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Raspberries

by Diane - September 25th, 2012.
Filed under: Gardening Direct.

Raspberries can be quite invasive so you have to keep an eye on them. Planted at the edges of a lawn they’ll quickly find their way across but it’s easily controlled by mowing the shoots that come up.
I adore raspberries. I love eating them fresh, love them on a flan with cream and enjoy making jam from them. I’ve also just turned 4lb of them into wine – it’s bubbling away at the moment and will take a few weeks before it’s ready for bottling!
The wet weather means you have to pick your moments to go and pick them – the autumn fruiting ones in my front garden put on a real burst of fruit recently and it’s been great to get out and pick it. You can freeze the berries if you don’t want to eat them straight away.

The traditional way to plant them is in rows supported by wires on posts. This allows you to keep them in check and enough room between rows to get between and pick all the fruit. In the height of the season you need to pick every day.
You can plant them in a group in a patch of ground. They will be ok in a sheltered spot without support but will do better if they have some support in the open. Prune after fruiting down to the ground. Thin canes out every so often so that the ground doesn’t become oversaturated with them.
Take the shoots that escape and pot on and pass them on to other gardeners.


Raspberries Rubus Heritage (Red) 3 Plants 9cm Pot
 £12.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of red fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are great for cooking.

Raspberries Rubus Bristol (Black) 3 Plants 9cm Pot
 £12.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of black fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are highly disease resistant.

Raspberries Rubus Apricot (Yellow) 3 Plants
 £12.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of yellow fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are highly disease resistant.

Raspberries 5 Plants Bare Root
 £11.99
Grow Your Own Harvest Of RaspberriesGrows best in well drained soilPicture the enjoyment you will have picking your own home-grown raspberries, fresh from the garden. Raspberries require little maintenance and are easy to grow and keep. The abundance of fruit produced can be eaten directly from the plant or if you wish, they can be frozen. These plants are highly disease resistant.