[PlymouthMaid]

Hello,
I have two fruity problems requiring expert advice:

1) my autumn bliss rasperries (in their second year) hardly fruited this year. They were cut back and manured last autumn. We were a bit disappointed as we actually did get a few last year.

2) my blueberry bush which lives in a big tub in the yard with ericaceous compost refused to even open its leaf buds this year let alone fruit. It is far from dead and the leaves are still on it all furled up.

Any advice or suggestions would be most welcome.

[SG6]

Can only think that the raspberries were not damp enough. They don't like getting dry. Some often recommend 2" of mulch so the ground doesn't get dry.

Blueberry, possibly the same, they like to be wet all the time and the water has to be rain water. Tap water will kill them off pretty quick. Could someone have watered it with water from a tap?

[paintedlady]

1) I don't have autumn fruiting raspberries, but I do know that it depends on which bit you cut back which is different to summer fruiting raspberries - maybe you cut this year's potential crop back by mistake? 

2) Blueberries - could be a watering issue, maybe location of pot (too exposed, not enough sun, heatwave ... ) or with it being in a pot, possibly vine weevils?

[DD.]

1) I don't have autumn fruiting raspberries, but I do know that it depends on which bit you cut back which is different to summer fruiting raspberries - maybe you cut this year's potential crop back by mistake? 

Not possible with autumn fruiting raspberrries.

They are "primocane" and fruit on the canes thrown up in the early part of the year. They should be completely pruned down after fruiting.

A lot have folk have had poorer crops this year and I think it's a watering issue.