Raspberry planting

[Vince G]

I planted a load of new raspberry canes this year. There are both summer fruiting and autumn fruiting varieties.

I planted them all and cut them down to about 10 inches from the ground.

The autumn ones are doing what they are supposed to, there are lots of leaves popping up around the base of the trimmed cane which will form this autumn's fruiting canes.

The summer ones however are sprouting from the remaining buds left on the cane I planted and there is no sign of the sprouts from the ground. So in other words I will have lots of canes produced for next year from the old stem rather than new ones popping out of the ground. Is this right? I'm sure my old summer fruiting canes came out from the ground.

Any raspberry experts out there?

[Jay-ell]

My summer fruiting canes make canes later in the year. The summer crop would come from the canes left overwinter. The new growth happening now might give a little fruit later in the year.

[annie8]

I believe that summer rasps fruit on last years canes, while autumn rasps fruit on new canes. So for summer rasps you cut the old canes back a bit for manageability and the fruit will grow on them. Autumn knew you cut to the ground and they have time to grow and fruit on fresh canes.

You might get something still.

[bario1]

I guess if you wanted fruit on your summer rasps this year you shouldn't have cut them down? The new growth will produce some fruit though, and next year's canes will appear from the ground later in the season.

[Scarlet]

..., and next year's canes will appear from the ground later in the season.

Yes, my Autumn canes are already coming through, no new canes from the summer varieties coming up yet. There's plenty more time. Summer canes are usually behind.
As the Summer cane you've cut down has sprouted you will have a small crop this year to taste.

[Bluenowhere]

Yes as everyone has said.
Summer - this years canes give next years crop, the 1 year old canes sprout from buds to give the crop. Cut down the canes that fruited and leave the ones that didn’t (the new canes normally don’t sprout until late May here).
Autumn - this years canes give this years crop. Cut down after fruiting. They start sprouting for me in April.

[veggiechicken]

I treat all my raspberries the same, summer or autumn. Never cut anything to the ground unless its a dead cane that has previously fruited. I cut off the straggly tips if they're too long and that's it.
Loads of flowers on all the canes at the moment.

These are autumn rasps (I think)

[Scarlet]

Due to lack of water last year my canes really struggled.
My Autumn canes I've cut most to the ground. Topped some at 4ft for an early crop and the new growth looks to be plentiful.

My summer canes are a bit sparse but they are looking as if they will have plenty of fruit. No new growth from these yet.