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- 15-05-2010, 10:26 AM #1
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Raspberries?
Hi, as I said in my intro post, I am very much a novice, so please forgive my ignorance in any ridiculous questions I may ask
I have a feeling that sentence might be used quite a lot by me over the coming weeks!
I bought a raspberry plant from a local garden centre a week ago - its called Malling Delight, it has about 4-5 canes, with nothing on them, and a few green plants around the base of the canes.
At present, its in the pot I bought it, as I'm not really sure what or where I should put it
Can anyone tell me what to do with it, in the hope it'll produce something!
Thanks!
- 15-05-2010, 10:32 AM #2
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here is a photo of it in case it helps - if its works of course!
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- 15-05-2010, 10:32 AM #3
Did you buy just one plant or is it a potted up bundle of canes, tied together? I had a pot of rasps which had several canes in - just split them up (carefully so not to upset the new shoots which are where the rasps are going to come from!) and plant out about 18inches apart. I added fish, blood and bonemeal as a slow release fertiliser to the planting hole as well, mixed well into the soil in the hole. And watered well. A mulch will go on later to help the plant establish.
Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?
- 15-05-2010, 10:35 AM #4
Aha - now I see - knock the plants out of the pot and I think you will find you have 5 raspberry plants as indicated by the canes in there. The green things are weeds which have taken up the soil in the top of the pot. I hope the rasps are ok underneath - can't see any sign of the canes sprouting yet which is a bit worrying. Make sure you keep the receipt - you may need to take them back if they don't grow soon.
Last edited by Jeanied; 15-05-2010 at 10:37 AM.
Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?
- 15-05-2010, 10:37 AM #5
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AH right, thanks for your reply! It was only £5 so if nothing comes of it, then I'll put it down to experience!
I think I have a lot to learn!
- 15-05-2010, 10:39 AM #6
You could always try the thumbnail test - scratch a tiny area of bark off the cane lower down with your thumbnail - it should be green just under the brown bark. If it is then the cane is still alive - and probably desperate to get planted!
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- 15-05-2010, 10:55 AM #7
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- 15-05-2010, 04:37 PM #8
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But! But! But! The roots could be still good!!! Plant and pray?
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