Raspberries in pots?

[Florence Fennel]

I've bought 6 Autumn fruiting Raspberry canes and they are at present soaking in a bucket. They have a lot of roots and I'm wondering if I can trim them before planting? I have flower buckets or builder's buckets for them, do you think they're big enough? Thanks for any advice

[ameno]

Those buckets won't be nearly large enough, unfortunately. You can grow raspberries in pots (albeit with a reduced yield), but they require a very large container.

[Florence Fennel]

Thanks ameno - I'd better have a rethink then

[bramble]

Flo, I have raspberries gowing in builders buckets..(the orange ones front B & Q ). I have one plant in each bucket. I would say I get a fair crop , but the ones in the open ground give me a better crop...Having said that, they have spread everywhere and I am constantly pulling them up like weeds.

[Florence Fennel]

Well that's a positive Btamble, thank you. I love raspberries so they're only for me. I'll give it a try anyway. They have a lot of roots, so it will be a struggle to get them in the buckets. I might risk trimming them down a bit.

[Nicos]

Their roots are superficial so it may well be worth mulching afterwards to help keep them moist and help them get better established.
I guess wider raypther than tall and thin pots might be the way to go?
What are your pots like bramble ?

That would be my concern for potted raspberry canes.