Raspberry help

[Bex]

I've just taken over another half plot and I've inherited some raspberries. The problem is I've absolutely no idea what variety they are so not sure if/when I should be pruning them, is there anyway I can tell whether they are summer or autumn just by looking at them??

[RedThorn]

besides when they fruit? sorry no idea.
Perhaps ask the lottie holders who have plots along side your new half?

[Bex]

Thanks RT, I will do when I see them.

[jaykay]

If you can see where the raspberries were this year (dried up/pecked or picked but stalks left) you can cut back these canes, but leave any canes without visible fruit. If they are summer fruiting, next year's fruits will be on the new (non-fruit) growth. If they are autumn fruiting, they will fruit on new growth produced in the spring anyway. Hope this helps.

[Alison]

As Jaykay, remove to ground level any fruited canes and thin out a bit if it looks very crowded. If you're left with not a lot then they're probably autumn ones which will fruit on the new growth which comes through in the spring. If there are still quite a lot of canes (although they will look pretty dead at this time of year) then they're more likely to be summer ones. I had the same thing when I took my plot on, turned out to all be summer canes which was great as I already had autumn ones at home.

[northepaul]

Sorry to sound thick, but just to recap: if they are autumn ones, cut back the canes which they fruited on this year and with summer ones, leave any cane which didnt fruit?

[Bex]

If you can see where the raspberries were this year (dried up/pecked or picked but stalks left) you can cut back these canes, but leave any canes without visible fruit. If they are summer fruiting, next year's fruits will be on the new (non-fruit) growth. If they are autumn fruiting, they will fruit on new growth produced in the spring anyway. Hope this helps.

As Jaykay, remove to ground level any fruited canes and thin out a bit if it looks very crowded. If you're left with not a lot then they're probably autumn ones which will fruit on the new growth which comes through in the spring. If there are still quite a lot of canes (although they will look pretty dead at this time of year) then they're more likely to be summer ones. I had the same thing when I took my plot on, turned out to all be summer canes which was great as I already had autumn ones at home.

Thanks both, I think I'm sorted, I have got canes with visible fruit so I will cut these back to ground level, and see what happens with what's left next year.