Glen Ample Raspberries

[Greenleaves]

All
I have just ordered 20 bare root canes in the above variety, as floricanes will these bare fruit in 2015?

I am also aware that planting depth is important as well as location. The bed for these is raised and enjoys full sun. Is there anything else I need to consider?

[Bigmallly]

The only thing I would keep in mind GL is planning wires/strings to tie them to. Maybe put some stakes in place.

[Scarlet]

No, they are a summer fruiting variety that bears fruit on year old wood. They will throw up canes starting from Spring and will grow all through summer. The following year (2016) they will fruit.

[Aberdeenplotter]

The canes which grow next year will bear fruit in 2016. Glen Ample is a super super raspberry with large fruits and spine free canes. I've grown it for a number of years with no regrets. As BM says, they will need supporting.

[Scarlet]

Mine are supported by end posts with cross bars and wires strung across. They grow quite wide so make sure you have enough room either side to pick from.

[Greenleaves]

As I have the space, can anyone suggest a good variety of primocane raspberries?

[Bigmallly]

For me it's got to be Joan J but it's personal preference.

[Thelma Sanders]

Joan J for me as well - Autumn fruiting and still trying to fruit now

[Greenleaves]

Thank you all

[Scarlet]

Joan J for me as well - Autumn fruiting and still trying to fruit now

Lucky you! I think you get a much better crop from Autumn fruiting rasps. I only pruned half down in February so I also had a long cropping season from my autumn canes. Unfortunately even though I'm in the warm south west we had a severe frost last week and my garden is quite open. No leaves left on anything

[veggiechicken]

Still raspberries here - no idea what variety, probably Autumn Bliss

[Martin H]

My Joan J have been great, too ... but it's the only variety of autumn ones that I've grown. Like Scarlet, last year I didn't cut down all the canes last year but left a few shortened by about a third. These behaved like summer rasps to give me an early crop.

[SkyChild]

Hope you don't mind me asking - I have just put in Glen Ample rasps against my fence in the front garden which is nice and sunny and warm. (Well not at the moment)

But they are straight into the ground (with manure dug in) not a raised bed. Is this a potential problem or will they be ok? I can feed them/mulch them etc if that would help.

I have a 4 plants. Also If I put two big stakes in the ground and some of that thick netting people use for peas will that be an ok support or will they pull this down?

My only other source of advice is my old Uncle and he does bang on a bit, so I'm frightened to ask!

[Martin H]

They will be absolutely fine in the ground, my own Glen Ample have done brilliantly like that.

I wouldn't use netting, just string a couple of wires between your posts, one at the top and one in the middle, so you can tie the raspberry canes to the wires to stop them flopping about in the breeze.

Good luck!

[Scarlet]

My only thought is that if you've planted them against your fence you can only harvest from one side. They spread like weeds too, so if you've neighbours the other side they may not be too happy with them creeping onto their patch.