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I had the idea thismorning of attempting to cultivate garden fruit from
local wild stock. There are some very good wild rasberries in the woods nearby, and I know where some gooseberries are growing in a hedge - is it possible that they are wild? I have never heard of wild goosberries, but hey, they are goosberries and tasty. What would be the best procedure for getting these into my garden? Grow from seed? Cuttings? Digging up whole plants? What time of year and what advice? tim w |
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On 10 Mar, 09:57, Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from "Tim W" contains these words: I had the idea thismorning of attempting to cultivate garden fruit from local wild stock. There are some very good wild rasberries in the woods nearby, and I know where some gooseberries are growing in a hedge - is it possible that they are wild? I have never heard of wild goosberries, but hey, they are goosberries and tasty. What would be the best procedure for getting these into my garden? Grow from seed? Cuttings? Digging up whole plants? What time of year and what advice? Not wild, just feral. I've always propagated gooseberries from cuttings. When I'm shaping the bush, I put all the cuttings into a pot, and what takes gets given to anyone who wants it/them. Gooseberry cuttings root really well. In the autumn Gooseberries is best to take these cuttings from. Isn't it Anne?. |
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"Anne Jackson" wrote in message ... The message from "Tim W" contains these words: I had the idea thismorning of attempting to cultivate garden fruit from local wild stock. There are some very good wild rasberries in the woods nearby, and I know where some gooseberries are growing in a hedge - is it possible that they are wild? I have never heard of wild goosberries, but hey, they are goosberries and tasty. What would be the best procedure for getting these into my garden? Grow from seed? Cuttings? Digging up whole plants? What time of year and what advice? Not wild, just feral. I've always propagated gooseberries from cuttings. When I'm shaping the bush, I put all the cuttings into a pot, and what takes gets given to anyone who wants it/them. Gooseberry cuttings root really well. Raspberries? TBH wild raspberries are such puny wee things, compared to the cultivated varieties, that it's scarcely worth the trouble. They also tend to be a bit uncontrollable, and spread all over the place. Just haul up a cane or two, if you fancy trying it. Once the cane has fruited, cut it back to the ground, and a new cane will take over. Try to keep them under control, or you're neighbours will have rasps in their gardens in no time at all...that's how I got mine, and I'm still trying to eradicate them, almost 40 years down the line... Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des -- AnneJ "Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live Forever On Your Knees" Dolores Ibaruri (La Passionaria) |
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"Anne Jackson" wrote in message ... The message from "Des Higgins" contains these words: Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des Well, I've never tried it, but it must surely be worth a go? If you want to sacrifice one cane, and cut it into half a dozen or so lengths, then do it! I would! G You know how to determine that you're sticking the right end in the soil, I'm sure.... ;-) Ok, you are right; there is not much to lose by trying it on one cane. I will do my best to stick em in the ground right way round :-) Des -- AnneJ "Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live Forever On Your Knees" Dolores Ibaruri (La Passionaria) |
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Tim W wrote:
I had the idea thismorning of attempting to cultivate garden fruit from local wild stock. There are some very good wild rasberries in the woods nearby, There is a flavour to some wild raspberries that you do not get in the commercial varieties - the closest commercial I've tasted is Leo. I came across some wonderfull tasting rasps in the German BlackForest and have grown from seed I brought back. Also grown from rasps taken in Balderdale (Teesdale) with similar "extra" taste. These fruit had fairly decent size and lack of "pippiness" - but are no where near commercial variety size - but then so many of the commercial varieties are pretty bland tastewise. Growing raspberries from seed is easy. Smear the raspberry on absorbant paper and leave in the sun to dry. Scrape off the pips. In Autumn mix a sandy seed compost and plant the pips - leave the box somewhere where it will get the frost and cold in winter - this I think is called stratification (spelling?). Next spring summer, seedlings should emerge. Xplant into suitable pots for growing on, before xplanting out when a decent size. Plant many seedlings and be rigorous in pulling up and discarding any that prove to have weedy or poor growth, or any that have poor, pippy fruit or with poor flavour, etc and I know where some gooseberries are growing in a hedge - is it possible that they are wild? I have never heard of wild goosberries, but hey, they are goosberries and tasty. What would be the best procedure for getting these into my garden? Grow from seed? Cuttings? Digging up whole plants? What time of year and what advice? tim w |
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In article , Des Higgins
