Raspberries in pots ????

[prodigal gardener]

I'm sure I read somewhere that Raspberries can be grown in pots. My brother bought me some canes for my birthday (Karl wanted to know why he had given me a pot full of sticks - bless him ) and now I cant remember for the life of me where I read it. Does any one have any ideas or should I just put them in the garden and stop messing about !

[Spruance]

There was a programme on TV recently Karlslass, with Carol Klein advising a young couple on what to grow etc.

They had a double row of rasberries in a raised bed, with the two rows separated with roof tiles as apparently raspberry roots can be invasive (within the bed).

Just from memory I think the bed was around 8 feet long, 3ft wide and about one foot deep so I would say that provided your containers are deep enough it should be ok.

[Dr Bill]

Don't see why not. Keep them well fed and watered and I would think they should be fine

[Chuckles]

I've seen something recently KL Thought I'd saved a site in my faves but can't seem to find it From what I recall there are two types of canes and one was more suitable/ok to grow in a container. They definately like their food and water though but most things grown in containers do.

We do have Raspberry growers on here I'm sure so someone may come up with some other tips for you.

[Dr Bill]

I believe the autumn fruiting type are more suitable for container growing

[Amo]

I was on the T&M ( ) site this morning ordering up the free GW seeds and they hsad a selection of Autumn Bliss canes for pots. www.thompson-morgan.com/plants1/product/pwr85489/1.html

[prodigal gardener]

Thanks all - I am going to put them in a large pot (means I will have to go and buy one but hey ho !!!) Will report back on my success (or not ) xx

[4pygmies]

I think they'll grow very well in pots in the first year, Karlslass but you may have trouble with their runner's during the next year. They do pop up all over the place........you'll have to be very careful about which runners you allow to develop. They fruit on new growth every year so cut the old canes down in the Autumn and try to limit the numbers of new canes growing. They are quite greedy feeders too so you need to put really good stuff in the pot when you plant them and feed them regularly over the grwoing season. And it might be easier to put some kind of support in the pot from the start to help you train them too

[nightowl]

I've had 6 Autumn Bliss in a huge pot for about 6 years now and they've been great until last year when they were not so good

Maybe I've asked too much of them as I always leave a few strong shoots cut down to about 18 in to give some early fruit. And they are so trouble-free that they don't always get the TLC they deserve

Whatever, I think it's time for some new ones. I see now that there is a new one, supposed to be better than A Bliss, called JOAN J. Anyone tried it? Or heard good/bad things about it?

[Chuckles]

I looked at some canes yesterday whislt at the GC, can't remember the variety now anyhow I wasn't tempted, maybe next year I'll have a go.

Found this general info NO "'Joan J' is an autumn-fruiting, easy-to-grow raspberry, bears heavy crops of bright red-pink berries within the first year of planting. It was bred as a development of the more familiar 'Autumn Bliss' and shares many of its characteristics. 'Joan J' is spine-free, sturdy and self-supporting, and is resistant to most problem insects. It has a long fruiting season that starts in August and continues until the first sharp frosts. Autumn-fruiting raspberries should be cut back to ground level in late winter. For the biggest crops, mulch around the plants each year with well-rotted manure.
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What does "spine-free" mean

[Chuckles]

Wasn't tempted the other day but today well ;D I was tempted and bought just one pot of Autumn Bliss. I'll keep it in a largeish pot and see how we go.

[prodigal gardener]

Chuckles your naughty! I am going to put mine in one of those vegetable planter bag thingys - cant think how to describe it at the moment - been a long day! Will post a picture when I have them sorted out !! ;D

[oldmoleskins]

Jan 25, 2009 6:16:52 GMT Chuckles said:

What does "spine-free" mean

No spines on the canes, Chuck - some do have them and picking's a prickly business.

OM.

[Chuckles]

I know just what you mean KL, I have those sort of moments sometimes ;D

Definately had one of those other sorts of moments with "What does "spine-free" mean" thanks OM. I did see some had prickly stems and some didn't when I was looking today, didn't click even then

[nightowl]

The trouble with raspberry prickles is they are so fine they go in like tiny splinters, you can't see them and they drive you mad!!

Autumn Bliss has them, so a change to Joan J sounds a good idea.

[Cheerypeabrain]

OOH...I might give them a go too.... ;D

[prodigal gardener]

Jan 29, 2009 17:57:53 GMT prodigal gardener said:

Chuckles your naughty! I am going to put mine in one of those vegetable planter bag thingys - cant think how to describe it at the moment - been a long day! Will post a picture when I have them sorted out !! ;D

This is what I meant



I have bought 3 of these to put on the concrete area at the side of the house. Karl said they are meant for people that dont have garden - but what does he know ! ;D

I plan to have one for the Raspberries and some strawberry runners that are popping up all over the place where I dont want them and the other two are for veg. I intend to try brocolli in one, some of those little round carrotts, lettuce and cabbage. The beans and sweetcorn will go in with the flowers.

