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

[Scottishnewbie]

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

[piskieinboots]

my notes say 'cut canes to ground in late March'

It's late March, so crack on

[Scottishnewbie]

grand news piskie! TVM

[Nicos]

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???

[Scottishnewbie]

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

[piskieinboots]

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

[HeyWayne]

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!

[lainey lou]

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.

[piskieinboots]

If autumn fruiting aren't cut back they will fruit in summer apparently....

contrary blighters!!

[HeyWayne]

My canes are all over the place - had canes sprouting up in all manner of places last year. Ran amock they did. Amock.

[Scottishnewbie]

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!!

[FB.]

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.

[FionaH]

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

[Scottishnewbie]

Moaning Myrtle, lived in the girls loo

sorry I know nothing about raspberries

yup, that's why! TVM to you too!

[oliveoyl]

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.