Raspberry blight

[1Bee]

Hi folks - last year I bought and planted 5 canes of Joan J raspberries from Ken Muir. Two of the canes started showing signs of disease that summer, advice from KM suggested can blight and things to do to prevent it (removal of infected wood, better air circulation etc). This year another cane has gone down with it - annoyingly the last cane in the middle, so I now have a row of raspberries which are just one at either end and a big space in the middle!

Are they all going to get it?

Can I replant now or will I have to wait years?

I really don't think there's anywhere else on the plot I could plant raspberries, and I really do love them....

What would you do?

[burnie]

I had to get rid of mine and start again in a different place

[ameno]

Is it cane blight or spur blight? They are different diseases and it's an important distinction.

Cane blight is the bad one. It usually kills any cane it infects, although it won't spread to the roots, so it won't kill the whole plant.
Spur blight causes necrotic patches on the canes, an can kill the cane if these patches girdle the cane, but it usually doesn't kill the cane.

My loganberries have had spur blight for years. They still give a good crop every year, and I almost never get dead canes.

[Jungle Jane]

Do you think now they’re well spaced out the two remaining canes could be fine? You could plant in pots until the grounds ready or leave them in pots. Does the ground get waterlogged,maybe raise the soil level a bit? Are there raspberries that are disease resistant?

[1Bee]

I had to get rid of mine and start again in a different place

*sob*

You know when you think you know the answer, but you hope you don't..... :-(

[1Bee]

Do you think now they’re well spaced out the two remaining canes could be fine? You could plant in pots until the grounds ready or leave them in pots. Does the ground get waterlogged,maybe raise the soil level a bit? Are there raspberries that are disease resistant?

I think I'll leave them be and see what happens. The remaining two look very healthy, and are merrily spreading in all the wrong directions. My dream of a nice, ordered row of raspberries, properly supported must be abandoned! I've got a shed and a large greenhouse going up this year (hopefully) so when they're up that may change my view of where I might plant raspberries. It's just that that bed is next to the hedge, has wonderful loamy soil from all the leaf drop, but doesn't lend itself to growing anything else.