[Neil Doncaster]

Hello everyone I have just bought a tayberry plant in a 3 litre pot do I have to cut the canes back to about 9inch (in old money)or leave them as they are.It is a one year old plant and it is about 2 1/2ft tall at the moment.
Yours not so sure Neil.

[sunshineband]

Leave them as they are, as the plant can use these leaves to make food

You will get lots of long(ish) canes grow, and these are the ones that will fruit the following year. Think about where you are going to put the plant, as it will need somehting to tie these canes onto.

They die after fruiting and the next new ones need tying in, once you have taken those out.

Hope that helps

[Neil Doncaster]

cheers thanks for that

[Growster...]

And wear gloves too Neil...!

We've just been given another Tayberry, after we lost one about twenty years ago, when we gave up the plot.

I think I've just got the last thorn out from that particular plant...

[Neil Doncaster]

I wont have that problem because mine is the thornless type but thanks for the advice anyway

[viettaclark]

Are you keeping it in the pot? Just asking because Tayberries need a nice rich soil and confining the roots means less growth.
I planted my 3 out and after 3 years they've each spread out 6/7 ft in each direction and this year are loaded with fruit again. (yum) I've got wires along the fence and do an up and down wavy shape to tie in the canes so they don't take up so much room. The new canes are up and I just tie those in straight up or along the bottom until the fruit is harvested, cut back the old canes to the ground and tie in the new canes ready for Winter.
I feed fbb every Autumn and Spring and mulch with manure and it is very happy.
Incredibly prickly job but worth it!!!

[Neil Doncaster]

no I have planted it in our lotty

[angelavdavis]

Are you keeping it in the pot? Just asking because Tayberries need a nice rich soil and confining the roots means less growth.
I planted my 3 out and after 3 years they've each spread out 6/7 ft in each direction and this year are loaded with fruit again. (yum) I've got wires along the fence and do an up and down wavy shape to tie in the canes so they don't take up so much room. The new canes are up and I just tie those in straight up or along the bottom until the fruit is harvested, cut back the old canes to the ground and tie in the new canes ready for Winter.
I feed fbb every Autumn and Spring and mulch with manure and it is very happy.
Incredibly prickly job but worth it!!!

We unherited a tayberry on our plot and although we cut it back when we relocated it, this is exactly how we treat it. It is loaded this year with fruit too, so we must be doing something right!

[Auntiemogs]

I bought one this year but have stuck it in a pot until the tide goes out (ah, the joys of a clay soil).    What do they taste like?

[viettaclark]

Depends on the soil and sun but mine are quite tart but sweet, earthy but perfumed. Tang of citrus? Difficult to describe really but different to rasps.

[Growster...]

The one we used to have, ripened to a very deep red/purple berry colour, at which point it was superb.

The flavour really shone through then, but it always seemed difficult to capture the exact moment!

I'm looking forward to seeing how our new one progresses!

[angelavdavis]

Like Growster, I leave them until they get very dark in colour (ie a shade darker than a ripe raspberry) as they seem disappointingly bitter prior to that stage.

[Neil Doncaster]

 So which is best then a tayberry or a logan berry ? any thoughts on this one

[angelavdavis]

So which is best then a tayberry or a logan berry ? any thoughts on this one

I have a loganberry at home, which barely produces anything, whereas the tayberry is a prolific cropper. 

[Growster...]

So which is best then a tayberry or a logan berry ? any thoughts on this one

I have a loganberry at home, which barely produces anything, whereas the tayberry is a prolific cropper. 

Tayberries can just go mad Angela!

Funny plants, - well established, they take over...

Lucky you!

BTW, I've found an old book re Hastings - I'll PM you if that's OK! (nearly tried to sell it on EBAY, but it really is in a dire conditon!)