I'm going to make a fruit cage over the winter. Space is a bit
constricted and naturally I want to pack in as much as possible !! My
books say 6 feet apart for the rows for raspberries - this is a bit
expensive on ground space for me, and I'm wondering if it can be
reduced to say 4 feet.

Thanks

Rob

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I'm going to make a fruit cage over the winter. Space is a bit
constricted and naturally I want to pack in as much as possible !! My
books say 6 feet apart for the rows for raspberries - this is a bit
expensive on ground space for me, and I'm wondering if it can be
reduced to say 4 feet.

Thanks

Rob

I can't see why not, you have to be able to move between the rows though.

Mary

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I'm going to make a fruit cage over the winter. Space is a bit
constricted and naturally I want to pack in as much as possible !! My
books say 6 feet apart for the rows for raspberries - this is a bit
expensive on ground space for me, and I'm wondering if it can be
reduced to say 4 feet.

Thanks

Rob


I have one block 3 feet across by 12 long and let the plants free range
within, its not so easy for picking but less hassle and takes up less
space
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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Rob G wrote:

I'm going to make a fruit cage over the winter. Space is a bit
constricted and naturally I want to pack in as much as possible !! My
books say 6 feet apart for the rows for raspberries - this is a bit
expensive on ground space for me, and I'm wondering if it can be
reduced to say 4 feet.

Thanks

Rob

I have successfully grown raspberries 9 inches apart! I would keep
different varieties about 18 inches apart, and that's only so I can see
the runners and stop them getting mixed up. If you're not bothered about
the varieties, then it shouldn't be a problem. I didn't notice a drop in
yield when I did this, and now I regularly plant 6-9 inches apart. The
issues are water, light and food, so with denser planting you have to be
more observant, but there's no reason why you shouldn't succeed. Also, I
prefer my rasps in a line, made picking easier.

When I didn't have a garden, I would have 5 canes in a large plastic
bucket (about 5 gallon), and had 3 buckets, all did very well ..

Hope that helped

Dominic

Rob
ADAS, the agricultural advisory service recommend space. Closer
fruiting is at the expense of fruit quality.
I have seen a raspberry cane fruit exceptionally well when planted in
grout buckets - 1 cane per bucket. They were watered every other day,
and fed every other watering. The methods bests suits autumn
raspberries such as Autumn Bliss, Joan J, Joan Squire or Polka
Regards
Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

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I'm going to make a fruit cage over the winter. Space is a bit
constricted and naturally I want to pack in as much as possible !! My
books say 6 feet apart for the rows for raspberries - this is a bit
expensive on ground space for me, and I'm wondering if it can be
reduced to say 4 feet.

Thanks

Rob


It depends on the varieties. tall canes like tulameen (sp?) require more space
than more compact like joan j

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