We Got Berries!
I got a call this week from my grandma letting me know that she had raspberry seedlings and did I want them? Of course I wanted them but I knew nothing about growing raspberries and my backyard was not ready for it. We quickly got a patch of dirt ready this week to plant these raspberries. Shoveling the dirt to make it soft, adding extra dirt and mixing it all together so it gets all the nutrients. Before I went to get these seedlings I checked out the Almanac which told me all about raspberries and what I needed to do. This website helped me by giving me the basic instructions of how to plant raspberries and from a seedling. I felt more confident coming home with these seedlings and felt that I had a better chance of keeping them alive.
We went out to grandma’s house to get these seedlings and had to dig them out of the very wet mud and it took alot of digging and patience to get them out and safely get enough roots that we could replant them. My grandma got me a box and I lined the bottom of the box with mud to place the seedlings in it until we got home and could replant. When getting the seedlings out of the ground we sadly had a few that the roots got ripped too much while pulling them out of the soil. We took 17 seedlings home with us in a box.
When we got home it was late so we watered them in the box and kept them in our garage overnight. The next day I checked out the Almanac again and learned how far to space them out, when to water them and how much sunlight they should be getting. We planted the raspberries behind our garage where it gets sunlight for half of the day which looked to be ok. We had one seedling that when I pulled it out of the box it snapped so we lost that one. We had another one that had very long and strong roots, I did plant it but probably not deep enough and that is one that doesn’t look like it is doing too well.
About 2 days later I went to check on my raspberries and many of them had drooped and didn’t look good. I did some google searching and was taken to this Reddit conversation which helped me to know what to do and that others also had this same issue. I gave it more water and straightened my plants. After doing this the next morning all but 3 of the plants were looking in better shape. Through the summer I will keep watering them and taking care of them and hopefully by next summer will have some delicious berries to enjoy. 
Hey Karlee,
I loved your post and it brought back such fond memories of my childhood! My Grandmother has huge garden full of raspberries and each summer I look forward to watching them grow, and then of course sneaking a few in for a snack! I’m excited to keep up with your project and learn more about planting raspberries, learn a thing or two and plant my own next year!
Fresh raspberries are the best!!! I hope yours take off and you have many raspberries for summers to come. It’s incredible how, when something goes wrong, we can turn to Google to find a solution!
Hi Karlee, on my family farm, we have a huge garden. A few years ago we received some raspberry seedlings and they slowly started producing while some slowly started to die off. It took a few years for them to start producing at their best but once they do, it was so worth the wait!
Hey Karlee,
This post brought back a good memory for me. I remember as a kid always going to do great grandparents house to pick raspberries when they were ready! I know growing them can be quite the challenge but it is definitely worth the reward. It is good to see you are finding the proper information and educating yourself before jumping Into it. Keep up the good work!