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rasberry fruit

howard stone2howard stone2 Posts: 7
in Fruit & veg

we planted a cane earlier tis year. it has settled well, so much so that it's now throwing fruit. do we remove the setting fruit and if so to what extent to we prune it back.

 

 

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  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Why remove the fruit, unless to your mouth? And why prune? You do not say the variety or whether summer or autumn fruiting.



    Maybe it should have been cut back when you planted it.
  • howard stone2howard stone2 Posts: 7

    Thank you. I think it was for autumn fruiting. My wife bought it with several others from a very good local nursery/garden centre so the quality of everything is first rate. When we bought it it was two bare brown sticks with a small green shoot at the base of one. since then it has been very happy

  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Ah, it sounds like Autumn fruiting. The sticks should have been cut down, but so long as you are treating it well, enjoy the fruit. Cut the fruited stems away in February next year.
  • howard stone2howard stone2 Posts: 7

    Many thanks. It's in the diary

  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    ...and then add loads of bonfire ash and as much leaf mould as you can.  I've done this for the last two years to the Autumn Bliss I inherited and the yield has greatly improved.  It's great to be picking raspberries in October when they're so expensive in the shops!

  • howard stone2howard stone2 Posts: 7

    Thank you for the advice. It's true, there's a huge delight in eating anything home grown. It tastes so much better. However, crop planning is proving a little haphazard. Better next year we hope.

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