Tootles, I know exactly where you're coming from. I did a trial last year with dogwoods. It was only with 20 plants but half I cut back and half I left. The half I left are bigger stronger plants now and were exactly the same height before cutting back the other week. Now that's dog woods not raspberries. Anyway. If you don't cut them back don't let them fruit. The theory is the energy in the wood you leave can be used to feed the growth of the roots or/and the demands of the wood you leave forces the plant to put down roots. I did a very informal trial with my raspberries a couple of years ago but it wasn’t conclusive in anyway. I lost some of the ones I cut back and didn’t notice any difference between the ones that survived and the ones I didn’t cut back. So go with your gut on that one.
There are spriglets coming out of the ground around the tall canes already and I only planted it last week! I went out to cut the canes back earlier but couldn't bring myself to do it!!
Hi I plant a sunflower seed in a ten cm pot and Put it on my kitchen window sil and it now at a height of 12 cm when do I plant it out side or do I need to put it in a bigger pot any help please thanks
Steven sunflowers are frost tender so shouldn't really go out until the end of May/beginning of June, depending on where you are and when your last frost usually is.
That being said I've started some off outside in a very sheltered spot.
How big a pot is it in?
Can you post a picture of it for us?
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It'll be ok in that pot for a while - when you get fine days you can put it outside in a sheltered spot during the daytime and bring it back in at night - it'll help it toughen up, give it better light and being buffeted gently by the breeze will strengthen the stalk up.
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I bought Polka in pots like those in the picture last year and they were definitely one plant with 3 canes in each pot - roots all joined etc.
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Ooh thank you! Will take a look around this weekend & see what plants I can find!
Should I really cut the canes down to the ground? There are little leaves growing up it and it seems so cruel!!!
Tootles, cut them to about 2 inches above or so,
Tootles, I know exactly where you're coming from. I did a trial last year with dogwoods. It was only with 20 plants but half I cut back and half I left. The half I left are bigger stronger plants now and were exactly the same height before cutting back the other week. Now that's dog woods not raspberries. Anyway. If you don't cut them back don't let them fruit. The theory is the energy in the wood you leave can be used to feed the growth of the roots or/and the demands of the wood you leave forces the plant to put down roots. I did a very informal trial with my raspberries a couple of years ago but it wasn’t conclusive in anyway. I lost some of the ones I cut back and didn’t notice any difference between the ones that survived and the ones I didn’t cut back. So go with your gut on that one.
There are spriglets coming out of the ground around the tall canes already and I only planted it last week! I went out to cut the canes back earlier but couldn't bring myself to do it!!
Hi I plant a sunflower seed in a ten cm pot and Put it on my kitchen window sil and it now at a height of 12 cm when do I plant it out side or do I need to put it in a bigger pot any help please thanks
Steven
sunflowers are frost tender so shouldn't really go out until the end of May/beginning of June, depending on where you are and when your last frost usually is.
That being said I've started some off outside in a very sheltered spot.
How big a pot is it in?
Can you post a picture of it for us?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hope u can make it out cannot turn photo cheers
It'll be ok in that pot for a while - when you get fine days you can put it outside in a sheltered spot during the daytime and bring it back in at night - it'll help it toughen up, give it better light and being buffeted gently by the breeze will strengthen the stalk up.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.