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TopVeg visit to Gardeners’ Question Time in Hessle was broadcast in 4 August 2008.
Helen Smith represented TopVeg and asked a leading question about our raspberries:
‘Our raspberries are not doing well, on our heavy wet soil. Should we try to improve the soil, or start using growing bags?’
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Matthew Biggs diagnosed a magnesium deficiency from the yellowing leaves between the veins.
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yellowy-raspberry-leaf
He said ‘the answer lies in the soil’, but we are already mulching &
feeding as he suggested. We were treating the magnesium deficiency by
watering in Epsom salts.
Although Matthew did not advise using growing bags, we still fee they are the answer. Commercial growers of raspberries in Scotland use growing bags, so we are going to have a go. Then we will see if the TopVeg visit to Gardeners Question Time can lead to an improved
production method.
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