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Lush berry harvest 2023: Sweet delicacies from the Middle Rhine to Hunsrück!
Experience the rich berry harvest of 2025 in the Rhein-Hunsrück district: tips for hobby gardeners and delicacies for the summer!
Lush berry harvest 2023: Sweet delicacies from the Middle Rhine to Hunsrück!
What a summer! The berry season is in full swing and that is not only pleasing to hobby gardeners, but also to those with a sweet tooth locally. The summer of 2023 will bring us a bountiful berry harvest, which is really flourishing, especially on the Middle Rhine and the Hunsrück. Here you can eat heartily, make jam and the delicious fruits find their way into numerous delicious cakes. Loud Rhine newspaper The red currants are almost completely harvested, the mulberries are fully ripe and the strawberries are getting sweeter every day.
But how do hobby gardeners get the most out of their shrubs? Regular pruning is essential so that the plants can bear large, juicy fruits. It is recommended to cut off old branches, recognizable by their color and thickness, close to the ground. Younger branches benefit from a slight pruning in order to grow back vigorously. The right time for pruning varies depending on the type of berry: While summer pruning should be carried out after the harvest, winter pruning makes sense between February and March reports 24garten.
Tips for growing
Before the bushes go into the ground, they should be well prepared. Allowing it to sit in water for an hour to saturate the roots is a crucial measure. For container goods, the planting hole should be at least twice as large as the root ball to give the roots enough space to spread. A smaller planting hole is possible for bare-root berry bushes, but it must provide enough space for the roots informed My beautiful garden.
Proper care of berry bushes plays a central role in ensuring a bountiful harvest. For blueberries, for example, experts recommend cutting the young bushes in late winter and spring, while with currants the two to three year old branches are the main focus. For gooseberries, old shoots should be removed every year, while for raspberries, all canes that bore berries should be removed after harvest.
This summer's bountiful berry harvest shows that a good hand in the garden bears fruit, both figuratively and literally. It remains to be hoped that the sweet harvest will last until the end of the season and that the region's gardens will continue to be bountiful in the coming months!