raspberry canes

[woodfettler]

i have just planted my new raspberry canes on my new allotment can i expect to get any fruit this summer ?

[nick the grief]

Strange, I replied to this but it's vanished. Are you trying to suppress me LJ

If they are summer ones No (unless you bought long canes) Autumn ones yes as they are Primocane (fruit on new wood)

[Lesley Jay]

No Nick! As if I would. I have just deleted the double post - AFTER you posted this reply!

[nick the grief]

ah, thought i had finally flipped

[Benacre]

Yes of course as long as there are new stems. On planting cut back to c.6" above ground and you will have a good crop.
Benacre

[Alison]

If they are summer ones No (unless you bought long canes) Autumn ones yes as they are Primocane (fruit on new wood)

Look at you showing off with the proper terms! Very posh.

[nick the grief]

I try

[wellie]

Nick,
Hi, I'm new to The Grapevine, and new to Raspberry growing, so forgive me if this is a dumb question ! My mate Piglet rated Autumn Bliss, so I've taken his advice and today have bought 10 canes for one of my raised beds in my Kitchen Garden at home. They're bare-rooted, with lots of new white sucker-type roots, which is good I understand for potential new cane growth.... Above soil cane height would be about 18" ish, should I prune that, or no?
Any advice would be welcome on this,
Best wishes
Wellie

[pigletwillie]

I generally wait Wellie until the shoots are showing above ground well and then cut out the old stuff.

[Alison]

I generally wait Wellie until the shoots are showing above ground well and then cut out the old stuff.

Me too - but any time in the spring is probably OK

[wellie]

OK, will do that, thanks. I'm presuming that they'll be too immature for fruit this Autumn, yes?
Also, I read in the Hessayan Fruit Expert that 'Allgold' variety are of similar growth habit to Autumn Bliss, but a sweeter and superior flavour....
Has anyone got them/tried them, and would you recommend them at all?

Sorry! I'm just asking too many questions at once ! But I just can't get enough of this learning stuff, and I'm in the process of extending the Kitchen Garden right now....
Thanks,
Wellie

[pigletwillie]

You will be suprised at the crop Wellie, even in the first year. As for allgold, I have a couple of canes in amongst the autumn bliss now but they taste a bit "different" so just use them as a decorative thingy.

[Shortie]

I agree with you Piglet... I had a crop my first year and started to wonder if there was something worng. I had a crop this year too which was amazing as I'd moved them earlier last year so thought they'd be recouping.... Autumn ones seem pretty darned hardy. Actually... they're still appearing in their old spot that's now a flower bed!

[pigletwillie]

Almost bombproof Shortie. I had three rows of autumn bliss and two of glen prosen, the autumn bliss did so well that one row of glen prosen have been grubbed up and replaced with blueberries