Yes, cut them back as Dove said. If you don't cut autumn fruiting varieties they will sprout side-shoots from the old canes and you will get a very early crop (earlier than summer-fruiting varieties) BUT the normal autumn crop will be severely reduced. If you have more autumn-fruiting canes than you can handle you can leave a section of them to get this early crop but otherwise chop 'em down!
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Not sure. They are Polka.......
Fantastic variety - cut them all back to ground level between now and February and mulch with organic matter and stand well back
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, cut them back as Dove said. If you don't cut autumn fruiting varieties they will sprout side-shoots from the old canes and you will get a very early crop (earlier than summer-fruiting varieties) BUT the normal autumn crop will be severely reduced. If you have more autumn-fruiting canes than you can handle you can leave a section of them to get this early crop but otherwise chop 'em down!