Raspberries

[cwmmawr]

HI All

This is my first post I am enjoying the site looks great

I have a question I planted some bare root autumn raspberry canes back in late January just wondering when new growth starts typically on raspberry canes

I am based in South Wales

Cheers

[Thelma Sanders]

Welcome to the forum
There is only a very little green showing on any of mine yet, it is still too cold

[nickdub]

Not much to do on these, apart from wait - when the weather warms up adding a mulch of something acidic like leaf mound will be a good move.

[Bigmallly]

None of my Joan J's are showing anything just yet, maybe in the next few weeks but early days yet.

[veggiechicken]

Croeso cwmmawr.
Nothing much happening with my autumn raspberries either. As they're newly planted, they'll be putting their roots down at the moment, so they're not just sitting there twiddling their thumbs.

[cwmmawr]

Thanks for quick replies everyone I am normally pretty patient when it comes to my veg but I am a novice with fruit lots to learn!

[Bluenowhere]

Planted new bare root canes last year, Autumn ones didn’t send up new canes until late April/May - was wondering if had a dead stick like the loganberry proved to be - some would say that is rather late but I still got fruit in Sept to Nov. This year they just starting to show now so I’d concur with others that year one they spend a lot of time putting roots out so don’t worry if they are late shooting.

[Bigmallly]

Sept/Nov is about right for Autumn Rasps, I have known them crop to Xmad.

[Bluenowhere]

Sept/Nov is about right for Autumn Rasps, I have known them crop to Xmad.

Thanks Bigmallly wasn’t sure what time I was expecting so good to know they were on course despite it being their first year.

To be honest I was surprised to get fruit in the first year given how long they took to send up shoots so I thought I’d give cwm some faith/hope that all was well.

[Bigmallly]

If you don't cut them down in Jan, it is possible to get 2 flushes next year. 1st flush from the canes that should have been cut down in summer followed by a 2nd flush from the new canes thrown up in Autumn...when the 1st crop has finished, just cut those canes down leaving the current years growth.......What I tend to do is cut the old canes down to 3 or 4 foot.

[It never rains..it pours]

Here autumn polka are in full flow, leaves on canes left (as double cropping hopefully) and lots new shots appearing from the soil. The summer ones are at bud stage but not opening, quite right, nor would I. We dont get as cold frosts here so probably explains the earlier start. However the new autumn treasure canes are doing nothing, but are green below the bark. Thought try them as in a which double cropping trial they doubled yield from a lowly 2.5kg per 10 to 5.5kg per 10 which brought it up to similar with others and apparantly has one of the strongest root rot resitance for wet areas, hence why Ive got a few new this year for a wetter than most area

[muck lover]

Mine are just starting to throw up shoots now. I hope you get a great harvest.

[Muddy_Boots]

I have 28 Raspberry canes on plot 2 which are all autumn fruiting and they barely have a shoot on them as its way too cold still here in the Midlands, The soil temperature is very cold and with the wet weather as well just ensures they stay dormant until we get any sustained warmer dry patch of weather. I've got another 12 to plant so I'm chomping at the bit waiting for it to warm up more and at least stop raining for 7 days.

[muck lover]

I too grow autumn raspberries. They are such an easy soft fruit to grow and the autumn ones are even easier than the summer fruiting ones. I don’t double crop them- just cut them all down in winter and mulch. Autumn ones don’t seem to get raspberry beetle attacks and the birds so far don’t even take them. Freeze well- it’s all good. I do grow strawberries as well but they are prima donnas compared to autumn raspberries. I was still picking the last few raspberries in November.

[Bluenowhere]

Mine are shooting, amazing what a few warmer, note warmer not warm, days bring.....but still way too much rain for my liking.