tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post67714084381735292..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Pruning Autumn-fruiting raspberriesMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-1490212129279065992012-12-17T17:39:06.909+00:002012-12-17T17:39:06.909+00:00Easy Peasy compared to pruning a spiky blackberry....Easy Peasy compared to pruning a spiky blackberry. I'll be pruning my autimn raspberries in spring - I often wait 'til I see new shoots as our plants are more exposed I (maybe wrongly) think the old canes offer a bit of root protectionSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-76293891868942833652012-12-17T17:28:48.297+00:002012-12-17T17:28:48.297+00:00I will be chopping my canes back next month. As yo...I will be chopping my canes back next month. As you say with the rain fall we have had, it really helped the raspberries to crop well.Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-37414658980474799022012-12-17T17:07:16.980+00:002012-12-17T17:07:16.980+00:00The autumn fruiting raspberries seem much easier t...The autumn fruiting raspberries seem much easier to maintain than the summer fruiting ones. I've recently bought a tayberry which fruits on one year old growth, so similar to summer fruiting raspberries. I should have gone for a thornless variety, though I never thought about it at the time. It looks like I'll be prickled whilst trying to prune it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-62861219021309228142012-12-17T16:58:28.952+00:002012-12-17T16:58:28.952+00:00I wonder what type of raspbery I have - mine is sp...I wonder what type of raspbery I have - mine is spreading everywhere - I really wish I had never planted it as rather uncomfortable while weeding. I wish mine were more organised like yours.<br />Love LeanneMandaBurms FarmStay for Cats.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08870013164376041080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-3680488472306301732012-12-17T16:41:33.401+00:002012-12-17T16:41:33.401+00:00I hate taking down the canes too, but I do mine so...I hate taking down the canes too, but I do mine so they fruit in the summer and in the winter. So the old canes don't come out until late July usually.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com