They like acidity. Stump Removal Removing raspberry stumps thoroughly can permanently control plants. Dig up raspberry canes in the spring before the growing season begins. Spacing. Identifying Raspberry Shoots. RASPBERRY PLANTS WINTER CARE : Raspberry plants are easy to care for, and don't need much attention, but with those simple cares you will improve the quality and quantity of their fruits. Raspberries mainly sprout from their stumps, and removing these and covering the remaining roots provides a nonchemical control. If you’re leaving them bushy, allow extra space. If you move after you've had the fruit then it will be fine to move it. Water. Increasing the size of a raspberry patch or beginning a new one are both great reasons to transplant raspberries. Having your canes spaced and held off the ground is helpful. Work the shovel around the entire perimeter of the plant, pushing it into the soil to loosen the raspberry plant. If you move before the fruit is ready then you can move it, but must be prepared to lose this year's crop. Take care not to disturb the roots. Perhaps the biggest benefit is improvement to the ease of harvesting. Tying up raspberry canes keeps fruit off the ground, which means less rot or mildew waste. When you pull or dig out all those new shoots coming up in places you don’t want them, just move them to where you do want them. How to Dig Up and Transplant Raspberry Shoots This simple process aids in managing an unruly patch also. FYI? If you’ve decided you do need more Raspberry plants, great. Raspberries do best with good air circulation so you don’t want to crowd the plants. Protect raspberries from winter winds. Insert the tip of the shovel approximately six inches away from the raspberry plant and carefully push the shovel into the ground. Raspberry shoots will appear just about anywhere in the patch, usually within 8 feet of the parenting plants. In that case, you’ll want to dig up the starts in the late spring for a transplant. Removing raspberry plants involves pruning the canes and digging up the stumps; herbicides also control raspberries. Is an instructable for winter care, when all the leaves are fallen down, but before the star… For this reason, people often mulch around their plants with wood chips! It also means less scratches from picking through the prickly canes. If you do not need or want the transplants, a neighbor or friend might be overjoyed to receive them. Before moving it I would cut the canes right down short. That way, you can set it up to help protect your raspberry bushes each winter by using it as a visual guide to where they’re at. If you choose to use a trellis, be sure to inspect it each spring and fall. I’m intending to grow mine on supports and prune them regularly so they can be planted just a few feet apart. The berries also ripen more regularly. All you have to do is dig these baby plants up, bring them home and replant them in a sunny location with decent soil. The best time to take care of this is in the Spring when you are cleaning the raspberry patch. Inspect your trellis system. Water and top up soil as needed. Picking raspberries is a labour intensive job.