I bought some last year, same variety and same thing. I thought I'd
wasted my money once again, so I gently scraped away the soil at the
bottom to see if there was any evidence of rooting, and eh, VOILA ! Here
are strong shoots coming from the roots, obviously this year's canes on
their way, maybe just a bit slower as they're new canes. Patience is a
virtue - it's a boring one though.....



R wrote:

Hi

I planted 5 raspberry canes in Feb (Autumn Bliss variety), following
all instructions on spacing and made sure soil had plenty of compost
mixed in, as well as adding fertiliser and mulched the soil to help
keep moist. I have been watering regularly, but the canes still show
no signs of life at all- no leaves or buds. Is this usual for an
autumn variety or are they dead/dormant?

thanks
R.