Pick when fully coloured. Cut ‘fruited canes’ to soil level. Leave ‘non-fruiting’ canes on summer raspberries (ie current season’s growth) to fruit next year after overwintering
Water, mulch. Tie new canes to horizontal wires. ‘Summer raspberries’ produce fruit on growth from year before; ‘autumn raspberries’ on current season’s growth
Growing guide
Average time to harvestFrom 18 months
Equipment neededStakes, wire, twine, mulch
When to pruneAutumn
Average plant size180cm tall, 45cm wide
Family group to grow withRosaceae: blackberry, plum
Seed saving group5 - Specialist or not applicable
Key nutritional contentVitamin C, folate
FruitRaspberry Suggested varieties: Malling Jewel (summer); Autumn Bliss (autumn)
Sow indoors Sow outdoors Plant out/transplant Harvest Use cloche
2.5cm = 1 inch 30 cm = 1 foot
Plant canes (30cm tall woody stems). Space 40cm apart; new canes will form unbroken row over time. Rows 150cm apart. Choose well drained soil in sunny sheltered siteP
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