Comments on: Time to Prune Autumn Raspberries

By: David

David — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:09:05 +0000

I always cut back my autumn raspberries as soon as they have finished giving fruit and then mulch them. They look very untidy left until February and the results are good every time. One year I cut half back as I usually do and left the other half until later. There was no difference at all.

By: bill

bill — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:27:52 +0000

very helpful advice never grown autumn raspberries before, and now look forward to eating some later in the year fingers crossed.

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My Tiny Plot » Blog Archive » Pruning my Autumn Raspberries — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:24:58 +0000

[...] and October, you can’t beat it. My little boy couldn’t eat them fast enough! I pruned at this time last year and got a bumper crop so I’m doing it [...]

By: JO

JO — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:12:40 +0000

HELP, I HAVE SUMMER & AUTUMN RASPBERRIES WHICH I CUT DOWN TO THE GROUND LAST FEBRUARY, BECAUSE I DIDN’T KNOW WHICH WERE WHICH. I NOW KNOW WHICH ARE SUMMER AND WHICH ARE AUTUMN, SO WHAT IS THE PLAN OF ACTION NOW? DO I PRUNE THEM OR LEAVE THEM?

By: Rosanne

Rosanne — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:18:13 +0000

Cutting from a magazine I have kept tells me that autumn fruiting raspberries can fruit from June to November given appropriate pruning. I’m not sure I understand exactly what they mean but it says: Planted in early spring, new canes grow and crop from August onwards. Once their leaves fall in winter the canes are cut back by !/3 rather than to the ground – this removes the top piece of stem that carried fruit. New fruiting spurs forming on the lower 2/3 of the old cane will appear the following summer to crop in June/July. Once these are finished the old canes are pruned right out and the new season canes taking their place will fruit from August until the frosts. (five months continuous cropping)

By: claire

claire — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:12:01 +0000

Hi, I have what I thought were summer fruiting raspberries as they say July on the fruiting info but two of them are still fruiting now in late October so I’m confused how to prune them! They are Tulameen, Glen cova and Malling jewel..I think it’s Tulameen and Glen Cova still fruiting..Thanks for any help! Erm and am I too late to prune as summer ones if they are? Thanks.

By: mtp

mtp — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:12:46 +0000

Hi Stephanie – sorry I didn’t reply earlier. About 30 cms is fine. Over time the plants will fill the gaps anyway.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:26:17 +0000

I have just bought some bare rooted canes of Autumn Bliss and would like to know how far apart to plant them, bearing in mind I only have half an allotment.

Look forward to replies

By: mtp

mtp — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:36:52 +0000

Hi Tash,

They’re right you should break them up and plant each cane separately. But all is not lost. I would leave them be for this year and then around November time dig them up, split them and replant.

Raspberries are tough little things. Most of my time is taken up with trying to get them ‘not’ to take over the fruit patch (they pop up everywhere). So you can treat them quite harshly, so long as you don’t hoe over their roots, they don’t like that much.

Hope that helps

By: Tash

Tash — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:09:15 +0000

I’m in a quandary about my raspberries. I haved just planted them as I bought them about 5/6 canes together – I thought as I bought them in pots rather that bare-rooted that was ok? I called Wisley as I wasn’t totally sure and they say I should split them up. This means I have about 6 times too many canes now!! can I plant them a few together? or have I got to give them away? I’m haven’t finished clearing all of my allotment yet.
Your wisdom would be gratefully received.