Great product
Raspberries are delicious! I have used Crocus a few times even though they are generally more expensive but I have never been disappointed. You absolutely get what you pay for
Chrifty
London
This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
"Autumn raspberries start being productive sooner, crop more heavily and go on for weeks longer than summer ones."
Raspberries are delicious! I have used Crocus a few times even though they are generally more expensive but I have never been disappointed. You absolutely get what you pay for
Chrifty
London
This is the second autumn for these plants and they are beginning to produce a good number of raspberry flowers. Not all took but 80% did.
Yvonne
south west
These raspberries are superb and we are very happy with them, sadly a few didn't grow, but that is life!
Pete
Broughton Astley
Already enjoyed fruits on strong canes
Luvmygarden
Dorset
I grew these raspberries in very large pots. They grew to a first height in their first year, and I am still picking raspberries and it is November. For a first year, these plants were amazing. Can't wait to see how much fruit they give me next year!
Mollie the mole
Cotswolds
Perfect for my allotment, produced an abundance of juicy raspberries this year.
Aflo
Wiltshire
Good quality plants. They quickly established themselves and produced an excellent and tasty crop in year one, far more than I was expecting. Looking forward to year two.
Gillie bean
Midlands
I have had this variety before and after many years I decided to renew my plants and put them in a different area
Fruit Picker
South Coast
First time I've grown a soft fruit. Four out of the five canes were successful and produced a small amount of fruit each day. Really pleased for the first year and I am still picking fruit even though its the beginning of November! Mine are growing behind the garage in a small plot so protected by the elements.
Pauline
Essex
100.0
HRH
Hello Yes once you have planted these autumn fruiting raspberries you can cut them back to about 15cm from the ground.
Georgin
Gemini
Hello there Yes you can plant out now as long as the ground isn't frozen or waterlogged, or freezing outside.
Bob.
Hello, This is a late cropping raspberry, which usually produces its fruits from August until the winter frosts.
Helen
Elaine
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
gillianp@tinyworld.co.uk
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
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Linda Ward
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
Deborah Waters
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
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K Win
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
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Mr C.Reed
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
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