Dwarf Raspberry

[Panda]

I have decided to give up on growing the things I want and just stick to what the kids like. They are very keen to grow raspberries but I am running out of space in our suburban garden. I have a raised bed (about 6ft by 3ft) with a 3 ft high fence at the back of it. Does anyone know of any small or dwarf varieties of raspberry that I could grow there?

By the way, I live in the North of Scotland so it would need to be pretty hardy too!

Any ideas would be gratefully received.
thanks

[Two_Sheds]

why do they have to be dwarf? You can get two "normal" raspberries in that bed

[FB.]

Consider autumn-fruiting varieties which don't need as much space.
Varieties such as Autumn Bliss, Polka, Joan.J, Fallgold (yellow fruit), Allgold (yellow fruit ).
The autumn-fruiters are sometimes known as "primocane"; there may be other new varieties around which I haven't listed.

Autumn-fruiters will produce fruit on both soft young shoots and old woody shoots, which means they can be cut to the ground in mid-winter for tidiness or can be left unpruned.

Summer-fruiters crop on the two-year-old woody shoots, so the shoots need to be left to grow for an extra year, and therefore tend to be longer and need more support, along with planning a two-year rotation of growing shoots and cropping shoots.

I cut my autumn-fruiters to the ground around late December and I noticed clusters of new shoots breaking the surface recently, in a circle around the stubs of the old canes.

[FB.]

I live in the North of Scotland so it would need to be pretty hardy too!

Shorter, cooler growing seasons tend to make many plants grow more slowly because they need sun and warmth (and rain) for their fastest growth.

Many of the soft fruits such as raspberries, currants and alpine strawberries are fairly tolerant of cool, dull growing conditions. Possibly blueberries too, if you can ensure the soil is sufficiently damp and acidic enough.

[Two_Sheds]

I cut my autumn-fruiters to the ground around late December

I don't cut mine down until end of Feb: the canes give my plot some wind protection over winter

It's a big job, it's going to take me 3 days (I chop them up and leave them on the soil as a mulch)

[Alison]

I've not done mine yet but I am planning on doing them next week if the weather is OK.