What can I do with raspberries...

in_my_wellies

I pick straight ito Chinese takeaway boxes

betterbargains4u

Hi guys
Was going to post a message to see if anyone can help with my question....then I saw this thread.
I have recently moved into a lovely house with fruit trees and have got a raspberry bush.
Well.....I say a bush...it is a long straggly thing that is climbing up the fence!!!
It is producing raspberries, which are lovely, but I want to know, if is supposed to look like a bush....or a long straggly thing???
Would really appreciate some help or suggestions, as to if and how I should prune it and when I can move it.
It needs to go at the bottom of the garden really...but obviously won't move it yet.
Many thanks for any advice you can give me.

in_my_wellies

Raspberries fruit on last years growth. New shoots come up from the bottom each year and these will fruit next year. Look after them. Move in the late autumn or spring. Cut off the shoot when the fruit has finished about 3-4" from the soil. They can get a bit long so should be tied up so they don't break off in the winter.

rolpaula

Blow them:p I love blowing a RASPBERRY:rotfl:

Penelope_Penguin

2 slices fresh white bread, squash rasps onto one slice. Put other on top.

Raspberry sarnie. Can't beat it!

Penny. x

thriftlady_2

betterbargains4u wrote:

Hi guys
Was going to post a message to see if anyone can help with my question....then I saw this thread.
I have recently moved into a lovely house with fruit trees and have got a raspberry bush.
Well.....I say a bush...it is a long straggly thing that is climbing up the fence!!!
It is producing raspberries, which are lovely, but I want to know, if is supposed to look like a bush....or a long straggly thing???
Would really appreciate some help or suggestions, as to if and how I should prune it and when I can move it.
It needs to go at the bottom of the garden really...but obviously won't move it yet.
Many thanks for any advice you can give me.

Are you sure it isn't a loganberry ?
Loganberries look like this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Loganberry.jpg

They are a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry so act more like a blackberry - climbing up things.

mirakl

My Tayberry is like that, are you 100% sure it's a raspberry bush?

twink

i have a tayberry too if its that dont pick them till they are very dark red

mirakl

Ah so you learnt about the horrible hard core that only goes away when they're very ripe the hard way too

betterbargains4u

mirakl wrote:

My Tayberry is like that, are you 100% sure it's a raspberry bush?

HELP!!!
How do you tell the difference?
I thought it was a raspberry bush, but the fruits are not as soft or sweet as raspberries!
I'm now confused!!