Best raspberry variety

[Mrs Bee]

JoanJ for me & it's a double whammy, instead of cutting them down, let them fruit in Summer on the old canes then cut the old canes out ready for an Autumn crop................

I didn't know that. Thanks will give it a try next year.

I love raspberries, far nicer than strawberries.

[BUFFS]

Only one for me is Joanj,the autumn variety,easy to look after to,when they finished fruiting cut em down to the ground,next year they start up again all on their own,and no staking is needed,the only thing to do is dig up the unwanted strays,lovely big tasty berries

if you tie in the unfruited stems they will fruit early next year (july/august) and finish just as the fresh growth produces, giving you from july to the frosts picking time..

[Martin H]

if you tie in the unfruited stems they will fruit early next year (july/august) and finish just as the fresh growth produces, giving you from july to the frosts picking time..

My climate is different from yours, Buffs; Joan J doesn't give me any unfruited stems. But when I cut them back in the winter, I choose a few canes that have fruited, about one cane per plant, to leave on and give an early crop. I choose canes that have healthy-looking buds on, trim them down a bit to say four feet high and tie them in. The fruit isn't quite as good as the "proper" autumn crop, but it's still good and very welcome. Because I only leave a few canes to do this, I still get plenty of fruit in the main crop later on.