They are a bit bigger than I thought so might have to have a bit of a re-think about having all 3 there, although I am running out of options for sunny sites and a certain person is getting a bit cheesed off with me - cant think why tho

[prodigal gardener]

Been out in the freezing cold wind planting up the raspberries and strawberries.



Wait and see if they do well now ;D

[Chuckles]

Those planter bags look the business KL, brilliant. Can't think who is cheesed off with you or why He'll get over it I'm sure ;D

[prodigal gardener]

He can please himself Chuckles I dont complain when he goes fishing, therefore I can buy what I want for the garden ;D ;D ;D

[Penny]

That looks like a good setup!!

[Chuckles]

It does look good Penny and KL has gone even further with her new venture and started a special thread KL's Kitchen Container Garden 2009[/u][/url]

I've just popped in to update you all on my 'Autumn Bliss' that I bought end of Jan. Only just got around to putting it in a container Nice surprise though, it had 3 plants in the one pot. One was a thicker single stemmed one that had got 3 lovely shoots coming from the root, guess these are the runners that 4P mentioned, thats gone in one container. The other two had a couple of thinner stems with no visible runners so I've put them together in another container.

Roll on fruiting time ;D

Cheery, did you get any to grow in containers

[Cheerypeabrain]

not yet....had trouble finding any 'Autumn Bliss'...but I'm still looking.... ;D Hope to get up to Gates' nursery next week ;D

[Chuckles]

Ooooh have a nice piece of cake and a coffee for me while ya there ;D

I got my Autumn Bliss from Moores Nurseries at Stanton on the Wolds it was around the £3 mark if I recall. If you came down the A46 from Thurmaston towards Newark and got off at the roundabout for Nottingham, take the first left off the island, the next village is Stanton on the Wolds, when you pass a garage on the left look for a red phone box on the left, thats where the nursery is. From Thurmaston it's about 14 miles.

[Chuckles]

Never did get to Gates Cheery did you get a Raspberry bush.

I'm really pleased with the way mine have performed so far, looks like I'll have a couple of portions of fruit and one is ready for picking, thats one raspberry not one portion ;D

[Chuckles]

I've been really pleased with the raspberries I grew in containers this year and have just pick up on OM's Tip of the Day for yesterday, just caught it before he posted todays ;D For anyone that hasn't a clue what I'm on about Tip of the Day is a sub board above the Gardening Chat board HERE

Summer crops of raspberries are almost over, so make sure to cut fruited canes down to ground level and remove all but the five strongest new canes from each clump. If you're short of new canes, watch for fresh growth from the base and lead in to your framework as they develop.

Whilst removing the old canes I was really surprised to find a second flush of fruit on the newer canes can you tell I'm new to growing raspberries ;D didn't know you got a second lot of fruit.

Karlslass how did yours perform in the grow bag things and Cheery did you manage to find some Autumn Bliss

[prodigal gardener]

Hi Chuckles - mine were great had quite a few lovely fruits on them and I netted them so the greedy birds didn't get any !but I dont appear to have a second lot of fruit My canes are now huge (picture pinched from my other thread) so what do I have to do - I cant leave them like that can I, I'd never reach any fruit next year if I did!

[Chuckles]

It's my first time with them KL so I'm only going on what it said in the Tip of the Day. If those tall ones have had fruit on them then they need chopping to the ground, leave any canes (stems) that haven't. I'm sure I'm right in saying you shouldn't let them get conjested either, as in lots of canes.

We must have other raspberry growers on the board that can help us, saying that they may not look in the container growing sub I'm sure pruning of container grown ones would be the same as ones in the ground.

Looks like you followed 4P's advice with the supports, mine haven't grown that tall

Jan 9, 2009 19:38:27 GMT 4pygmies said:

I think they'll grow very well in pots in the first year, Karlslass but you may have trouble with their runner's during the next year. They do pop up all over the place........you'll have to be very careful about which runners you allow to develop. They fruit on new growth every year so cut the old canes down in the Autumn and try to limit the numbers of new canes growing. They are quite greedy feeders too so you need to put really good stuff in the pot when you plant them and feed them regularly over the grwoing season. And it might be easier to put some kind of support in the pot from the start to help you train them too

[prodigal gardener]

I have just cut my huge canes down - think I should probably have done it before now, but welll what can I say! I have lots of new shoots and dont know which ones to keep tho - think I will just leave them all and see what happens ;D

[Auricula]

I put some summer rasperries in a large pot ( I had been bought them for Xmas and had no room for them ) but nothing happened to them at all They just remained as sticks I took them out last week and found a bit of rough ground for them on the edge of the garden/field....but they are still just sticks