Hi Doug, Thanks for the question. So, it depends on if you want your everbearing raspberry bushes to produce two crops each year (summer and fall) or just one (fall). In order to get that smaller summer crop next year before the bountiful one in the fall, the fruit will grow on the bottom of this year’s canes. If that is the case, leave this year’s growth to see what raspberries will appear early in next year’s growing season. You can then prune those canes out after harvest. If you just want a single fall crop next fall, the fruit will grow on next year’s cane growth, so you can prune out this year’s canes between fall and late winter. Hope this helps!
Hi Doug, Thanks for the question. So, it depends on if you want your everbearing raspberry bushes to produce two crops each year (summer and fall) or just one (fall). In order to get that smaller summer crop next year before the bountiful one in the fall, the fruit will grow on the bottom of this year’s canes. If that is the case, leave this year’s growth to see what raspberries will appear early in next year’s growing season. You can then prune those canes out after harvest. If you just want a single fall crop next fall, the fruit will grow on next year’s cane growth, so you can prune out this year’s canes between fall and late winter. Hope this helps!