Judith in France writes
On Mar 30, 6:53*pm, mogga wrote:
Well I've gone and bought two tayberries from poundland today.
Was quite impressed with the stock they had but the lad was just
filling the shelves so I suspect it had just arrived.

Will be planting them this week I assume *- not read the instructions
on the back but have just read they might like to be in the middle of
a field ... on their own

"The strong growers should be planted about 4m (13ft)
apart. Medium strength growers need to be planted about 2.5m (8ft)"

4M apart? Just how big do they get?!!
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Kay is an expert on Tayberry, I seem to remember she had some in her
garden. I haven't seen Kay posting for a few days, come in Kay?

Just come back from some happy plant hunting in Portugal :-)

I'm not an expert, and I haven't a clue what I've got! I planted IIRC
tayberry, sunberry and loganberry (and I had boysenberry at a previous
house), but I can't remember which was which! No matter - they're all
much the same in the way they grow.

While they're growing, keep tying in the fruiting canes, which,
fortunately, are flexible so you can curve them down the framework and
back along the bottom, then back up and along the top again and
then..... Bundle the new canes vertically to keep them out of the way.

Once you have picked all the fruit, cut the fruiting canes at the base.
Untie your bundle of new canes and tie these in nicely spread along your
framework.

I developed an allergy, so pruning and even picking became impossible,
so am now moving over to a thornless loganberry and some thornless
blackberries. Anyone know of a thornless tayberry?
--
Kay