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Why hasnt my respberry bush flowered
in Fruit & veg
My raspberry bush flowered and produced a small amount of fruit last year but although it over wintered and is lush and bushy this year, I have had no flowers or fruit. Any idea why please?
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Hi Sue
Do you know the variety and whether it's summer or autumn fruiting?
Did you prune it, and if so when?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi
I assume its summer as it flowered and gave fruit last summer. I cut it right back to just below soil level when it was apparent there would be no more fruit which would have been later summer/early autumn and it wintered beautifully.
My raspberrys are lates but I did have a early crop on them, now they are budding up for the usual crop.
Hmmm - do I understand that you cut it all back? If so you cut back the canes that would have produced fruit this year.
For summer fruiting raspberries you only cut back the canes that have produced fruit - leave the younger canes that have grown in the current season and they'll fruit next year.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for your comments Dovefromabove - do you think it will flower and produce fruit next year if I just leave it now and don't cut anything back or have I killed it?
You haven't killed it.
If it's a summer fruiting variety (which is what it sounds like) just tie the canes to a support so they don't whip about in the winter winds, and they'l fruit for you next year.
Next spring/summer they'll also grow some new canes - when the older canes have fruited you cut them down, leaving the new ones which you tie in to the supports.
You'll be able to tell the difference as the older canes are a darker colour and will also have the remains of where the fruits where.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thank you very much