) Some of my berries in same general area no longer produce fruit, canes look weak, little yellowish color and have few if any thorns.
3) Some of the canes produce berries that are not very smooth, are kind of bumpy/uneven in their design.
I have a mixture of red raspberries, red-caps, black raspberries and blackberries in my back yard, kind of close to each other.
Are these problems all inter-related? Is it a plant disease, bug problem or soil problem????
Thx for any help.
Bob
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