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Fruit advice needed
Ashdale
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Morning all does anyone grow loganberries or tayberries? I've never tried them but I bought one of each yesterday to give it a go. Any tips?
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Hello Ashdale. I have a Tayberry which I had for a few years and brought a cutting with me to this house last year. The fruit is like a large blackberry sized raspberry. I treat mine just like a blackberry and grow it against a sunny fence in a fan shape.. The berries are ripening now I can't wait. They are pretty easy to look after, although birds do like to steal them. so be quick a grab them whilst they are ripe.
Thanks for the tips Meerkat. Looking forward to getting it planted And to having fruit next year.
That's ok. Glad it was useful, and I hope you get lots of yummy fruit next year.
I have Tayberrys when you plant a new cane leave it to grow 5-6ft and then cut the growing tips this encourages side growth and plenty of fruit. leave it 2 years to get established then start to cut your oldest canes right back to the ground after fruiting and remove them but remember to leave at least 2 canes on the plant and only cut old canes that fruited this year this will encourage new canes to sprout these new canes will not produce this year but next year. Give it a yearly mulch to keep weeds at bay along with a layer of an inch of good quality garden compost do this in march and a feed of high potash tomato feed in may a full watering can full diluted of course lol to the instructions on the bottle that's all you really need. you can plant the tips you cut off some will take into new canes some may not but there free and once you get the bug your hooked they make great pies jams there great on your breakfast in salads with ice cream and enjoy they cost a fortune at the supermarket and yours will taste a million times better and you know whats in them
Thanks so much for your advice Christopher. i will follow your instructions. I'm liking the sound of Tayberries.