Topic: pruning raspberry canes

[debster]

when do i do this and how please? they had an awesome crop this year really enjoyed them.
thanks in advance

[SMP1704]

I did mine yesterday - you can tell which are the old canes as they are brown and quite brittle - next years canes are still green.  Cut as close to the ground as possible.  Give a balanced feed and stand back :D

[debster]

so if i cut off all the brown ones and leave the green they should be ok yes?

[SMP1704]

Works for me.  Also, in the spring if you take the top 6" off of each cane, it encourages each cane to put out side shoots and more fruit.

[debster]

excellent thank you ill just wait for the rain to stop  ;)

[macmac]

I grow mainly Autumn Bliss and they're even easier you just wait untill Jan/Feb and cut the whole lot down as they fruit on growth made the same year.I'm picking some fruits as big as strawberries :o
I only grow the summer fruiting to get a few earlies

[debster]

ah well now i dont know what type they are but guessing that they have already fruited they are probably a summer variety

[macmac]

ah well now i dont know what type they are but guessing that they have already fruited they are probably a summer variety

Then pruning out fruited canes now leaving new canes to fruit next year is right

[saddad]

I'm an Autumn Bliss fan myself, for exactly that reason. As MacMac says if they've finished cut out the ones that have fruited..  :)