Moving raspberry canes

[FoxHillGardener]

Hello again all!

For one reason and another I've not been about much for a while, but I'm now back and after a bit of advice. I've got some summer fruiting raspberries which are now coming into growth with a fair few leaves on them. I cut down last year's fruited canes when they'd finished and the canes there now are for fruiting this summer.

Well, the thing is, we're going to be moving house by end April, early May and I'm assuming that I shouldn't move them until after they've flowered, fruited and start to go dormant. Is that right? Is there any way I can salvage them or should I buy new for the new place and leave these ones for the new tenant? They've only been in for 5 years, so I think there's still plenty of life left in them.

As an aside, one of them, very weirdly, flowered and fruited in January over the top couple of inches. Odd weather we've been having I suppose...

[shirlthegirl43]

I don't know the correct advice but to be honest, if it were me, I would see how big the roots were and maybe take a darned good spadeful of root,plant,soil and bung it in a large bucket and see how it goes. Maybe take a few and leave a few so that you haven't killed them all if it doesn't work.

I am sure there will be someone along soon to tell you I am totally barking mad (by the way - that won't be news to me) and that you should leave them alone! Good luck with the house move.

[FoxHillGardener]

I don't know the correct advice but to be honest, if it were me, I would see how big the roots were and maybe take a darned good spadeful of root,plant,soil and bung it in a large bucket and see how it goes. Maybe take a few and leave a few so that you haven't killed them all if it doesn't work.

It is a tempting plan, Shirl. I mean, they are actually planted too close together, so I'd be doing them a favour really...

[rustylady]

I'd go with Shirl's advice - if you have the pots and the space dig them up and pot them ready to go. If not, wait until the last minute, dig them up then and transplant as quickly as possibe into their new homes.

[Grandpadragon]

You say 5 years since planting, so you are probably needing to thin them out any way and could leave some for the next owner. You should be alright with them in containers for the next couple of months as they are very shallow rooted. The alternative to consider is buying the latest varieties for your new plot

[Alison]

I'd take some of them with you - it's enough of a cost to move anyway without adding the cost of buying more stock. Chances are the next owners won't want them anyway.