Joan J raspberries

[smallblueplanet]

I've just read valmargs post (on the other raspberry thread) about these autumn fruiting raspberries being a bit rampant sucker-wise.

If anyone is growing them, what is your take on that? Also we've actually just had a couple of small squishy fruits from one plant today and it was a very boring flavour - were they left on the bush too long (hadn't realised some were fruiting already) or are they a bit bland?

Thanks.

[PAULW]

SBP
I have Joan J and Autumn bliss and find them pretty well behaved in the suckering department, whereas the site manager has the summer fruiting varieties and he is always digging suckers up to six foot away from the rows.

[smallblueplanet]

Thanks Paul, what about taste-wise?

[pigletwillie]

My autumn bliss are a bit naughty but not as bad as the summer jobbies. I cannot comment on the flavour of Joan J as I dont have them.

[PAULW]

Both excellant flavour but I think Joan J has the edge

[valmarg]

sbp, they are a bit rampant, sucker-wise.

We bought some plants of JoanJ Spring last year. We planted them alongside the greenhouse. At the moment we have some very large plants (suckers) in amongst the pots of tomatoes in the greenhouse border. Common sense says that they should be grubbed out, but they are starting to flower, thereby poducing fruit.

Shall have to do some very serious 'sorting out'!!

I would have to say the fruit we had from the canes last year were very large, and tasted wonderful.

Can't speak for Autumn Bliss as have never grown/tasted them.

valmarg