raspberry canes-what to do now?

[Edith]

I have some overgrown, unpruned canes.

Can you talk me through what I need to do at this time of year?

They are polka, which is a early summer fruiter. They went in last winter.

They also are totally unsupported.

I'm a bit confused-do I cut them right down to the ground, in which case what do I tie the supports to?

TIA!

[Daz]

I have 20 of these canes on order at the moment as I have heard good things of them.
Cut down to just above ground level I do it about Feb time and then just tie in as they grow up leaving room on the ties for them to fill out as they grow.
Hope this helps
Daz

[Buleste]

First you really need to support them.

Summer fruiting varieties should be pruned to ground level after they have fruited. Select the strongest current year canes and tie them in to your support and prune the rest away.

[Daz]

Are you sure they are summer? as the ones I have ordered are autumn and the advice I have given is for autumn fruiting ones
Daz

[Two_Sheds]

Polka is autumn fruiting (which really means fruiting from late-summer into autumn)

[Edith]

thanks, I stand corrected!

Ok it is clearer now. I knew I had to both support them AND cut them down...what I couldn't work out was how to do both!

[Two_Sheds]

Autumn fruiters don't need support

[Storm]

I have a large bed of polkas that fruited into late November last year.

Cut them right down to the ground in winter and then just leave them to it!!

[AmyRose]

Hi All,

I bought 2 rasperry canes from poundland the other day.

I have never grown them before; the roots are wrapped in a bag and its just a single cane

it says to plant jan - may and soak the roots in water for an hour before doing so

My question is; once planted do i just leave or do i need to cut it down to the ground

Any advice would be much appreciated!
Amy

[Storm]

do you know if they are autumn or summer fruiting?

I would put them in as they are and see what happens. i put some poundland ones in a year or two back (they turned out to be summer fruiting) and they have done as well as the other summer fruiters.

[AmyRose]

Well ive had a little google

the name on the packaging is Rubus idaeus - Malling promise

i think its an autumn fruiting plant (but the reason i think this is whilst looking around i came across 'Autumn Bliss - Rubus idaeus' and made the connection through that)

Could be totally wrong though!

[AmyRose]

I was totally wrong!

its a summer fruiting plant