Raspberries

We have always planted canes in autumn with no trouble. They are as tough as old boots too.

Us too Boggy. No problems.

Ditto

Thank you - off to Squires tomorrow to buy some canes then. 'The books' say dig 1ft deep by about 3' as roots spread, so it looks like hard work this week.

While you are planting your raspberries, why not think of some other fruit. Why not make a fruit cage which you can cover and have all the fruit yourself. You could use part of the fence as a backcloth instead of all climbers.

Good idea Doctorbob1 - but making a fruit cage is probably beyond me.How would it be covered? I do like the idea of other fruits though,particularly gooseberries which I love.

Make sure that you put in some stout posts and wires to train the shoots on. Raspberries fruit on the previous year's growth (unless they are of the Autumn fruiting sort) so don't prune the shoots until after they have fruited. Instead of a fruit cage you can drape netting over them at fruiting time to deter the birds. Add an extra high wire above the others just for the netting.