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Raspberry Plant help

shazcoopshazcoop Posts: 2
in Fruit & veg
Hi,

I purchased a Tulameen Raspberry plant from Asda about a month and a half ago and after potting it on it has flourished and at least doubled in size (currently approx 5ft) but so far no signs of any flowering or fruit.

It was a spur of the moment purchase and I have since read about first season canes and second season canes etc and how some only fruit on the second season.

Looking for help identifying if this is first or second season? Can I expect no fruiting until next year? If so, do I cut this back and when?

Also does the plant look OK / healthy?

Thanks in advance

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  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    It's a mid-late season raspberry, meaning it will flower and fruit on canes produced this year. Early season raspberries fruit on last year's canes - you often see Monty tying in the canes towards the end of the summer. 

    It looks as though the growth on your cane is from this year. I expect it may produce some flowers within the next few weeks. If not, let it grow this year and cut down next spring.

    I think the pot looks quite small and raspberries like to run.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I agree the pot is way too small.

    There's an RHS article on growing them here-
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/raspberries

    Container growing

    You can grow raspberries in containers.

    Single raspberry plants can be grown in 38cm (15in) diameter containers of 80 per cent multipurpose compost and, to add weight for stability, 20 per cent loam-based potting compost, tying the canes to bamboo canes.

    Keep the compost moist and feed with a liquid general-purpose fertiliser on a monthly basis during the growing season. In hard water areas try to use harvested rainwater.


    Billericay - Essex

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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    If it doesn't flower in the next two months it is a summer fruiting variety,  if that is the case then this years growth will have next years fruit so no cutting will be needed.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    P.S. looking at the pictures it appears to be thornless which would also point towards summer fruit.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    It is a summer fruiting raspberry and there's info on that variety on this site-
    https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/rubus-idaeus-tulameen/

    As it's a summer fruiting plant the flowers and fruit will appear on the existing canes next year.


    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • shazcoopshazcoop Posts: 2
    Appreciate the help all, thank you.

    So as it's summer fruiting, this should fruit next year and I don't have to prune or cut at all?

    Also regarding pot size, I did feel it was on the small side but it was all I had available at the time. Would this stop it fruiting at all or will it still fruit but not yield to full potential?

    Thanks again
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    shazcoop said:
    Appreciate the help all, thank you.

    So as it's summer fruiting, this should fruit next year and I don't have to prune or cut at all?

    That's right - no need for any pruning this year.


    If you can put it in a bigger pot sometime in the next few months would be best.
    I'll struggle in such a small pot and you won't get a lot from it

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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