Cosy raspberrys

[Sally Clarke]

Hi just joined after reading mag for nearly a year, have a prob with the fact as a newy last spring I planted raspberrys all together and this year am strugling to get new growth, can I lift and split or will it do more dammage? and if I do anything when is a good time!!! help is needed

[Lottie]

Are they summer fruiting or autumn fruiting raspberry plants, and what do you mean that you planted them all together. Do you mean that you bought canes and put the whole bunch in together?

[Sally Clarke]

summer fruiting is my game and yes I had 5 canes and put them in together.
hope you can help

[nick the grief]

Hi Sally, you've got two choices.
1) As you've only got you can get 5 fence posts & dig the rasperries up & plant them 1 to each post & tie them to this or

2) You can trench about 8 ft long & 2 foot wide & 2 spades deep & dig in loads of muck then back fill a bit & plant them 18" apart & 9" from each end or there abouts then erect a T support either end & put strainign wireson this at about 18", 3ft & 5ft from the ground and tie the canes onto these to form a V shape with plent of air flow thru the row.

depends how much fruit you want as to which method you go for.