Rasberries

Hi, I planted new rasberry canes this year, which caught well and have grown to about 3' with lush green growth - but very few berries.

The variety (i think is Glen Moy) what do I do with them now? Are they to be cut right back? :cnfs:

 

Have some patience, it's only the first year!

 

My three are just the same Garp. Not a fruit to be seen in the first year.

 

To be honest didn't expect fruit in the first year, but what I want to know is, do the new shoots need to be cut back for the winter??

Thanks

 

I may be wrong (I don't know much about rasberries), but aren't berries usually produced in the most abundance from side shoots that come from the junction between new growth and the previous year's growth? If I'm right (and I'm not very confident in my answer), then I reckon the best thing would be to leave it this year.

 

...to be honest that would be my way of thinking too clueless1, thanks

 

Summer Fruiting Varieties produce on "last years" wood; Autumn fruiting on this years.

Both should be cut right down after planting; soem fruit would be likely on Autumn fruiting varieties in the first year.

If you don't know which variety you have cut any stem that has fruited down to the ground after it finishes fruiting, and leave anything else.

In the first year, when fruiting is pretty iffy, this may not be a good indicator of what variety you have :(

 

Thank you Kristen, I have Glen Moy which I'm told is an early cropping summer variety. So I should leave the growth that occurs this year, to fruit next Summer - then cut that down to the ground, leaving new growth for the next year!??

Thanks again everyone for your comments!

 

"So I should leave the growth that occurs this year, to fruit next Summer - then cut that down to the ground, leaving new growth for the next year!??"

I haven;t checked the name to see what type it is, but if its a Summer fruiting type that's right.

And, TBH, even if it isn't it won't do any harm ...

Mulch well next year :thumb:

Probably my lack of attention to the plant's needs, but my Autumn fruiting were going great guns in Year 2, and the Summer fruiting ones took until Year 3

 

Thank you Kristen, happy gardening!