Boysenberries and droopy strawberries?

[kiwirach]

Hi all, I brought a boysenberry this morning ( and a blackcurrant ), and wondered if the info for rasp/blackberries would apply to boysenberries, or is there somewhere i can get some info. (i will google them or find a kiwi with the Yates garden guide!) i just wondered if anyones grown them and have any tips.

also, i brought a 6pack of strawberries at B&Q last week and they are all drooping or dying....should i try repotting them, feeding them, what?. i havent over watered i dont think. is there hope?.

any thoughts greatly appreciated.

[SimonCole]

A lot of B&Q plants were dead at my local shop, from frost. That may be the problem, but I think that it would have occurred weeks earlier from them being bought out for sale too soon.
As to Boysenberries: I have a bit of a family interest in this plant because my Grandmother knew the chap that developed them down near Winchester. She got into contact with him through the Land Army. They are a hybrid of the loganberry and raspberry. Anyway, they fruit on last-year’s growth only and pruning is just to remove the old canes. They can be up to and over 9' per cane, needing support and a good mulch. As with all plants it's a balance on moisture and water that gives you the best results. Water is the most important to get lots of fruit. They don't mind half shade.

[kiwirach]

thanks for the boysenberry info SimonCole.