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Raspberries help?

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  Posted by brothershamass (U4829311) on Saturday, 19th February 2011

  Hi,
  
  A friend of mine has just taken over an got an allotment which had some raspberries on it, they don't like these so I've dug them up with the intention of putting them on my allotment.
  
  The canes are all about two feet long and are showing small signs of growth, should I cut them back or stick them in as they are?
  
  Many thanks in advance.

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  Posted by Engineer (U3135859) on Saturday, 19th February 2011

  Do you know if they are a summer or autumn fruiting variety? If not, I'd plant them and cut back to about 12" high. By the end of this year you'll know what type they are and can prune them accordingly:
  Summer fruiting - cut all fruiting canes back to ground level after they have fruited.
  Autumn fruiting - cut fruited cames back to ground level at the end of winter.
  Cheers -- Bob

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  Posted by Vixxihibiscus (U13865184) on Saturday, 19th February 2011

  Lucky you, raspberries are yummy!
  
  I got some donated to me, I plonked (that being the technical term!) them in, chopped them all down to the ground, the ones that were Autumn fruited in the first year, the rest had a good year to establish roots and fruited in the second year. If you have patience for a years wait, that's how I would do it. Then they put all their energy into rooting not fruiting in the first year.
  
  Good Luck!

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  Posted by realfood (U13916672) on Sunday, 20th February 2011

  I would leave them as they are and plant them. Provided you keep them well watered, you will get a crop this year.
  If they go on fruiting into October, you will know that they are the Autumn fruiting type, and can prune accordingly for the following year.

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  Posted by Papa Nopsis (U14479902) on Monday, 28th February 2011

  I have been doing a drastic renovation of the garden and the raspberries were very distinctly in the way last summer. first the deer,rabbits, and birds got them, and then, when I eventually dag them out, without getting any of the fruit at all, i left them desolate on the grass for about four months. I didn't even prune them until the end of that time and got round to re planting in the chosen site in about Late October.
  
  They are very resilient plant roots. They are now producing foliage for the coming year but will not produce really good raspberries until 2012. Then I shall hope for a bumper crop to feed the Olympians!

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  Posted by Bluedoyenne (U2341157) on Wednesday, 16th March 2011

  I've just bought (impulsively) 5 raspberry plants in quite large pots (Magnific Delbard). Each 'plant ' is composed of two or three sturdy shoots (canes?). It appears they're summer fruiting and I've also been told that they've already been cut back. The label says they grow to a height of 1.5m.
  
  My problem is I don't have the time this year to put in the supports which apparently summer-fruiting raspberries need.
  
  Will I end up with something resembling a bramble patch if I simply plant them without supports?

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  Posted by margaretstar (U14415248) on Wednesday, 16th March 2011

  Plant them out asap, leaving sufficient room for where you want to put the supports in the ground. Raspberries are not as rampant as blackberries, you'll be fine and anyway the canes you have got, you'll be cutting down at the end of the season, so it will be the new canes growing that you can then tie in to the support.
  
  They tend to flop a bit once fruiting but you can use a temporary stake later on this year if needs be. They'll be fine, enjoy!

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  Posted by Bluedoyenne (U2341157) on Wednesday, 16th March 2011

  Thank you margaretstar.
  I'll do as you say and enjoy the fruits of my (this year, not so intensive) labour.

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