Raspberries - did I imagine it?

[MontyDonsBlueScarf]

Some time ago I was half listening to one of the Radio 4 gardening programmes, as you do, and I'm sure I heard one of the panel say that she now puts both kinds of raspberries in the same bed, and prunes them pretty much the same way.

Has anyone else heard of this, or tried it?

I can't really see how it would work but if it is doable, it would solve a big problem for me.

You lost me at different types of raspberries 😂. Do you mean autumn / summer fruiting ones?

There is an RHS page here that mentions pruning for double-cropping. Would that be a solution? RHS

If you cut summer fruiting down to the ground you won't get any fruit because they fruit on last years growth. You can do it the other way though, I prune only what's fruited on both types. I'm trying to bulk up my autumn fruiting bushes and I hope this might help but have no idea if it will!

Thanks @Superdupes I think that must be what she meant. It does make sense to cut back everything that's fruited, I guess you do that as soon as each cane has finished rather than all in one go, as they will finish at different times. Just wondering though, if it's that easy why haven't we all been doing it like that all along?

@senua that sounds like an interesting idea and I'd try it if I didn't already have plenty of summer fruiting ones. I kind of wish I'd gone for just autumn fruiting now, but we are where we are.

Yes I think I heard this too on Gardener's Question Time

Gardener’s Question Time High Weald episode 17 Feb 23 - on Sounds.

Thanks everyone, glad I did actually hear it and didn't just make it up. I've put some of the autumn ones in with the summer ones and the rest in a pot. I can identify which is which for now, whether that will be the case next year, or whether it matters, who knows, but I reckon if it's good enough for GQT it's worth a try!

I have autumn and summer in together. Plus tayberries. They’re all fine.