Ive had my plot 4 years now and almost same condition in both area's put Autumn growing raspberry cane's and the other side summer fruiting cane's. This year the summer were non existing again except a few cane's that grew a little and the autumn fruit has been quite good but not great. After two years of the summer canes with no growth I replaced with new do I do so again or is there something I have failed with. I dug down when planting and filled with manure and probably some growmore in a trench. plots next to mine have no problems with growing rasps.
Raspberries are not normally a problem but are you buying good stock fcrom a reliable sourse rather than from a super market. You should not try and get a crop the fisrt year so that they have a chance to build up a good root system.
thanks for reply think they will have to come out and staying in Edinburgh I get canes from Perthshire.
I wonder when you are cutting down the stems of your summer raspberries.
You may know this, but it's worth a mention.
There is a difference between the way that "summer" and "autumn" raspberries fruit.
The autumn ones would have been all cut down at the end of 2009, and then they would fruit on stems that have freshly grown during 2010. You cut down all the stems of autumn types at the end of each year.
The summer ones would have produced fruit in 2010 on stems that grew in 2009. So, this winter, you only cut down stems that have fruited during 2010 and leave any fresh growth that didn't fruit.
Those fresh stems stand over winter (usually with some support) and then they will fruit during 2011. Then you cut the stems that have fruited in 2011 and leave the ones that have just grown, as they will fruit in 2012.
Sorry if it seems that I've laboured the point, but it may be possible that you are cutting down the wrong stems?
Hi
I have found that my raspberries cant bear to be dried out , these last few years weve had really dry may and june which hammers any that are not sitting in enriched or mulched ground. so make sure that theres plenty of manure/grassclippings/compost in the soil under them too.
heres to next years berrys
x sunloving
The raspberries on my waterless plot have been very disappointing this year, very short growth and small fruit. Either lack of water or perhaps they are aging....they are Autumn Bliss.
On my plot with water, the raspberry plants are very young but have been fabulous. I think that probably water is the factor.