Food for raspberries

[sclarke624]

Hi Guys
I have some ericaceous feed for my blueberries, would this also be a good feed for my autumn bliss raspberries, when in fruit or before or both.

Would dissolved chicken poo be good as well, and tomato food.

I have all of the above and was wondering which to use, and when.

What about strawberries when in fruit any of the above good bad for them.

Thanks

[sarraceniac]

Hi Sclarke624. The only one I really know about is raspberries. They don't really need a lot of feeding which can promote leafy growth at the expense of fruit.

I feed mine every couple of years in spring with chicken pooh. I think feeding now would be counter productive and i certainly wouldn't bother feeding when anything is in fruit. The hard work has already been done. I reckon ericaceous food should be OK as rasps like an acid soil. But I wouldn't bother now. You really are a bit late for 2009 so don't worry about it. I would leave it till next March/April.

[sclarke624]

Thanks for your answer.