How to Prune A Haskap Bush
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- Опубліковано 22 бер 2024
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Your haskap looks very healthy. Our haskaps get powdery mildew every year. By mid summer they look very mangy. I'm going to try spraying them this year. I agree, pruning is very satisfying and March is a good time to do it. No black flies! 😊
Need to do blueberry that I have, basically the same concept.
Thanks Greg...
We bought another Hascap last year only to have downy mildew to take two of our bushes which certainly did not reach the level of branching of yours. And we thought wow these will be strong. By the end of the season we removed two and kept the strongest and moved it so that it has more air around it. Gardening in northern Nova Scotia.
If you've ever seen a bear go at an apple tree you've seen nature doing some pruning
Hoping I get a harvest of haskap this year. They didn’t get very big and the few berries I had got stolen by birds I assume.
Looks a lot better Greg! Could you show the before and after together. I think it would be really obvious.
I should have done that. I guess I'll have to make another vid :)
Nice job. I also saw a video from U of S about pruning Haskap and they recommended also pruning any branches over 5 years old as they become less productive. Mine have yet to get to size as the rabbits used to trim them to a nub each winter, so far so good in the battle this year with wire dome haha or they use snow to climb my old fence. maybe I can think of pruning next year haha.
Yes I didn't even think of that since my plants are less than 5 yrs old - this is why I should always make notes before doing vids :)
I’m the pruner in the family, my wife is too timid. I really enjoy it. I have my own process, starting with dead and weak branches, moving on to remove crossing branches and branches growing inward rather than outward. Then trim for size and shape. I know about the 1/3 rule but frequently overstep that. Shrubs like quince and spirea seem to bounce back from a heavy pruning. I have figured out which ones to leave alone until they have flowered.
Best wishes for the 2024 growing season!
Helpful video. I just went through this with my blueberries. It really is a decision making process. Old is another factor I take into consideration when pruning blueberries. I think I may have heard it on an interview on your channel that after 6 yrs or so the branches/canes on blueberry bushes become less productive so I try to eliminate old looking branches so energy goes into producing new canes and branches.
Yes good point - I forgot to mention that because my bushes are only 4 yrs old.
Your plants look quite young 3- 4 years old ? Remember that when pruning these bushes after year 4 its good to keep them young. When they get barky, start to peel and thick its inviting pests and disease so get rid of the these to the ground. The plant is more productive and will produce younger growth at the base which means more fruit the following year.
Yes that's right I got them in 2021 I think
I think it came across well on camera. I can see what you’re doing as you’re saying it. Good video 👍🏼
Thanks for the pruning video. I’m looking forward to the Haskap jam video!
This is really helpful, thank you! If you wanted to keep a haskap smaller than it wants to be (I'm thinking height), how would you prune for that?
I guess you'd just favor lateral growth and prune back vertical growth.
Not relevant to this video, but I am wondering if you have any advice on wire worm control? They claimed 30% of our carrot harvest last year, and would love to avoid it this year.
I have them around but it's never amounted to a big problem. Crop rotation and spacing is important, but beyond that can't speak from experience. Here's a good article on the topic: www.ontario.ca/page/managing-wireworms-vegetable-crops