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Reluctant raspberries
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Posted by Garden_Nerd UK Central (My Page) on Sat, Aug 27, 05 at 10:13
I've just pruned out the dead stems on my summer raspberries. I notice that the new replacement canes, which should be at least 4 feet high by now, are weedy stunted little things and look unlikely to give much of a crop next year. The plants were transplanted from my old allotment last December (I know, I know, but as Christopher Lloyd says, the best time to do a job is when you get round to it.) into well-manured soil.
Is there anything I can do to give these plants a bit of a kick? How about some foliar feed? They've has plenty of water, recently, at least, so I can't think of anything else. The variety is probably Glen Clova. Some naturalised raspberries on the allotment are growing like triffids, so I assume there's no raspberry disease around. |
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RE: Reluctant raspberries
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Just want to add another rasp question. Im afraid i dont know how to rejuvenate yours.
My glen ample are still fine after 5years. [The suckers seem to revert to little wild berries.].My Autumn Bliss are a waste of time so I am doing a big overhaul of the soft fruit section and they are going out. Question is what can I plant for a good late rasp .Local nursery just stocks summer ones. Presumably I cant use runners to propogate and need to take cuttings but I will look that up.Mass expansion of the raspberry plot planned. £2 a punnet! |
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| Yeah, I've got a row of Autumn Bliss, they aren't looking too clever either. They are supposed to have a fantastic flavour, though. Having bought my present raspberries in a bundle from a nursery I don't think I'd advocate this again. You pay a lot for a pathetic little bundle of twigs with the occasional root hanging off which take forever to get established and then half of them die anyway. I think I'd ask for a few well-rooted plants from a friend who had plenty of a good-performing cultivar. Seeing as the wild summer ones grow so well, is there such a thing as a wild Autumn raspberry? |
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| If the summer ones are reverting to little wild looking berries they cannot be said to be doing well. They should look the same as they did when they were young. Obviously if you don't mind picking small fruit and they taste good there's no problem but it sounds as if they need renewing. I have Autumn Gold as a late raspberry. personally I like the taste but they can get a bit watery as the season gets wetter and less sunny. Also they look anemic when cooked. As for the original question about short canes. I find that the vigour of the new canes varies a bit but even short ones tend to be ok in the end. I'm not an expert but I would have thought foliar feeding would be wasted as the leaves are beginning to die off around now and are not growing vigourously. I'd mulch with compost etc and wait and see how they do next year. |
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| Yep, Flora, I tend to agree - however, my raspberries improved no end with decent watering and mulch. I think autumn raspberries are total value - i pick almost until Xmas and they are a doddle to look after. I too moved my summer raspberries last winter and only had one cane on each this year but they certainly hold promise for next year. They are Galante and came from Ken Muir. |
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