Raspberries confusion needs clearing up

[marchogaeth]

what to do with the offshoots that pop up each spring about 3ft from the parent plants...

The sheep get the ones in the field and the strimmer gets the one sin the path but the ones in the beds are a pain - they won't "lie down!"

[Seagull]

if you tie in any stems that have not fruited and trim them to 5 - 6ft tall they will flower earlier so giving you a bumper summer crop and the "new" stems that have sprouted in the spring will produce the autumn crop so wasting nothing, we have done this now for some years and our only problem is what to do with the offshoots that pop up each spring about 3ft from the parent plants...

Please excuse my ignorance, but what does 'tying in' mean? Thank you!

[WendyC]

I have two posts with wire stretched across between them. I tie the canes to the wire. Stops them falling over with the weight of fruit!


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[Two_Sheds]

Autumn fruiting you cut everything to the ground after they finish fruiting,

...but you don't have to do it immediately after fruiting. Indeed, it's beneficial to leave them until end of Feb (the stems provide a windbreak for your soil, & hiding places for hibernating insects such as ladybirds. I leave my sweetcorn intact until spring as well).

[BUFFS]

I have two posts with wire stretched across between them. I tie the canes to the wire. Stops them falling over with the weight of fruit!


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we have to tie them to wires as the winter winds have quite often been over 80mph and last year the wind snapped a pine tree with a trunk of just under 15ins , so we tie them or lose them..

[Feral007]

I have just hacked down (technical term) the autumn fruiting raspberries. They were no where near 2 feet tall let along 6 feet tall!
I have however stuck them in the ground to see if they will strike, and grow me some more.
I'm sure that I've read on here that you can propogate them this way? Am I wrong?

[BUFFS]

I have just hacked down (technical term) the autumn fruiting raspberries. They were no where near 2 feet tall let along 6 feet tall!
I have however stuck them in the ground to see if they will strike, and grow me some more.
I'm sure that I've read on here that you can propogate them this way? Am I wrong?

if they are not reaching a good height that means they need feeding, a heavy mulch over the roots now to give you strong tall plants next year, I cut 12-15ins off the tops to reduce the height to around 6ft and well tied in....

[Feral007]

if they are not reaching a good height that means they need feeding, a heavy mulch over the roots now to give you strong tall plants next year, I cut 12-15ins off the tops to reduce the height to around 6ft and well tied in....

They probably need more watering than feeding, now that the chickens are out of the fruit n nut forest should be able to keep some mulch on them. Nothing here grows to the height you have there, it's very hard climate.

[BUFFS]

They probably need more watering than feeding, now that the chickens are out of the fruit n nut forest should be able to keep some mulch on them. Nothing here grows to the height you have there, it's very hard climate.

believe me ,we would love some of your sunshine, but I suppose for gardening there can be too much of a good thing. when I want to keep moisture there I put a thick layer(6ins) of newspapers/cardboard beneath the plants and as much home made compost onto the roots as possible, i don't know if this is possible where you are but it might be doable in large pots..