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Title: Raspberries - Is it too late?
Post by: greenfingered fiend on May 17, 2006, 19:14:35

I live in Buckinghamshire and really wanted to grow a few canes of raspberries on my allotment but is it too late to plant them. Could I do anything to accelerate the possibility of still harvesting fruit this year?

Is there anywhere I can buy mature plants from?

Soo many questions!

Thanks.

GF

Title: Re: Raspberries - Is it too late?
Post by: mat on May 17, 2006, 20:40:26

buy some autumn fruiting raspberry plants from Buckingham Nurseries (if they are local.) They will not be mature, but do fruit on same years growth from Aug/Sept to first frosts. It is a bit late now, but you will get something.

I did this in 1993 and most of the plants are still going strong.

mat

Title: Re: Raspberries - Is it too late?
Post by: saddad on May 17, 2006, 22:54:12

yep that should do it and the big advantage of Autumn Rasps is you can't cut out the wrong canes, 'cos you cut them all down in spring!
;D

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