Raspberries

Just went into Poundland in Kilburn High Road, they had various soft fruit starting kits on offer....bought the raspberries, but they also have blackberries and various types of currants.

 

I've got gooseberry, raspberry and tayberry plants going strong and my mums had a blackcurrant from there all growing well ( I think, can't tell with the raspberry as I've got to wait for the new canes (?) to grow from the roots first). My thinking was if they didn't grow I'd not wasted too much money buying them.

 

"can't tell with the raspberry as I've got to wait for the new canes (?) to grow from the roots first"

If they are Summer fruiting variety you should cut new canes down to about 6" when they are planted. You won't get any fruit this year, but "suckers" will come from the roots and they will carry the crop next year.

For Autumn fruiting they fruit on this year's canes, so they may carry a modest crop in the first year.

For both type cut any canes that have fruited down to the ground when fruiting has finished