Ruby dwarf rasberries

[jackarmy]

Raspberry 'Ruby Beauty'® (Summer Fruiting) - Thompson & Morgan Offers - Thompson & Morgan

Anyone tried these ?.
my local b&q selling off for £2 , they gotta be worth that surely. From the pics they look pretty productive, anyone grown any ?
Need to make my mind up b4 i shoot back down there in the morning, think i will tho

Jack

[maverick451]

Yeah I have some, bargain at that price

[maverick451]

I got them in early 2015, didnt get any fruit first year (wasnt expecting any as only fruit on old wood)

2016 I got a modest crop, expecting more next year but they do taste great and are large berries

I also managed to get 13 suckers off to multiply my stock

[jackarmy]

Nice looking plants there Mav, thanks.
just had a quick read on the t&m site and their talking 1.5 kilos per plant, about right?

[maverick451]

Nice looking plants there Mav, thanks.
just had a quick read on the t&m site and their talking 1.5 kilos per plant, about right?

I dont think I got anywhere near that last year but they were only 1 year old plants

[Potstubsdustbins]

I am waiting for my first year of fruit, everything is just ............sticks at this time.

Have to say though at that price they have to be bought.............

[jackarmy]

So

5 days later I managed to pop down to b@q and was amazed to find they were still all there, got 5 but so tempted to go down and get the other 5 that's left there in the morning.





So, Mav and pots, do I cut them back ?, they seem quite alive, all advice welc0me in caring for these beauties, what size pots you guys keep them in ?.

[maverick451]

Im not an expert but I wouldnt cut them back

They are floricanes and fruit on laterals that come out of 1 year old wood so you might be lucky and get some fruit this year.

This year new canes will grow which will then fruit next year so the canes that you already have can be cut back this autumn once they have fruited

[susieq100]

This has been really useful - thank you guys. I have been wondering whether to buy some Ruby Falls to try in containers on the patio.

[seasprout]

I blight two pairs last year, as yet no fruit.

T&M advised me not to cut them an I as mentioned before as they fruit on old wood.
1 of my pots got smothered in mildew late last year.

Hoping for great things from them as I've invested a lot of effort so far.

[jackarmy]

I went back down and bought the rest lol, appart from one weak looking straggler.
end result, 9 plants for 18 quid l), if they all provide, bargain city i reckon .

[Potstubsdustbins]

^^Nice one, last year I bought 3 to start with and potted up as per instructions. They seemed to go down hill very quickly so me being me I bought 3 more, needless to say they were only doing their own thing and I ended up with 6 very healthy plants.

Even now they look dead just sticks poking out the ground but after last year I think I will wait and see.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Well I waited and we seem to be getting there, we even have buds today

[jackarmy]

Nice Pots
As i took over a new lottie with both summer and autumn berries on it i ended up giving most of mine away to family and two to the lady whose plot i took over( she took over my smaller one).
The ones i have left are looking pretty good, ( ill take a fot when it stops raining) and seem to have a few berries forming but my guess is theyll be better next season.

[seasprout]

I blight two pairs last year, as yet no fruit.

T&M advised me not to cut them an I as mentioned before as they fruit on old wood.
1 of my pots got smothered in mildew late last year.

Hoping for great things from them as I've invested a lot of effort so far.

Both of mine are now growing away happily, no sign of previous mildew problems.

Wondering though if and when to feed.....