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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: DavidandCollette on June 26, 2016, 09:45:47 am

Title: raspberries
Post by: DavidandCollette on June 26, 2016, 09:45:47 am

Hi. Yes anyone grown raspberries in raised beds successfully please?

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: Jullienne on June 26, 2016, 03:41:13 pm

This should help
http://www.finegardening.com/how-grow-raspberries (http://www.finegardening.com/how-grow-raspberries)
all the best :thumbsup:

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: Fleecewife on June 26, 2016, 06:16:03 pm

I think raspberries will grow anywhere.  I don't think they would stay within the confines of a raised bed as they spread sideways :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: :rasp:

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: ellied on June 26, 2016, 09:10:56 pm

Yes, but keeping them contained is always a challenge, raised or not!  Fine by me cos I love rasps and let them spread within reason, but I've got to cut tracks to get in and pick them after a while!!

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: doganjo on June 26, 2016, 09:55:44 pm

I have rasps and tayberries in a raised bed - they've outgrown it in 2 years so i'm having to move them, and they aren't fruiting well becasue of them being crammed

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: Possum on July 06, 2016, 08:58:31 pm

Why do you want them in a raised bed? :)

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: Lesley Silvester on July 06, 2016, 11:42:42 pm

Quote from: ellied on June 26, 2016, 09:10:56 pm

Yes, but keeping them contained is always a challenge, raised or not!  Fine by me cos I love rasps and let them spread within reason, but I've got to cut tracks to get in and pick them after a while!!

I've had the same. In the end, the ones in the bed were hardly producing any fruit so I cut them all down and planted some canes I was given, which all died. I'm getting the bed a bit deeper and try again next year.

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: Penninehillbilly on July 07, 2016, 12:23:55 am

I suppose they are quite hungry feeders, having to make new full stems every year, & leaves & fruit.
I wonder if top dressing with rotted manure or compost every year would help?

Title: Re: raspberries
Post by: DavidandCollette on July 07, 2016, 09:15:50 am

Thanks for your thoughts folks. Possum  the problem is that the land is very weedy and we can't keep up with seeing between the canes. Strawberries will be going into raised beds next time