Raspberry Suckers

evilgoose

I've got a couple of Malling promise raspberries, they're about 2 years old. I had a crop of raspberries in the summer and then again in the Autumn. I assumed that they were Autumn fruiting so I've cut them right back in Feb.

I now notice that I've got about 5 or 6 little Raspberry plants popping up in the garden. Not to much of an issue - whats the best way of getting there where I want them?

The main problem is - I've kindly donated some to next doors garden as well - I can see several in their garden through the fence.

Should I dig the raspberries up and put them in a pot then sink them back into the ground?

thanks!

knithryn

Malling Promise are summer fruiting raspberries, so they fruit on last year's canes IIRC. the new canes coming up will give youu next year's fruit. Move them as needed, but don't stop your rasps from producing the suckers as you will need them!

davemorton

Sorry to jump on the thread OP, but I have a (slightly) related question. I struggled last year to work out which canes to cut back, and which to leave at the end of the season. Is it possible to mark the canes that will want cutting with tippex or something to make the job easier when the time comes??

rosie383

That's a great idea!!!

A._Badger

It can be tricky to remember which to cut down, so I just put a loose ring of garden twine round the old canes that will eventually need cutting. It's easier to identify them that way.

The problem with raspberries becoming invasive isn't to be taken too lightly. I once had what I'd intended to be a 3 foot wide strip of Autumn Bliss, backed against a wooden fence, but the raspberries had another idea. They gradually marched forward, so that eventually there was a gap of about a foot between the fence and the first raspberry canes, while the leading row was starting to come up through the lawn, many feet away!

The answer is supposed to be 'trenching'. You dig a spade down into the ground where you want the raspberries to stop. This severs the suckers and should halt their progress. Not so easy, when they have snuck under the fence and are giving next door a problem,, I agree, and not really an answer if the only new suckers you are getting is where you don't want them to be!