Tayberry trauma

[swampie sue]

Hi

I have a tayberry that I planted last year, I planted it on one of those small metal frames. I did not prune it and got about half a pound of fruit this year, not sure if this is good or bad This year it seems to have grown quite a bit but a lot of the grown has snapped when I removed the net protecting the fruit from the birds I would like to get more fruit from it next year, what can I do to insure this or will the damage to the new growth prevent this.

BB

[nilling]

My second year also with a Tayberry and it does grow rather quickly. I plan to move it next year to give it more space.

[Flummery]

When it's finished fruiting for this year - fairly soon - prune out the wood that fruited. Tie in the newer canes that grew this year. These will carry your fruit for next year. This year I got about 4lb on mine and it's not as big as they can get.