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Malcolm - Raspberry's

Triumph865Triumph865 Posts: 2
in Fruit & veg
I planted new raspberry canes at the turn of the year, they have all flourished and grown to about 5 - 6 feet, with foliage in abundance, not one of these growths has produced flowers or fruit, I have read that fruit is unlikely in the first season, ok I can accept this, so how far do I prune them back for next season
TIA

Malcolm

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Are they autumn fruiting or summer fruiting ones?
    I planted autumn fruiting ones in the spring and they are producing raspberries now.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Triumph865Triumph865 Posts: 2
    I think there's a mix of summer and early autumn, I forgot to mention earlier the foliage on the bottom of the canes appears to be dying off
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    If they are early fruiters, the canes that have grown this year will flower and fruit next year. You don't prune them until after you have picked the fruit, and then you cut the entire cane to the ground, and let the new canes that grow next year have more space and  grow to maturity.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I have a question too @fidgetbones
    My summer canes fruited for the first year , these canes are now ready to be cut down. My problem is the new canes have grown well, too well, and are 8 ft long, far to big for the space. So if they have the tops cut back, will it harm next year's production 🤔. 
  • Mrs-B3-Southampton,-HantsMrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732
    I remember Monty Don tying up his raspberries one year. He finished by saying that as they were very tall he was going to cut the tops off.
    Southampton 
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    If I cut the tops off of polka that have fruited late, just cutting off the bit that has already flowered, they produce side shoots in the spring, early flowers and fruit.  That tend to make them a bit unwieldy but my garden is rather loose and blousy , shall we say so it doesn't bother me. If you like a garden nice and tidy and tidy tied up canes I wouldn't. If you are tying long canes to a framework, then by cutting off the tops , I think you will get less than by not cutting off, but if they have grown very big anyway, you will probably get plenty.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Thanks everyone 😁
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