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First time raspberry grower needs help!

danwalsh1980TmTGkz10danwalsh1980TmTGkz10 Posts: 2
in Fruit & veg
Hello there, I am making my first attempt to grow raspberries and tayberries this year and am having some challenges with some of the canes. I've attached some photos below. Long story short, some seem to be doing really well, others not at all. The close up shots are of the problem cane (you can see the successful ones behind - on the left a tayberry on the right a raspberry). It started to sprout but then the leaves withered and it has stopped progressing. Any ideas why and what I can do to save it?

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Hi Dan and welcome to the forum.
    I had a similar experience when I planted raspberries years ago.

    Out of 18 canes of 3 different varieties that I planted in the autumn only a couple seemed OK the following Spring and they looked similar to yours.
    There was no growth whatsoever from the rest of the canes.

    It turned out that the canes were concentrating on growing a substantial root system before putting any effort into the top growth.
    A year later I had a thicket of raspberry canes growing all over the place.

    Hopefully yours are just taking the same route.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • danwalsh1980TmTGkz10danwalsh1980TmTGkz10 Posts: 2
    Hi Pete, 

    Thanks for getting back to me.

    Fingers crossed that will be it! Just so strange it started sending shoots out then they just withered and died. Fingers crossed I'll get fruit from the other 2 at least. 

    All the best! 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Raspberries can be quite thirsty plants …
    have you given them plenty of water this spring?  In many areas the soil below the surface is quite dry this year. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Dovefromabove said:
     In many areas the soil below the surface is quite dry this year. 
    Very true Dove! - I was planting out some perennials yesterday and I was shocked to see how dry the soil is.
    We had no rain at all in Feb, but plenty sine then and it's still really dry a few inches down.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That's worrying @Pete.8 - you certainly don't want roots drying out and trying to head back upwards.
    My soil is in good condition, but we don't have the same problem here with rainfall. I still check the two beds which are right up against the house wall though, facing south-ish, as it's been drier than usual. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The effects of last year’s drought are still with us down here @Fairygirl … there are rivers and stream still well below their normal levels and aquifer levels are worrying. 😢 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It really is awful @Dovefromabove. Certainly, gardeners are having to completely rethink how and what they plant, but it doesn't help when you already have a garden full of plants does it?  :/
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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