Raspberries are escaping their raised bed after two years :( I really don't want them to spread beyond it. what to do? Bury a tarp under the mulch? Dig a trench around the bed? Roundup?
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Dude they're raspberries, just pull/cut don't use herbicides. They won't grow wild.
I will be, this season at least. If I can't easily keep them in the bed I'll probably dig them out.
From what I've read, raspberries can be pretty invasive and hard to get rid of. I'm a little wary of them getting out of control, but will keep a tight eye on them. Thankfully there's a pretty wide mulch boarder around the bed so it will be easy to see them trying to escape.