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    Raspberry canes arrived but ground frozen! What do I do?

    Hello
    I am in my first year with my allotment, and have ordered some seeds and the like. They have all arrived which is fine but so have the raspberry canes I ordered. I suppose I kind of assumed they wouldn't be sent out so early, especially if conditions were bad. What do I do with them or have I just wasted them by ordering in the middle of a cold snap? Thanks for any advice.
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    if the forecast for your area to be very cold/fozen ground etc for a while (they should last for a few days in their packaging) pot them on in some pots and keep them in a sheltered area.

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      They'll be happy (in pots with some compost around their roots,a s Scarlet said) in the dark - as they haven't got any leaves at this time of the year. So a frost-free shed / garage is fine, until the soil is ready for planting.

      Don't dig (and prepare) planting holes and leave them open - the cold will get into the sub-soil and it will take the plant a lot longer to get going. If you prepare the holes and aren't able to plant then back-fill the holes and reopen them when you subsequently plant them.
      K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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        They will be fine as long as you keep them cool until you can plant them

        Mine have been in a cold room for a couple of weeks, I am not planting them for another couple of weeks, I have done this many times before.... they will be fine! as long as I soak them before planting
        Living off grid and growing my own food in Bulgaria.....

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          Originally posted by Kristen View Post
          They'll be happy (in pots with some compost around their roots,a s Scarlet said) in the dark - as they haven't got any leaves at this time of the year.
          Mine have leaves Take it it's not normal to have leaves yet ? =/
          Last edited by rhyswales; 12-02-2015, 03:44 PM.

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          • #6
            Some of mine i planted already a few weeks ago have leaves and they are outside in the light and cold

            Inside in a dark room the canes I have still bundled up, some have buds opening and inside the rootball loads of shoots with leaves starting
            Living off grid and growing my own food in Bulgaria.....

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            • #7
              Originally posted by rhyswales View Post
              Mine have leaves Take it it's not normal to have leaves yet ? =/
              Milder over your way, or they have been stored in a Mega Store with heating which has broken the dormancy

              They won't mine being in the dark for a week or so, provided it is cool, this time of the year. If there is a window, providing lousy light even, that would be better, but not essential.

              They'll all be getting into leaf in a few weeks time though ...
              K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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