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Title: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: Digeroo on July 12, 2012, 20:14:49
I have tried all sorts to green them up. .  Coffee grounds, epsom salts, BFB.   It is particularly bad this year.   Any suggestions please.

Has anyone tried Rockdust?

I found this where they recommend rust from wire wool for Chlorosis,
has anyone tried this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ4XXdN14O8

Title: Re: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: Obelixx on July 12, 2012, 22:04:54
Patience?   They should green up if and when we get decent amounts of sun shine but light levels are so low at the mo that lots of plants are struggling to green up properly.   Several crops sufffering with it on tonight's Beechgrove for th e same reasons.
Title: Re: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: Ru1 on July 13, 2012, 19:03:15
My raspberries were looking very pale 6 weeks ago, until I used phostrogen on them.  They are now looking very healthy.

I don't normally use fertilizers, but this year with all the rain, the raspberries have needed a little  help.

Hope this helps
Title: Re: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: Digeroo on July 13, 2012, 19:06:38
Some of mine are so pale they are almost white. 
Title: Re: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: Ru1 on July 14, 2012, 02:09:26
Give them a feed of phostrogen now, and then in a couple of weeks.  You should see a difference quite soon
Title: Re: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: Crystalmoon on July 16, 2012, 17:52:03
My Summer raspberries have been a total failure this year  :'(
I usually have bucket loads but this year just one large punnet full of very watery mushy fruit.
Almost all of this years new growth was just stem & leaves, very bright green but with no flowers/fruit at all. The fruit I did get was from an ancient raspberry that I didn't prune last year so the fruit was on tiny sprigs of new growth on last years stem.
The new growth was much taller/thinner than usual too, like the plants have been struggling to reach some light in the grey sky!
Yesterday I cut them all back really quite harshly as I don't want the plants to put any more effort into just growing foliage.
xJane
Title: Re: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: powerspade on July 18, 2012, 07:59:09
Photrogen is far better to use than miracle grow
Title: Re: New growth on Raspberries very yellow
Post by: Digeroo on July 18, 2012, 08:44:08
Why is phostrogen better than Miracle Grow.  The latter is supposed to have more trace minerals.