Do raspberry bushes take well to being moved?

[Leeds_lad]

Hey, two of them have popped up in my front garden and have been going nuts. My dad said he thinks he actually remember planting them many years ago but since then I have dug up and changed what was in the beds. These two bushes are going nuts right now and are swamping everything else (Good thing they seem to only be dwarf bush variates)

How well will these take to being moved? and where's a best place to put them, back into a place with similar conditions?

[bearded bloke]

I would guess that if they are in full growth now is probably not the ideal time to move them,I would wait for the leaves to drop.But I could well be completely wrong.

[veggiechicken]

I didn't know you could get dwarf raspberry bushes - mine are all at least head height. But I am short and maybe you're extremely tall!
My raspberries sucker all over the place. Is this what has happened with yours? Any sign of fruit on them?

[Leeds_lad]

Well they are nothing like my "true" raspberry bush which spreads across an entire fence!
Also yes, they have fruited, that is how I knew they were actually raspberry plants =p

here are some photos of it (one of two bushes there)

This is how big it is compared to a standard bamboo cane (about 4 foot high ish)


Here is it fruiting

[rustylady]

Got any pictures Leedslad?

[Leeds_lad]

Also, i'm not sure if "dwarf bush" was the right name to give it. It is defiantly bushy and much smaller than my standard raspberry plant though =p (which is in the back garden)

[veggiechicken]

They're much smaller than mine. Would you like to swap?
If you want to move them, wait until they've finished fruiting, autumnish. You can see what their growing habit is like so find them somewhere similar. They don't seem to mind a bit of shade - all of mine are under trees - no wonder they're doing a runner

[Leeds_lad]

Well here is my main one (had problems even getting him in shot) With his buddy the grape vine to the right of him



A child could probably build a den underneath it =p

[Leeds_lad]

How well do you reckon the smaller ones will do in a decent size pot? Not sure I have the room for them to be honest, would be nice to be able to pot them up and move them around if needed...

[bramble]

Hi Leeds Lad. I do'nt know too much about raspberries but I have a couple in large black buckets and they are doing fine. It also helps to contain the suckers if you don't want them springing up all over the place. I know they are shallow rooted so need'nt be planted very deep.
I'm sure someone more knowledgable will give you better advice but Raspberries are very hard to kill once you start growing them so I would'nt worry too much.

[zazen999]

99% of the time they will move just fine. I dig suckers out all summer long, bung them in a pot to take down to my sis in law's and they are all just fine. Got another load to dig out when I can get to the plot to spend more than 10 mins there before it starts hammering down - it takes me 20 mins each night just to pick the ripe ones at the moment.

[BUFFS]

now is the ideal time to move them ,now they have fruited,chop them down to 2ins tall,dig them out and replant them,as deep or even a little deeper,i put some in 12ins pots and bunged in a handful of chicken pellets last year and they are growing/fruiting well..they are as tough as old boots,i left some in 6ins pots the other year ,for two years ,and as soon as they were in decent soil/pots,they romped away,your problem will be stopping them..good luck..

[Leeds_lad]

Dug one up and potted it on earlier today. Will see how well it does then decide on what to do with the other a few weeks down the line.
The bed they were in are looking much tidier from removing the one so far, even discovered a few rose's underneath it, being choked to death.

[Feral007]

Poor roses!

Wow here I was getting all excited about having raspberries and now I find the things are as bad as blackberries, and blackberries are a noxious weed and up to 10,000 dollar fine if you don't continuously make huge effort to get rid of them.............I'm thinking this might not be a good thing for me to grow!

Obviously pots would be a better option for them. But would I be likely to get a lot of seeded raspberries from the birds who will undoubtedly steal them?

And since I don't really want pots to move around all the time, could I half sink a plastic pot in the ground and still expect to contain the suckers?

Sorry Leeds lad, not trying to take over your thread, but I'm about to go out and buy some raspberry canes shortly (or was) so might need to nail this information first.

[Feral007]

Any one got any ideas on containing the raspberry plants before next payday? I'm really wanting to grow them, but can't have another escapee plant. I know they sell them in the nursery but that doesn't mean the weeds inspector will be happy to see them there. Help!