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Raspberries

Jane52Jane52 Posts: 3
in Fruit & veg

i have both summer and autumn fruiting canes they are in second year. There are lots of new canes and lovely green leaves but only had a few berries! There are six plants in total. Help I must be doing something wrong.

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  • Jane52Jane52 Posts: 3

    IThank you for your reply. I did prune last autumn. But there wasn't much to prune as they were new plants.

  • iceice Posts: 332
    Don't prune this years growth - that's nexts years fruit

    They do die back after fruiting in which case you can prune ({)
  • Jane52Jane52 Posts: 3

    Thanks for that. I will be careful what I prune. So it's ok to cut back the one cane that has fruited? 

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Yes Jane, cut back that fruited cane and leave the rest.  Raspberries root close to the surface so the best thing you can do to encourage a good crop is to mulch them with well-rotted manure in the autumn, after they have had a good soaking - don't mulch if the ground is dry.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Happy FlowerHappy Flower Posts: 31

    I have both summer and autumn raspberries and like you Jane52 they are in their second year. I have to say I have a poor crop too and what little I have had, the wasps have eaten. Not sure what I can do about that, short of netting them after pollination?

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