Raspberry help, again!!

heynonnynonny

Hi! I have a raspberry plant, cane or whatever it's called, but it looks strange. There is one thick woody stem with growth on it, there are flowers on the growth coming off this thick woody stem. Coming out of the soil is another stem but not thick or woody, but quite green, this has growth but no flowers. Am I right in presuming that the thick wood stem is last years growth and will fruit, while the younger green stem is this years, which will fruit next year? I hope that makes sense

Lotus-eater

Depends whether they are summer or autumn fruiting, summer the new canes are next years fruiting canes, autumn they are this years,.

cjb02

heynonnynonny wrote: »

Hi! I have a raspberry plant, cane or whatever it's called, but it looks strange. There is one thick woody stem with growth on it, there are flowers on the growth coming off this thick woody stem. Coming out of the soil is another stem but not thick or woody, but quite green, this has growth but no flowers. Am I right in presuming that the thick wood stem is last years growth and will fruit, while the younger green stem is this years, which will fruit next year? I hope that makes sense

Spot on. Summer and Autumn fruiting type is relevant but if you have a last years stem with flowers on , then that will give fruit this year and the new one popping up might or could give fruit this year, if not, it will be next year. Once they have fruited, snip them down to the ground.

heynonnynonny

Thanks, no idea if summer or autumn I'm afraid! It's doing very well for a 2 quid Wilko plant, I will remember to cut it down. No idea how much fruit to expect, anything would be nice though!