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sneaky rasberrys

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  Posted by lavenderpink (U12834937) on Sunday, 25th April 2010

  Hi all, i grew some rasberries last yr 1st time, I had a fab result with lots of fruit, they are summer fruiting... This yr i have found rasberry shoots popping up where i knew i havent planted ..Help here please do i leave them or pull them up ..or wait till fruited then move them to a new site. Any help will be apprieciated and many thanks to any replies .

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  Posted by poshHebeJeebie (U9319867) on Sunday, 25th April 2010

  The runners can - well: run and run!
  
  I made a virtue out of a problem with runners from next door's raspberries. Wonderful fruit - and very prolific.
  
  I just dig up the problem runners, pulling up as much root as possible. It doesn't solve the problem, but contains it (a bit).
  
  But I put up with the runners in return for lots and lots of delicious fruit!
  
  PHJ
  

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  Posted by annaw1 (U14287763) on Sunday, 25th April 2010

  Are raspberry leaves similar to bramble leaves? They are from the same family aren't they? Think I may have inherited some raspberries but reckon there are brambles among them!

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  Posted by poshHebeJeebie (U9319867) on Sunday, 25th April 2010

  Brambles tend to self-propogate by layering. The long stems that touch the ground root into the soil, and a new plant is formed.
  
  As a propogation technique for some plants, this is desirable. I would argue not (!) where brambles are concerned.
  
  Raspberries send out underground runners, and new growth pops up some distance from the parent plant.
  
  Both are a nuisance. It's just a case of managing the desirable and eradicating the udesirable.
  
  PHJ

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