Raspberries in pots

I'm sadly going to have to give up my allotment following my mother's death and work but would like a little patch in my garden.  I have 10 raspberry canes which were the last Christmas present that mum gave me and would like to bring them back from the allotment.  I don't really want to put them in the garden as the patch would not be big enough (with the other bits I wish to grow) but have a patio with a wall (about 35cm wide) on which I could put some pots.  I wondered if I could grow the canes in pots.  I realise that the yield may not be as good and they will need attention and feeding but does anyone know whether it is feasible and what size pots (width and depth) that they would need.  I think the variety is Malling Jewel and they have cropped well this year.

Ivor - presume that was one cane per pot? Bath Bun - you should be able to get 12" wide x 12" deep plastic planters (length will depend on how many you can fit on your wall and get good quality ones so they don't deteriorate with the sunlight), fill them almost to the top with topsoil mixed with some well-rotted manure (you can buy this if you haven't got any) rather than MPC to help with moisture retention and maybe stand them on those little pot supports to help with drainage, then plant them as normal with some added bonemeal and a light foliar feed on the leaves to help them establish. I'd maybe cut the canes down by a third to lessen the stress of being re-planted - not sure - see how they go. You will also need some support to tie the canes onto. Next year you can feed them by sprinkling chicken manure pellets or BFB, plus an occasional foliar feed or use those long-lasting feed granules mixed into the top inch of the soil. After doing this, as the soil will have settled over winter, add some mushroom compost to top the pots up which will also help with moisture retention. Re- your mum, you could always get a little plaque to put on the wall.

Just for fun I bought a couple of the Goodlands 99p store raspberries earlier this year.
Put them in 12 inch pots and they have grown to 4 feet.
Had a few pounds of raspberries from each already and looking like loads more to come.

Not sure what I will do with them next year, would like to keep them in a pot, assume slightly bigger pot and some hard pruning.

Since you have a sentimental connection to the plant, might I suggest transplanting at least a few canes into your garden at home. That way if anything went wrong with the ones in the pot you'd have backups. Also since you have the plot until September you could try tip rooting some of the plants now. Digging up and transplanting the new shoots is probably a good idea too. They'll silk for a bit but should recover in a few days time.

Hi guys

Thanks for your ideas.  Using pots for other things to put the canes in the garden really is something I hadn't thought of.  I had thought of potting up some of the new shoots/suckers now just in case.  I've been waiting for some rain before doing so, it's been so dry here now for some time and there's no susbtitute for rain.