How to Grow Anne Raspberries

Find a garden spot that receives full sun the majority of the day and has well-drained soil. Anne raspberries grow best planted in a hedge-type row, so allow an elongated space that is also at least 2 feet wide plus another foot or two on either side for walking, cultivating and picking.

Prepare the soil during the autumn before planting. Remove weeds, stones and debris from the area. Turn the dirt over with a shovel or tiller to the depth of at least 1 foot. Spread a 4-inch layer of compost, aged manure and shredded leaves over the planting row and work it into the soil. Early the next spring, remove any weeds and grass that may have emerged, add another 4-inch layer of compost and turn the soil over again just before planting.

Place the roots of certified disease-free Anne raspberry plants in holes spaced 16 to 18 inches apart to accommodate for this type of raspberry's sparse cane growth pattern. Ensure each plant's crown, the place where roots and stems join, is even with ground level.

Build a simple support trellis with 4-foot-tall 4-by-4-inch posts sunk into the ground 1 to 1 1/2 feet deep at both ends of the row. Nail a 1 1/2-foot-long section of 2-by-4-inch lumber on top of each post to form a "T." String a strand of thick wire or twine from each end of one T arm to the same-side end of the T arm at the opposite end of the row. Secure the wire or twine by wrapping or tying to eye hooks mounted on the T arm, keeping it easy to remove when pruning.

Water the raspberry plants thoroughly once a week when the top inch of soil dries out. Increase watering frequency and volume during the late summer when the tiny green berries expand and turn their mature shade of yellow. Spread mulch around the plants' bases to retain moisture around the roots and suppress weed growth.

Fertilize the raspberry plants each spring with a 2-inch-wide by 1-inch-deep layer of aged manure spread along the entire row. If leaves begin to yellow through the summer, add another strip of manure or a commercial 16-16-16 formulation fertilizer applied according to the manufacturer's label instructions.

Prune Anne raspberries twice a year. Cut the old canes that produced berries in early summer off at ground level with long-handle pruners after you've harvested the crop. Wait to cut the younger, heavier-bearing canes back by half their length in the winter when the plants are dormant.