Recommend your raspberries

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In my first garden, DH bought 5 dead looking sticks from B&Q and within a couple of years we had bumper crops of delicious summer fruiting raspberries. Then we moved and annoyingly I did not take note of the variety. In our new garden I planted autumn bliss, glen sample and glen prose - none of which have thrived.

Can you recommend me some other, easy to grow, pest free varieties? The site is sunny south facing with London clay type soil which I will add manure too. I’m also interested in hearing about wine berries & tayberries.

I've heard a lot of good things about the raspberries cane stick from Home Bargains that are £1.99. I am going to try them this year.

I bought 5 rasp canes 5 years ago- Glen Magna which is a late summer/autumn fruiting one. One cane died but the others grew and I got a reasonable crop that year. Next year they went ballistic...pounds and pounds of glorious fruit. Jam, cakes, puddings, fresh on yog etc. Year 2 I dug up loads of suckers and gave them away and same for 3,4 & 5.

No fuss either- you cut all canes down to ground level in February and away they go again

Joan J- Autumn fruiting

How much space do you need for raspberries? Haven't got a massive garden but would like to make the most of fruit opportunities

Thank you all. I went for Polka, autumn fruiting because I read they were less susceptible to fruit worms.

@SquashBandicoot They can be quite invasive but I previously had a bed about 5ft x 2 ft against a fence with gave us masses. I noticed there are mini and potted varieties on sale while I was shopping. Blueberries do very well in pots, if you’re short of space.

https://victoriananursery.co.uk/Raspberry-Cane-Glen-Coe/

https://www.rocketgardens.co.uk/product/fruit-plants/berries/raspberry-canes-glen-coe/

I can wholeheartedly vouch for an unusual summer variety that doesn't spread by runners, but it clumps up. It'll take at least to bulk up and then they'll reward you with stronger, bigger canes (grow super long if you can wire / support them to the wall or something so they don't flail about in the wind.) Although, expensive with the outlay, but they're so reliable.

Much sweeter and bigger fruit than normal red ones, and a lot easier to grow and maintain. I've had mine in for about 3 years and they fruited very heavily last year.

You can propagate them by layering to gain more crops.