Soneone gave me what they described as a ‘rogue shoot’ of a raspberry plant. It had to endure some travel and poor conditions so how much faith should I have in this guy?
Soneone gave me what they described as a ‘rogue shoot’ of a raspberry plant. It had to endure some travel and poor conditions so how much faith should I have in this guy?
It looks alive, so it might pull through. Plant, fertilize with fish emulsion, and wait. All you can do really. I think it’ll be fine.
Scared_Tax470
Have a lot of faith! Raspberries are really tough. It will do better if you can plant it out in its final home.
The one thing is, don’t fertilize it. You should never fertilize an already stressed plant. Even if it doesn’t stress it, it doesn’t need it.
HairexpertMidwest
As long as the roots aren’t rotting, throw it into some healthy soil, keep it hydrated the first week or two, and in a year or so you’ll have berries. If it’s truly an aggregate berry, it’ll send up new “shoots” next year. The old shoots don’t produce fruit, but help establish a healthy root/ leaves. They will spread if left unchecked too!
GovernmentOk7281
You should have a lot of faith in this guy! If it were me I would give him a teaspoon of water every day for two weeks and reassess then.
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It looks alive, so it might pull through. Plant, fertilize with fish emulsion, and wait. All you can do really. I think it’ll be fine.
Have a lot of faith! Raspberries are really tough. It will do better if you can plant it out in its final home.
The one thing is, don’t fertilize it. You should never fertilize an already stressed plant. Even if it doesn’t stress it, it doesn’t need it.
As long as the roots aren’t rotting, throw it into some healthy soil, keep it hydrated the first week or two, and in a year or so you’ll have berries. If it’s truly an aggregate berry, it’ll send up new “shoots” next year. The old shoots don’t produce fruit, but help establish a healthy root/ leaves. They will spread if left unchecked too!
You should have a lot of faith in this guy! If it were me I would give him a teaspoon of water every day for two weeks and reassess then.