Those are all autumn fruiting varieties BB and I would leave them as-is for now, cutting them down to the ground when you see new shoots coming from ground level. The short bit of cane may still have stored food in it which will help the roots to get started. It's not unusual for bare-root raspberry canes to have very little root when supplied but most of them will usually grow OK although there may be a few which don't. If there's no sign of growth on some of them by about May, complain to the supplier and they should 'see you right' one way or another.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
The weather was kind this weekend all raspberry canes now mulched
BobTheGardener - I just noticed in your last post you stated that if there is no signs of growth complain to your supplier, last week I was given a redcurrant bush by a well meaning friend, I have to say that it looked a really unproductive there was no buds or any sign of life on the bush. When would you expect to see signs of life? I am just hoping the bush is dormant at present and will produce something next year. What are the "rules" for taking plants etc back to garden centres as I have never been in a position to return anything .
Hi Yorkshire Lass, there should be small buds on redcurrants at this time of year. If you think it might be dead, use your thumbnail to scrape away a little bit of the bark on a stem. It should be green underneath. If it is brown, try a few more stems but if you don't see any green anywhere it might be a dead.
If you do find some green, then it should start growing in about March and the small rather insignificant flowers appear not long after the new leaves, in about April.
There are no real rules as far as returning plants, but if one is clearly dead and doesn't show any growth or performs poorly even though you have followed their instructions, then state this when complaining and most suppliers will exchange for another or alternative plant, supply vouchers to the value of it, or give you your money back (their preferences are usually in that order!)
Having no transport, I always buy online and there is an excellent thread called 'the good guys' where members have recommend suppliers who they have had good experiences in using. Local GCs can be a bit of a lottery - some are excellent, some not. You can tell by asking about the plants you are interested in - if they don't seem to know much then avoid.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Another Q about raspberries.... I cut back an area on the allotment which was over run with raspberries. The plan is to dig them up so I can plant veg were they once grew, me thinks they are autumn fruiting one's.
Can some be saved and transplanted.
I was advised by a learn...ed...allotmenteer to dig them up, it's unlikely I'll get all the roots out, so transplant any new shoots which come through in Spring to an area where I want them to grow... It sounded like a good plan but will they bear fruit this year...
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Yes, Catherine.
Well they are in. I put in three varieties from Marshalls.
http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/raspberry-canes-cid295.html
They are about 12 inches high, now i've planted wasn't sure whether to cut down to soil level? Most of the canes had very little root on them.
Those are all autumn fruiting varieties BB and I would leave them as-is for now, cutting them down to the ground when you see new shoots coming from ground level. The short bit of cane may still have stored food in it which will help the roots to get started. It's not unusual for bare-root raspberry canes to have very little root when supplied but most of them will usually grow OK although there may be a few which don't. If there's no sign of growth on some of them by about May, complain to the supplier and they should 'see you right' one way or another.
The weather was kind this weekend all raspberry canes now mulched
BobTheGardener - I just noticed in your last post you stated that if there is no signs of growth complain to your supplier, last week I was given a redcurrant bush by a well meaning friend, I have to say that it looked a really unproductive there was no buds or any sign of life on the bush. When would you expect to see signs of life? I am just hoping the bush is dormant at present and will produce something next year. What are the "rules" for taking plants etc back to garden centres as I have never been in a position to return anything .
Hi Yorkshire Lass, there should be small buds on redcurrants at this time of year. If you think it might be dead, use your thumbnail to scrape away a little bit of the bark on a stem. It should be green underneath. If it is brown, try a few more stems but if you don't see any green anywhere it might be a dead.
If you do find some green, then it should start growing in about March and the small rather insignificant flowers appear not long after the new leaves, in about April.
Here is the RHS link about growing redcurrants:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/redcurrants
There are no real rules as far as returning plants, but if one is clearly dead and doesn't show any growth or performs poorly even though you have followed their instructions, then state this when complaining and most suppliers will exchange for another or alternative plant, supply vouchers to the value of it, or give you your money back (their preferences are usually in that order!)
Having no transport, I always buy online and there is an excellent thread called 'the good guys' where members have recommend suppliers who they have had good experiences in using. Local GCs can be a bit of a lottery - some are excellent, some not. You can tell by asking about the plants you are interested in - if they don't seem to know much then avoid.
Thank you, I will look out for the thread
Another Q about raspberries.... I cut back an area on the allotment which was over run with raspberries. The plan is to dig them up so I can plant veg were they once grew, me thinks they are autumn fruiting one's.
Can some be saved and transplanted.
I was advised by a learn...ed...allotmenteer to dig them up, it's unlikely I'll get all the roots out, so transplant any new shoots which come through in Spring to an area where I want them to grow... It sounded like a good plan but will they bear fruit this year...