Split raspberry cane!

[mummybunny]

Hi,

Most of my cane's are coming along lovley lots of new growth  ;D But have noticed that one has split about half way top the cane! It does have new growth below the split but am wondering sould i cut it back to just above the new growth or just leave it?

Thanks in advance

lucy

[mummybunny]

[PurpleHeather]

I would in case of infection, even if there is only one chance in a thousand, it will be still better doing.

[kt.]

Yes you can cut it back.  Canes are usually cut back in the late autumn or early spring anyway.  It will do no damage and will re-grow in the spring. ;)

[mummybunny]

Thanks  ;D

[cornykev]

Hope you don't mind Mummy, but just a quick question on raspberrys to save starting another post, my summer raspberrys, should they have been cut back I'm sure I should have done it but I'm a bit lost when it comes to fruits.  ;D ;D ;D

[shirlton]

Hi Kev I cut my summer raspberries as soon as they have finished fruiting so that I can tie the new canes in. The autumn fruiting I cut back in february.

[cornykev]

Hi Shirl, how far should I cut them back and is it all the canes old and new.  ;D ;D ;D

[adeymoo]

Cut back summer fruiting canes that grew last year and fruited this year - summer raspberry fruit grow on canes that began growing last year. Unlike Autumn raspberries which sprout new canes and bear fruit in the same year. At the moment I have canes nearly one year old which were planted last November and I have new canes appearing around their base. The one year canes will fruit next year, be cut down to leave the upcoming one year canes to fruit the following year.

The question I have is do raspberries lose their leaves in autumn. I ask this as new canes have appeared a long way from the row so I cut them out and filled gaps in the row. Leaves on some canes have gone yellow (connected?) and I was hoping the removal of so many wayward canes has not severely damaged the root system.

[electric landlady]

I have autumn fruiting ones, and eventually all the leaves drop off - by Feb when I cut them back they are just a collection of sticks. 

[cornykev]

Do I just cut them back a bit or right to the floor.  ;D ;D ;D

[manicscousers]

chop 'em down, ck..well, the ones that fruited anyway, the new growth needs tying in  :)

[shirlton]

Well Kev that should make you an expert now. I am going to fill my gaps in with the autumn ones that are spreading a bit.   My whole row was taken from someones spare shoots and planted with just an old shoot from the previous year. I think theres a pic on here that will show at what time of year it was. The post was FEb 6th in 2007 under the post (allotment pics)

[cornykev]

Thanks for that, I think,     ???  anyone wanting help with their raspberrys please PM me.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[KathrynH]

I cut my autumn ones down as soon as the leaves have dropped off in winter, to about 6 inches off the ground. Also try t0 thin them out at that point as they grow back thicker each year.