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  • forgot to cut down my autumn fruiting rasps....

    no idea why, but i forgot to cut down my autumn fruiting raspberries and now it's nearly April!

    Am I too late?
    What should I do?

    many thanks

  • #2
    my notes say 'cut canes to ground in late March'

    It's late March, so crack on
    aka
    Suzie

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    • #3
      grand news piskie! TVM

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      • #4
        I inherited a mix of autumn and summer fruiting canes- all growing together!!!!

        so- I've just left mine- and those with no buds on by next weekend will be cut back.

        Although- I have to say that I've one bunch of canes ( yup planted all together in one hole!!) which seem a bit strange cos I was cutting the tips off the canes ( carrying shriveled fruit from last year) because the rest of the cane had buds!!
        I did the same last year- and those fruited again!....weird or what???
        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

        Location....Normandy France

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        • #5
          so i guess my next question should be: "how do i know the difference between summer and autumn then?"

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Scottishnewbie View Post
            so i guess my next question should be: "how do i know the difference between summer and autumn then?"
            If they fruit in the summer - they are summer fruiting
            If they fruit in the autumn - they are autumn fruiting

            If you acquired them and are unsure, leave them be until they fruit
            aka
            Suzie

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Nicos View Post
              so- I've just left mine- and those with no buds on by next weekend will be cut back.
              Brilliant!

              You've just sorted mine out!
              A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

              BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

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              • #8
                Originally posted by piskieinboots View Post
                If they fruit in the summer - they are summer fruiting
                If they fruit in the autumn - they are autumn fruiting

                If you acquired them and are unsure, leave them be until they fruit
                If autumn fruiting aren't cut back they will fruit in summer apparently....

                don't know that this is always the case but my summer fruiters are thornless but my autumn fruiters are thorny and already throwing up new canes.
                Last edited by lainey lou; 31-03-2010, 12:53 PM.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by lainey lou View Post
                  If autumn fruiting aren't cut back they will fruit in summer apparently....
                  contrary blighters!!
                  aka
                  Suzie

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                  • #10
                    My canes are all over the place - had canes sprouting up in all manner of places last year. Ran amock they did. Amock.
                    A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                    BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                    Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


                    What would Vedder do?

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                    • #11
                      having done some research (looked at the labels!!), it would appear i have the following 3 varieties:
                      1. Joan J
                      2. Glen Ample
                      3. Mailing Minerva (which makes me think of Harry Potter for some reason!)

                      anyway, having googled each of them i am no further forward - which, if any, are autumn fruiting and should be cut back?

                      sorry to be a thicko - one of those days i'm afraid...

                      on a brighter note, i have started some parsnip wine!!

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                      • #12
                        If they were growing wild, nobody would be there to cut them down.......

                        Therefore, it probably won't matter if they miss their annual pruning in some years.
                        .

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Scottishnewbie View Post
                          3. Mailing Minerva (which makes me think of Harry Potter for some reason!)

                          Moaning Myrtle, lived in the girls loo

                          sorry I know nothing about raspberries
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by FionaH View Post
                            Moaning Myrtle, lived in the girls loo

                            sorry I know nothing about raspberries
                            yup, that's why! TVM to you too!

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                            • #15
                              As I found out last year, autumn rasps will fruit in the summer from old canes if they are not cut out, but very sparse offerings and not really worth bothering with.... better to cut back and let the plant concentrate on the main event IMO.

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