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Post by leanne on Feb 11, 2009 21:30:37 GMT 1
can anyone offer any advice? is there any visual way of telling which are summer fruiting raspberries, and which are autumn? thank you!  |
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Post by Sleepy on Feb 11, 2009 21:54:06 GMT 1
can anyone offer any advice? is there any visual way of telling which are summer fruiting raspberries, and which are autumn? thank you! Not really. I could tell you that if you see the fruits on the plants in summer they are summer fruiting.... but I don't think you will thank me for that. Summer fruiting raspberries fruit on one year old wood. Whereas autumn fruting raspberries fruit on the current years growth. So, to avoid confusion you should prune all canes that have sign of having fruited. You can't go wrong with the pruning then ;D I used to feed mine with a high postash fertilizer in early Spring (March) and with some well rotted compost in late Sping (May). |
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Post by leanne on Feb 11, 2009 22:01:34 GMT 1
thanks sleepy, Ive got some that moved house with me in November but I am muddled as to which ones they are! I think i'll invest in some new canes (with positive identities, lol) and wait and see what these ones do later this year! then next year i will be all set!
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Post by Biggles on Feb 13, 2009 22:31:23 GMT 1
Hello Leanne--When you moved in November did you inherit a 'tidy' garden with quite alot of plants growing or are you starting from scratch?
If you have a photograph of your'new' garden it would be nice to see what you have got to work on--It is so nice to see you posting on AF--Bigs
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Post by maggyd on Feb 13, 2009 22:41:35 GMT 1
I love rasps as we always called them  when I was young that is all we had in our garden! a lot of grass and a big stretch of raspberries! oh thats not quite true my Dad used to love his carnations. |
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Post by Sleepy on Feb 13, 2009 22:45:39 GMT 1
I love rasps as we always called them when I was young that is all we had in our garden! a lot of grass and a big stretch of raspberries! oh thats not quite true my Dad used to love his carnations. Did many of the errr... rasps make it to the house? |
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Post by maggyd on Feb 13, 2009 22:48:55 GMT 1
Oh yes sleepy raspberry pie was lovely no ice cream though it was always custard but we used to eat them outside I think we must have been sick of them also the used to have little maggots in them.  |
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Post by Biggles on Feb 14, 2009 12:00:13 GMT 1
Rasps are the one fruit I am not keen on--mainly--maggots and seeds!
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Post by maggyd on Feb 14, 2009 17:24:40 GMT 1
Lovely in a Pavlova with lots of cream biggs you dont notice te pips then. |
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Post by leanne on Feb 15, 2009 9:30:32 GMT 1
Hello Leanne--When you moved in November did you inherit a 'tidy' garden with quite alot of plants growing or are you starting from scratch? If you have a photograph of your'new' garden it would be nice to see what you have got to work on--It is so nice to see you posting on AF--Bigs its mostly starting from scratch, in that there are no flower beds etc, but it does have trees all around the three sides- trees that have never been pruned , a real tangle of branches and too many trunks (ie hazel) the odd shrub inbetween. its nice though that it is completely screened/ private in summer etc because of these unruly trees. its very much a blank canvas apart from them, and i have been busy for weeks out there starting to knock in into shape! |
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Post by Biggles on Feb 15, 2009 12:17:23 GMT 1
Hello Leanne- It sounds as though you have your work cut out for you --but I am sure you will enjoy planning what to do with the garden--
This is a good time of year because the wilderness hasnt grown yet and you might get good weather to get cracking with clearing the weeds etc.
I found that by concentrating on a bit at a time is the best way-
Looking forward to hearing more from you--Bigs
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