Pick when fully coloured. Cut ‘fruited canes’ to soil level. Leave ‘non-fruiting’ canes on summer raspberries (ie current season’s growth) to fruit next year after overwintering Water, mulch. Tie new canes to horizontal wires. ‘Summer raspberries’ produce fruit on growth from year before; ‘autumn raspberries’ on current season’s growth Growing guide Average time to harvest From 18 months Equipment needed Stakes, wire, twine, mulch When to prune Autumn Average plant size 180cm tall, 45cm wide Family group to grow with Rosaceae: blackberry, plum Seed saving group 5 - Specialist or not applicable Key nutritional content Vitamin C, folate Fruit Raspberry Suggested varieties: Malling Jewel (summer); Autumn Bliss (autumn) Sow indoors Sow outdoors Plant out/transplant Harvest Use cloche 2.5cm = 1 inch 30 cm = 1 foot Plant canes (30cm tall woody stems). Space 40cm apart; new canes will form unbroken row over time. Rows 150cm apart. Choose well drained soil in sunny sheltered site PLANT GROW EAT Give it a go… Spring Term Summer Term Autumn/Winter Term J F M A M J J A S O N D www.gardenorganic.org.uk

Raspberry - Garden Organic · Raspberry Fruit Suggested varieties: Malling Jewel (summer); Autumn Bliss (autumn) Sow indoors Sow outdoors Plant out/transplant Harvest Use cloche 2.5cm

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Page 1: Raspberry - Garden Organic · Raspberry Fruit Suggested varieties: Malling Jewel (summer); Autumn Bliss (autumn) Sow indoors Sow outdoors Plant out/transplant Harvest Use cloche 2.5cm

Pick when fully coloured. Cut ‘fruited canes’ to soil level. Leave ‘non-fruiting’ canes on summer raspberries (ie current season’s growth) to fruit next year after overwintering

Water, mulch. Tie new canes to horizontal wires. ‘Summer raspberries’ produce fruit on growth from year before; ‘autumn raspberries’ on current season’s growth

Growing guide

Average time to harvestFrom 18 months

Equipment neededStakes, wire, twine, mulch

When to pruneAutumn

Average plant size180cm tall, 45cm wide

Family group to grow withRosaceae: blackberry, plum

Seed saving group5 - Specialist or not applicable

Key nutritional contentVitamin C, folate

FruitRaspberry Suggested varieties: Malling Jewel (summer); Autumn Bliss (autumn)

Sow indoors Sow outdoors Plant out/transplant Harvest Use cloche

2.5cm = 1 inch 30 cm = 1 foot

Plant canes (30cm tall woody stems). Space 40cm apart; new canes will form unbroken row over time. Rows 150cm apart. Choose well drained soil in sunny sheltered siteP

LAN

WEA

Give it a go…

Spring Term Summer Term Autumn/Winter TermJ F M A M J J A S O N D

www.gardenorganic.org.uk