Beautiful Easy Organic Gardens
Organic Gardening with Larry Sombke
Organic Garden FAQ
Q - We are planning to plant domestic red & black raspberries and some wild black raspberries which grow around our rural home. Will the plants mix up from cross pollination and will wild berries planted in same areas diminish the domestic varieties fruit size or flavor?
Q - We are planning to plant domestic red & black raspberries and some wild black raspberries which grow around our rural home. Will the plants mix up from cross pollination and will wild berries planted in same areas diminish the domestic varieties fruit size or flavor?
A - Wild raspberries should be kept at least 300 to 600 feet away from your new backyard raspberries. Not because they might cross pollinate, but because wild berries can be a source of Verticillium or other virus diseases. It would be better to not plant the raspberry plants in the same area where tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant have been grown for the same reason. Raspberries are self-fertile, but studies have shown that cross-pollination with other backyard raspberries does increase fruit yield.
Welcome to Beautiful Easy Organic Gardens.
I'm Larry Sombke, an award-winning radio show host, blogger, author, garden and landscape designer and consultant, speaker and backyard gardener like most of you. This Web site is filled with information, tips and techniques to show you how to have a beautiful garden that is easy to maintain using all organic methods.
Please check my Times Union blog for my most current writing, but check in here often for photos, videos, slide shows, recipes and my store where I have selected organic pest control products, tools, seeds, books and other garden necessities that you can buy online.
Enjoy your garden!
Welcome to Beautiful Easy Organic Gardens.
I'm Larry Sombke, an award-winning radio show host, blogger, author, garden and landscape designer and consultant, speaker and backyard gardener like most of you. This Web site is filled with information, tips and techniques to show you how to have a beautiful garden that is easy to maintain using all organic methods.
Please check my Times Union blog for my most current writing, but check in here often for photos, videos, slide shows, recipes and my store where I have selected organic pest control products, tools, seeds, books and other garden necessities that you can buy online.
Enjoy your garden!
