At the end of summer do I cut back both of the above. I have been advised by someone to cut them right down to ground level and helps next years growth. I get fruit of both of them at the moment, and am worried that if I cut them that far back ( basically where the soil is ) that they will take ages to grow back next year
An old man who lived next door to us used to prune out the branch & take the fruits of by running a fork through them. He said it killed 2 birds with one stone.
With raspberries I grow autumn bliss which i cut down completely in jan/feb. i've got a few summer fruiting ones which i have to fiddle about with, :(cutting to ground level the canes that have fruited this year and leaving the new growth to fruit next year,i do this in the autumn.I much prefer the autumn bliss as i get better crops and they're simple to prune.Blackcurrants i usually take back by a third in the autumn,don't know if that's right but they've been ok so far.About 3 years ago i put the b/currant prunings in a spare patch of ground-literally stuffed them in and left them about a year,they rooted and i've got some lovely little bushes which are fruiting this year :D
QuoteAt the end of summer do I cut back both of the above.
No!
They both fruit on 2nd year wood. Autumn fruiting raspberries is an exception they grow on 1st year wood.
See here;
Currants; http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Currants/Black%20currant.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Currants/Black%20currant.htm)
Raspberry; http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Raspberry/Raspberry.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Raspberry/Raspberry.htm)