Topic: Raspberries

[David P]

Hello all

When should I cut back my raspberries and by how much?  Also my raspberries up my allotment never seem to do well and do not form full berries.... should I dig them all up and plant new ones?

Many thanks

Dave

[chriscross1966]

Question 1 depends on the raspberries, wood that's fruited can be cut off, wood that hasn't fruited means you've got summer-fruiting raspberries adn that should be left. Autumn-fruiters fruit on same year wood ... incorrect pruning of summer fruiters is a big cause of failure in raspberries, but leaving old wood on autumn fruiters reduces the crop too... wierdly I've got summer fruiters that are making an extra flush right now....

[cps12]

Slightly off topic but I planted a dozen bare rooted canes at the beginning of the year and they all died.  i would like to try again and do half summer and the rest autumn canes.  Any suggestions for types?

CPS

[pansy potter]

I got a few Joan J an aytumn variety and I am very pleased with them. In fact I will be picking some more today

[caroline7758]

If they are not doing well and (I'm guessing) you don't know whether they are summer or autumn rasps, I would dig them up and get some new autumn ones- they are much easier to prune and although called autumn they produce fruit from August onwards. My Autumn Bliss are the most productive thing on my allotment!