Hello there Yes you can plant out now as long as the ground isn't frozen or waterlogged, or freezing outside.

Hello, This is a late cropping raspberry, which usually produces its fruits from August until the winter frosts.

Helen

Hello, These are the new canes emerging, so these should be tied onto supports as they grow. After they have been growing for one year, all the canes (both the new and the old) can then be cut back to just above ground level in late winter.

Helen

Hello Gillian, The strawberries can be planted individually into quite small pots initially (say around 1 or 2lt), but they will be equally happy with several squeezed into a large pot pot filled with John Innes No 2 compost. As for the rasberries, if you want them to grow in a really large pot, then use the same compost as above and separate all the canes. Ideally you should just have 1 cane per pot. Alternatively, if they are going in the ground, you should prepare the planting area well, removing all perennial weeds and adding plenty of well-rotted garden compost or manure. Plant canes 8cm (3in) deep, at 45cm (18in) intervals, carefully spreading out the roots and backfilling with soil. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor

Crocus Helpdesk

Hello Linda, It is possible to grow the raspberries in a really large pot filled with John Innes No2 compost, but it will be essential to keep them well fed and watered. Unfortunately though we only sell them in bundles of 10. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor

Linda Ward

Hello Deborah, Ideally you should dig in a little more composted manure as most of the nutrients will have leached through from the spring batch. After you have done this, each cane should then be planted separately according the the spacing info we give you on the individual plant cards on our site. You can keep the weed guard in place as long as it allows water to pass through. They have already been pruned though so you don't need to cut them back any further. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor

Crocus Helpdesk

Hello There, They should go in the ground as soon as possible, but avoid planting during periods when the soil is either frozen or waterlogged. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor

Crocus Helpdesk

It really depends on the time of the year. From autumn to early spring, the raspberries are sold as canes. These are bare-root plants that have been bundled up (into packs of 5 or 15) and potted up on our nursery. They will not be rooted in the pot though, so as soon as they are delivered to you, they should be separated and planted out individually at 45cm intervals. In summer we tend to sell 2 or 3lt pots, which contain one plant. This is a more mature plant, which has already developed a good root system. The planting distance for these will be the same as the canes.

Crocus