writes Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des Blimey haven't you got runners about three foot from the plants? I've got them on every plant and have to dig them up to keep them in a line, they all have roots on. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , Des Higgins writes Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des Blimey haven't you got runners about three foot from the plants? I've got them on every plant and have to dig them up to keep them in a line, they all have roots on. No runners yet. We ordered 20 canes for planting a year ago and only 3 took (they possiblly were too long in postage). Those 3 only have a couple of canes and I wanted to use those to make more plants. I guess I could just be patient :-). Des -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On Mar 16, 1:25 pm, "Des Higgins" wrote:
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , Des Higgins writes Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des Blimey haven't you got runners about three foot from the plants? I've got them on every plant and have to dig them up to keep them in a line, they all have roots on. No runners yet. We ordered 20 canes for planting a year ago and only 3 took (they possiblly were too long in postage). Those 3 only have a couple of canes and I wanted to use those to make more plants. I guess I could just be patient :-). Des If you want to come and dig up my small few runners, you're welcome to do so any time you are passing through Kildare. (And no, this is not a naughty offer to come unearth my last pair of Nike) Cat(h) |
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"Cat(h)" wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 16, 1:25 pm, "Des Higgins" wrote: "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... In article , Des Higgins writes Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des Blimey haven't you got runners about three foot from the plants? I've got them on every plant and have to dig them up to keep them in a line, they all have roots on. No runners yet. We ordered 20 canes for planting a year ago and only 3 took (they possiblly were too long in postage). Those 3 only have a couple of canes and I wanted to use those to make more plants. I guess I could just be patient :-). Des If you want to come and dig up my small few runners, you're welcome to do so any time you are passing through Kildare. (And no, this is not a naughty offer to come unearth my last pair of Nike) there is great scope for gardening innuendo and even (excuse my French) double entendres. All tose fruiting bodies etc. etc. I guess my rasberries will sort themselves out as soon as the plants take off. Cat(h) |
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On Mar 16, 3:30 pm, "Des Higgins" wrote:
there is great scope for gardening innuendo and even (excuse my French) double entendres. All tose fruiting bodies etc. etc. Gasp! I guess my rasberries will sort themselves out as soon as the plants take off. You'd better believe it. I too greedily planted about 10 plants 2 years ago (I adore raspberries), and I've been busy ever since plucking up those "runners" - some such distances away from the plants themselves taht at first I thought they had seeded courtesy of some blackbird or gust of wind - but no, you could dig up the entire "runner" all the way to the main plant. Still, they are worth the hassle. Be sure to put a taut cage around them, if you really want to eat a few rather than give them all to the birds. Don't net, the birds get caught in them. Cat(h) |
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"Des Higgins" wrote in message
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message In article Des Higgins writes Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des Blimey haven't you got runners about three foot from the plants? I've got them on every plant and have to dig them up to keep them in a line, they all have roots on. No runners yet. We ordered 20 canes for planting a year ago and only 3 took (they possiblly were too long in postage). Those 3 only have a couple of canes and I wanted to use those to make more plants. I guess I could just be patient :-). If I know raspberries, no doubt they'll be trying to strangle you in your bed in a couple of years time. |
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message ... "Des Higgins" wrote in message "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message In article Des Higgins writes Hi Anne: I agree with all of that (cuttings for gooseberries and wild rasberries not worth the hassle) but I have a silly question and you seem good at cuttings: can you propagate rasberries by cuttings? Digging up canes seems the usual method but I have a couple of plants that I would like to turn into a dozen as fast as possible and cuttings seem faster in that case? Des Blimey haven't you got runners about three foot from the plants? I've got them on every plant and have to dig them up to keep them in a line, they all have roots on. No runners yet. We ordered 20 canes for planting a year ago and only 3 took (they possiblly were too long in postage). Those 3 only have a couple of canes and I wanted to use those to make more plants. I guess I could just be patient :-). If I know raspberries, no doubt they'll be trying to strangle you in your bed in a couple of years time. That or the wife will if I do not do some gardening this weekend. Des |
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