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Title: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: becs on April 30, 2006, 15:11:21
Have just bought 2 rasberries (3 canes each) and 2 gooseberries from "Instore" for £2 each (seemed quite reasonable to me  ;) ) but now realise I have no idea how to plant them etc...   there is no details to variety on the packaging so could someone give me a quick "idiots" guide as to how to plant them etc pls??

thanks  :)  Becca :)
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: jennym on April 30, 2006, 15:24:14
Gooseberries - plant them around 4 ft apart  at the same level they were planted, i.e. there should be a shortish piece of bare stem emerging from the ground like a little tree trunk, maybe 6-9" high, then the branches start after that.
Raspberries - plant them about 2 -3  ft apart, with plenty of good well rotted manure dug into the soil. Woody stems should be above ground, and there may be whitish shoots starting to come from the root area, just make sure they are a little below soil level.
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: cleo on April 30, 2006, 15:28:54
The raspberries-summer or autumn fruiting?-it does make a difference when it comes to pruning
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: becs on April 30, 2006, 15:31:58
Quote from: cleo on April 30, 2006, 15:28:54
The raspberries-summer or autumn fruiting?-it does make a difference when it comes to pruning

unfortunatley no idea..... there is no info at all on the packaging.......  :(  should have guess £2 was too cheap....  ::)
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: becs on April 30, 2006, 15:32:53
Jenny - thanks. Will have to hunt out some well-rotted manure now :)
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: Tee Gee on April 30, 2006, 15:42:04
To save me typing some info, you will find some cultural notes at;

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/index.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/index.htm)

Under their respective names / genus.
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: kenkew on April 30, 2006, 16:00:35
No name labels on them?
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: becs on April 30, 2006, 16:46:52
Quote from: kenkew on April 30, 2006, 16:00:35
No name labels on them?

no nothing...............  ???
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: caroline7758 on April 30, 2006, 16:50:41
Think I planted my raspberries too deep- only two of them are showing any growth. Should autumn varieties be showing by now?
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: artichoke on April 30, 2006, 19:21:21
My Autumn Bliss are showing now, in spite of the fact that I had to move them around November.
Title: Re: Rasberries and gooseberries - what to do with them???
Post by: tricia on April 30, 2006, 19:43:53
Quote from: artichoke on April 30, 2006, 19:21:21
My Autumn Bliss are showing now, in spite of the fact that I had to move them around November.

Mine too, only one plant is rather reluctant, but I think it got planted a bit too deep, so I've tugged at it a bit and I can see a tiny shoot, so maybe it will catch up. I've mulched the plants with compost from my composter - is there anything else I should be doing at this time?

Tricia
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