raspberry canes

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I have bought bare rooted raspberry canes, I have potted them up into large containers until I decide the permanent position, but I don't know when to prune hard back, these are autumn berries and I do know they grow on this years foliage the name of these berries are Polka ,,, thank you for any help
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Hi Pam
February is the time to cut all the stems right back, but if you can get them in the ground asap when the ground isn't frozen as in a few weeks they'll be waking up
Some info here
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=148
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I cut my polka on the allotment back last week as they are already coming into growth. They are only 2 year old canes but have put on so much growth since they were planted that I am already having to thin them out. We had so much fruit from them last year thathe we couldn't keep up with them and are still eating them at least once a day from frozen.
Hi, I also just bought some bare root raspberries but their bed isn’t quite ready yet, should I pot these into a container as well? How long can they last in the packaging?
You can heel them in temporarily. Some info here
http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/Home_2/care-and-cultivation/Care-and-Cultivation-of-Raspberries.html
Wouldn't leave them in the packaging more than 2-3 days
Last edited: 27 January 2018 14:15:21
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.