"That's really interesting about the yield issue Stephen. I was planning on putting in some autumn fruiting varieties this year & not cutting back to get an early crop. Maybe I'll rethink this plan."
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Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Zoe May 18, 2011. 12 Replies 0 Likes
I planted 6 'Autumn Bliss' canes when they arrived in Feb. I thought that they wouldn't fruit until late Aug onwards but they seem to be flowering and fruiting now, with lots of immature fruits…Continue
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Zoe replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now...
Stephen Shirley replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."With Primocane (Autumn) varieties it is a balance between earliness and yield.Leaving last years growth will advance cropping by a month or even more - but reduce overall yield by up to 50%."
Flighty replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."Autumn varieties can be cut down to the ground in the spring when new growth appears, but as Jan says if you don't cut them right back you'll also get an early crop.
As mine are unknown varieties I leave them alone until the spring then…"
Cathryn Ard replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."Thank you for all advice, I dug in lots of well rotted manure before planting so hopefully I will get a bumper crop! When it comes to pruning - when should I do it and should I leave some of this years growth to get an early crop next year?"
Cathryn Ard replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."I wish I had to keep puffins off my raspberries! The only birds I get in the garden are some starlings (who are helpfully eating all my leatherjackets) and two ridiculously fat wood pigeons.
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Jan Willetts replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."Autumn bliss will fruit early if you don't cut the canes right down in February, so you can get early and late crops."
Crazii_C replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."my new polka canes are also flowering now. i wasnt expecting fruit from them fo a while yet, im not complaining though!"
Sarah Rideout replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."Do you have to keep Puffins off your raspberries?! Our Autumn Bliss seem to start earlier each year but they carry on well into the Autumn, so it doesn't seem to be a problem as long as you feed the plants with well rotted manure in the winter.…"
Stephen Shirley replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."Not a problem at all. You are getting fruit on last years canes and this is the beauty of Primocanes in that you can get a crop on the old canes early in the year - and a crop on the new later.
(and a trick we have used more than once for…"
Zoe replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."A very tasty problem."
Cathryn Ard replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."Ahh that's good to hear, will wait and see (and keep the birds off!). Thank you!"
Flighty replied to Cathryn Ard's discussion Help! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now..."You've done nothing wrong! April was the warmest on record and I'm guessing that's what has triggered them into fruiting early. I don't think there's anything you can do except wait and see what happens."
Cathryn Ard posted a discussionHelp! My 'Autumn Bliss' raspberries seem to be fruiting now...
I planted 6 'Autumn Bliss' canes when they arrived in Feb. I thought that they wouldn't fruit until late Aug onwards but they seem to be flowering and fruiting now, with lots of immature fruits appearing (on what seems to be new growth). Can anyone enlighten me as to what I've done wrong?!
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