My new raspberry canes arrived a couple of days ago and of course the lottie has been under a foot of snow and is now the soil will be very cold and wet.
I plan to sort of pot the canes up in spent compost and put them into the greenhouse until the weather is better.
Is that the right thing to do....and how long can the stay in the pots?
I think they'll just have to put up with it, till it's good enough to plant. I expect someone will be along who is more expert on it than me.
your plan seems good idea to me
well...there is not much else you can do...if the ground is not good for planting. You can keep them in the pots untill you and the ground are ready. In summer you see raspberry canes sold in pots..alive..green and growing. So no panic ;D
Just keep the compost on damp side so the roots don't dry out. ;)
Mine arrived 3 three weeks ago and are potted in black plastic bucket containers in my greenhouse which is where they will probably remain until Jan-Feb.
So KT..what did you ended up buying?...didn't you once asked about yellow ones?
If you can just heel them in they'd be happier but as long as the compost is damp they can stay in it all Winter... you can buy pot grown canes... :)
Thanks for the feedback.........now to get down to the allotment.......
Quote from: goodlife on December 05, 2010, 21:00:19
So KT..what did you ended up buying?...didn't you once asked about yellow ones?
10 Glen Ample (harvest jun-jul)
10 Polka (harvest end jul-nov)
Passed on the yellow ones.
Hope you are happy with your choices.
I bought some polka late last year and they performed really well in their first year - delicious, big fruits and plenty of them. They fruited right up to when it snowed here in West Yorks, though not many made it home so don't tell OH!! ;D
I had canes in pots for nearly 3 years before they succumbed and died last winter/this spring so I should think yours will be fine for a few months :)