[supervegman]

HI all i planted a row of Glen ample and Glen moy in feb and they have grown well and have started to support them with stakes and wire.

My question is this what do i do now as i have had about 4 raspberys so far!

Any ideas and support would be welcome

[Motivator]

When they have finished you should have new suckers growing from the base.
Cut out this years wood and tie in the new shoots for next years.

[gillie]

These are summer cropping varieties, so they will not do much in their first year.  The new shoots, which will be appearing about now, will crop for you next year.

Gillie

[kermit]

Half my Glen ample planted over winter still look like twigs  :blink:  The others have about 10 leaves near the bottom and about 1 rasp each - still at least I know they're alive.  Fingers x for the suckers to appear soom

[Goosegirl]

I re-planted my Glen Magna end of 2008 as I needed to up the soil level in my raised bed which had sunk considerably and wasn't draining too well. I did it with gritty top soil and our own sheep manure then re-planted them. Last year, the 2009 canes were a bit weedy and the rain decimated most of our crop. I laid a mulch of our rotted sheep manure on top for over-wintering. This year, I've never seen such thick, strong, fruiting canes despite the prolonged drought. Next year, I will really have to thin the best out for the first time. I've heard of piling mulch on the beds to keep moisture in and I suppose that's what I've done. I know their roots are near the surface so it must have helped. I tie in next year's fruiting canes with a different coloured twine to this year's so I know the difference. It all works for me so far!