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I had a healthy raspberry crop great drainage. I purchased some fancy raspberrys on the internet big mistake as they introduced root rot to my patch. ...
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Root rot in rasberrys #877320
Asked July 15, 2024, 2:13 PM EDT
I had a healthy raspberry crop great drainage. I purchased some fancy raspberrys on the internet big mistake as they introduced root rot to my patch. Is there any treatment I can do to rid the soil of the issue ? Hopefully they won’t affect my Marion berry patch that is 4 generation from the original berry developed at Oregon State. Go Beavs Thank You Tim Killion
Clatsop County Oregon
Expert Response
Thanks for your question.
Raspberries in general are very susceptible to root rot.. Here is some information on root rot affecting raspberry from the Pacific Northwest Plant Disease handbook - https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/raspberry-rubus-spp-root-rot. It includes some recommended cultural controls.
If you choose to plant raspberry in an area that has had root rot, ensure that any drainage issues have been addressed, and look for a raspberry cultivar that is resistant to root rot. Check out this chart - https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/cultivar-tables/raspberry-cultivar-susceptibility
This OSU Extension publication "Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden" indicates that most blackberry cultivars (like Marionberry) are tolerant of heavy soils and will not get root rot - https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/ec-1303-growing-blackberries-your-home-garden
Raspberries in general are very susceptible to root rot.. Here is some information on root rot affecting raspberry from the Pacific Northwest Plant Disease handbook - https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/raspberry-rubus-spp-root-rot. It includes some recommended cultural controls.
If you choose to plant raspberry in an area that has had root rot, ensure that any drainage issues have been addressed, and look for a raspberry cultivar that is resistant to root rot. Check out this chart - https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/cultivar-tables/raspberry-cultivar-susceptibility
This OSU Extension publication "Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden" indicates that most blackberry cultivars (like Marionberry) are tolerant of heavy soils and will not get root rot - https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pub/ec-1303-growing-blackberries-your-home-garden
