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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 :)

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.

The raspberries-summer or autumn fruiting?-it does make a difference when it comes to pruning

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....  ::)

Jenny - thanks. Will have to hunt out some well-rotted manure now :)

To save me typing some info, you will find some cultural notes at;

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

Under their respective names / genus.

No name labels on them?

Quote from: kenkew on April 30, 2006, 16:00:35
No name labels on them?

no nothing...............  ???

Think I planted my raspberries too deep- only two of them are showing any growth. Should autumn varieties be showing by now?

My Autumn Bliss are showing now, in spite of the fact that I had to move them around November.

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