[Pebbles]

Hi everyone,

I have just taken over a rather neglected allotment, which has some rather neglected raspberry canes. I am not sure what is the best thing to do: dig them up and start afresh or; cut them back and give them plenty of TLC. Any advice is very welcome 

[mumofstig]

Given that choice, I would leave them this year and see

You will find out if they are summer or autumn fruiting and whether they are strong or sickly.........then you will know what to do for next year

[tode]

Hi, Pebbles,
to give your raspberries a fair chance, try thinning them out a bit: cut out the weak spindley ones, and put some sort of mulch round the ones you keep (raspberries have very shallow roots, and they hate drying out); Anything will do: compost, leaves, eeven newspaper.  And keep them watered if the soil is very dry.

Good luck