Comments on: Raspberry Canes

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:04:15 +0000

In answer to the question about cheap soft fruit I was in Aldi last week and bought 4 Red Goosberry. 2 Blueberry and 2 Fig trees all for £1.99 each, they are all in and looking well. They are not in all the Aldi stores but you could ring and check before making the journey.

By: John

John — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:33:48 +0000

I have a pot that is about 30″ and 18″ deep. How many Raspberry plants could I get in a pot of that size, and would it want any speical looking after.
Thanks a lot

By: mtp

mtp — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:13:23 +0000

Hi Nicky and Will – Raspberries are pretty tough and will do well in most situations. However, one of the things that raspberries do need is air circulation to avoid fungal diseases. I’m no Raspberry expert but I split up my canes in order to give them as much room to grow as possible. I wanted a lovely, long row of Raspberries with lots of air circulating around them.
However, I have heard of people growing Raspberries in pots (several canes in one pot) and also 10 or 12 canes around a single support. So, I would split them up and plant each cane but if you want to do it another way then give it a go.

By: will

will — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:51:06 +0000

I am in the same situation – one ball of soil etc with 10 canes – do I plant them all together without disturbing the ball or split them up into 10 separate plantings? Help please!

By: nicky

nicky — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:19:32 +0000

i’m growing raspberries for the first time and am confused! I was given four pots and each one contained a plant of 4 or 5 canes tied together. The label said to plant without disturbing the root ball so I planted each pot as one plant. I feel that I have done it wrong. Should I go back to the allotment and split them into individual canes.

By: sue

sue — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:42:51 +0000

Chezza – try http://www.blackmoor.co.uk for very reasonably priced fruit bushes.
Their raspberry canes are half the price of some sites! Good luck.

By: Chezza

Chezza — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:25:42 +0000

Hiya, I have just acquired my allotment in the very small town that I live in and I want to grow soft fruits and rhubarb. I have been surfing the net for bargains, but all soft fruit seems expensive. Do you have any suggestions for sites I could visit that wont bankrupt me? I love your hat too – very glam!

By: mtp

mtp — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:11:22 +0000

ha ha…! the glam look is not intentional, I have to fit gardening in around working so I leave the office in whatever I’m wearing, shove the wellies on and don my pink hat. I’ve had a few funny looks!

By: Head Burro

Head Burro — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:24:21 +0000

Very true on the raspberry front – my folks are still growing some taken from my gran’s plot in the house I now live in. They’ve long since gone but there are still some growing wild here and there despite my 11 years of neglect :-)

Nice hat, by the way ;-)

By: Jane Perrone

Jane Perrone — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:42:33 +0000

Blimey, you look rather glam when you’re down on the allotment: I look like a scarecrow in my hideous padded shirt and Luton Town FC woolly hat! Dan’s right about the raspberries though. Mmmm, raspberries …