I planted mine last February and they were fine. They're alongside a fence and when they grew I just restrained them by running a wire along to keep them from whipping about in the winds.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I purchased 5 raspberry plants at weekend as I'm going to give them a go (not grown them before). They are 'Raspberry Malling Delight' - The canes are about 2' tall . Do I just plant them as they are without pruning and will I get fruit from them this year. Can anyone help plse.
Hi michaellaura - which type of raspberries are you wanting to prune? Autumn-fruiting raspberries should be cut down to the ground by now. If not done yet do them now.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Give them a dose of Fish Blood and Bone about now, and maybe water in some potash too. If your soil is on the alkaline side water in a couple of teaspoons of epsom salts too.
Raspberries need quite a bit of water to produce fruit, so when you see them starting to flower make sure you give them a good soaking during dry spells. I water mine whenever I water the runner beans.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I planted mine last February and they were fine. They're alongside a fence and when they grew I just restrained them by running a wire along to keep them from whipping about in the winds.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I purchased 5 raspberry plants at weekend as I'm going to give them a go (not grown them before). They are 'Raspberry Malling Delight' - The canes are about 2' tall . Do I just plant them as they are without pruning and will I get fruit from them this year. Can anyone help plse.
How do you prune them?
Hi michaellaura - which type of raspberries are you wanting to prune? Autumn-fruiting raspberries should be cut down to the ground by now. If not done yet do them now.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Autumn- fruiting raspberries and thanks Dovefromabove i am off now for 2 weeks so do them now but never had much fruit off them.
Give them a dose of Fish Blood and Bone about now, and maybe water in some potash too. If your soil is on the alkaline side water in a couple of teaspoons of epsom salts too.
Raspberries need quite a bit of water to produce fruit, so when you see them starting to flower make sure you give them a good soaking during dry spells. I water mine whenever I water the runner beans.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
OK thank you Dovefromabove i will it a go and see what happens.