On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:18:45 +0100, Roger Tonkin
wrote:


How have your respberries been this year?

Mine are disapointing and confusing. After last winter, some of the
summer fruiting canes just died, others have fruited, but not heavily.
Strangely, some of the new canes, for next year, have also fruited this
year whilst quite short (turning them into autumn fruiting) so I am a
bit short on canes for next summer!

The autumn fruiting variety are coming into production now, but are
quite short, around 3ft, rather than the normal 5-6ft. so it looks as f
they will not crop heavily either.

As both types are around 17 years old, perhaps it is time to dig them
all out and start again!

Mine are fruiting very nicely (canes are between 3 and 5 years old).
Your "source canes" may be coming to the end of their life but younger
side canes are worth separating from the parents and potting up to
provide some new stock. Goes without saying that new canes should be
planted somewhere else.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes
it's raining and sometimes it's not.