Plant berries in the right place in the garden
If you have berries in the garden in a suitable location plants, this makes maintenance easier and improves the yield. While strawberries are good when grown in full sun Income supply, the following types of berries also thrive in the Penumbra very wonderful:
- Wild strawberries
- Gooseberries
- Currants
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
However, berry bushes and the stems of raspberries and blackberries should only be planted in partial shade in a soil without an acute risk of waterlogging.
Maintain sufficient planting distance in partial shade
A partially shaded location can be a hazard for many types of berries in terms of plant health. So that there is no mildew infestation in the relatively humid climate of a partially shaded location, sufficient Plant spacing is observed and the ventilation and drying of the leaves are ensured by regular pruning will.
Tips
The lower solar radiation ensures that berry bushes in partial shade have a relatively late ripening period. In the case of gooseberries, it is common to harvest some of the fruit before they are fully ripe and to make jam to process so that the remaining fruits on the branches are particularly sweet and ripen can.
