[Growster...]

I'm having a devil of a time digging out the roots of summer fruiting raspberries, which I have transplanted.

I moved about 40 plants, and digging over the spot where they were lurking, I'm finding 3/8" thick roots which go straight down about 18" and perhaps more...

I reckon that they'll have to stay submerged, and then I'll have to zap them if they appear on the surface again, but has anyone any other ideas, beyond hiring a JCB...?

[sunshineband]

Juts make sure thn each section has enough fibrous looking roots to start again with, and then you will have to just be vigilant about tracking down every bit that springs up from the old bed next spring and resort to round up if you get desp'rate

No wonder raspberries seem to survive almost anything 

[Growster...]

Thanks KC, I wasn't sure if they survived after a clattering as deep as that!

I've got some brush killer stashed somewhere, and may use that as well!

[sunshineband]

You'll probably need it come that lush warm Spring  :blink:

[mumofstig]

I've still got raspberries coming up in what is now a flower border in the garden...............3 years after I moved them! They are obstinate b@ggers indeed.

[Growster...]

In that case Mum, I'll probably just leave them to it, and start a raaaas farm...;0)

[mumofstig]

sometimes, just sometimes you understand, I wish I'd planted the roses up the plot and left the rasps where they were....it's not easy to do the exterminate! exterminate! type spraying amongst all the pretties 

[Growster...]

sometimes, just sometimes you understand, I wish I'd planted the roses up the plot and left the rasps where they were....it's not easy to do the exterminate! exterminate! type spraying amongst all the pretties 

Well, KC, they've got to go, otherwise the celeriac and other comestible veg will have competition!

I agree with you, that a spot-on scrunge with an evil weedkiller will do the trick, I can't think of another way...

Apart from a JCB as noted before...

You don't happen to know anyone with a JCB do you...?

Only asked,,,

[sunshineband]

Now as luck would have it Growster, a friend who drives a digger is currently working around Guidlford way......... 

[pixie1nigel]

Broke my fork removing raspberrys this winter. I was 2 foot down in raised beds.using the boards as a pivot. dug the next 6 inches of subsoil with a spade and almost sieved the re fill. Not sure eve that will be enough!

[Willie_Eckerslike]

Ooooh, and I always thought that rasp's were shallow rooted. Just goes to show.
I have 2 doz that were given to me last may and have been in a nursery bed all this time. I hope to move them next month. Time will tell!  

[Growster...]

Broke my fork removing raspberrys this winter. I was 2 foot down in raised beds.using the boards as a pivot. dug the next 6 inches of subsoil with a spade and almost sieved the re fill. Not sure eve that will be enough!

It'll have to be 'zap on appearance' Pixie. I just won't be excavating cavernous holes all over the patch for the odd root; they'll get to the surface and be dealt with then!

Sorry about your fork though...

[Growster...]

Ooooh, and I always thought that rasp's were shallow rooted. Just goes to show.
I have 2 doz that were given to me last may and have been in a nursery bed all this time. I hope to move them next month. Time will tell!  

They won't have developed the steel cable roots we have on 'The Patch', Willie.

Your job will be a doddle!

[DigIt]

My autumn fruiting rasps are worse than the summer ones. Their roots and suckers have spread 20 odd feet away from where they are planted in 2 years. 

[JayG]

I inserted a vertical 18" barrier (double-thickness pond liner) about 18 months ago on one side of my raspberry row and so far it has resisted all escape attempts (unfortunately there is a slab path the other side so I couldn't do both sides - the privet hedge beyond the path is a different story altogether!)