rasp canes

[murray]

Hello all. I bought some Autumn Bliss canes today and want to plant them this weekend. Can anyone tell me how to go about this? (depth, pruning etc) I know you're a clever lot, while my brain fell out some years ago. Any advice will be gratefully received. Thanks, Murray.

[veg4681]

I think Google search on 'Growing Raspberry' or similar phrase will provide you with websites that can give you more accurate and better details than we'll be able to offer. If you still have queries after checking out the sites, then feel free to ask.

[TonyF]

I've been planting and moving rasberries all week. The advice fro St Geoff Hamilton is plant them now, 5/6 feet between rows, at least 18" apart - I go for two feet - and when planted, top of pot soil level slightly lower than the soil in the bed, prune down to 6" and prune out any dead wood completely.

They will certainly need some sort of support and containment tho autumn rasberries can be self supporting.

I've moved all my raspberries from the fruit cage this week, seperated the runners and now have 30 plants in various stages of maturity but mine are being grown in beds, each bed for a seperate fruiting part of the year.

Moved the 8 gooseberry plants into another bed as well.

[Two_Sheds]

I think Google ... will provide you with websites that can give you more accurate and better details than we'll be able to offer...

speak for yerself!
My autumn rasps are completely unsupported, and are fine. The roots of rasps are shallow and don't like to be disturbed/weeded, so make sure every scrap of weed is out before you plant (I have couch grass growing up thru mine, its a bu@@er).
They also love moisture, so mulch well.
In late winter, instead of pruning off the whole fruited cane, prune off two thirds of it, then you'll have an earlier crop.

[veg4681]

speak for yerself!
My autumn rasps are completely unsupported, and are fine. The roots of rasps are shallow and don't like to be disturbed/weeded, so make sure every scrap of weed is out before you plant (I have couch grass growing up thru mine, its a bu@@er).
They also love moisture, so mulch well.
In late winter, instead of pruning off the whole fruited cane, prune off two thirds of it, then you'll have an earlier crop.

Sorry I must be pushing myself too much into trying when I shouldn't have, next time I won't bother...know when to stay off.

[murray]

Thanks to all