Raspberries

[rainydogday]

I used to have a wonderful raspberry patch, had to go with moving things around a few years ago. Now I regret getting rid! I planted potted plants last time but work our very expensive. Thinking of planting canes. If I plant them soon, will they produce fruit this summer? Or will it be next year?

Are canes bare rooted? I planted one a few weeks ago and it hasn't got any leaves yet. I've heard they don't fruit in the first year, but I could well be wrong !

Raspberries can be divided into 2 types
-primocane -fruit on current year's wood. These you prune out each year.

• floricane -fruit on last years wood -so you only prune out the canes which just fruits.

So for fruit this year, go for a primocane. They are almost all autumn-fruiting (as opposed to summer fruiting).