Ken has asked how to prune a young tayberry that has not yet fruited.
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TopVeg replied:
Don’t prune any first year stems, they will be the ones which produce tayberries next year. Next April, examine the new stems to check that they are all getting enough light and that air can circulate round them( reduce disease). Cut back up to 25% of those which are growing very vigorously, to ensure those that are left get light and free circulation of air.
Great to find another tayberry grower – can’t beat them!
It is important to understand how to prune a young tayberry, so that the canes fruit well next year.
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When the raspberry harvest has come to an end in the garden, prune out
the old flowering canes at soil level. The new shoots that have grown
this year will bear next year’s fruit. Removing the old canes from the
raspberry row will prevent the carry over of diseases, and give the new
canes light and space.
* Select the old canes which had fruit this year and cut them out at
soil level.
* Choose the two strongest and healthiest new canes on each root to
keep in the row. Cut away the weaker canes at soil level.
raspberry-shoots
* Leave only 3 to 4 young raspberry canes per foot of row.
* Tie the new raspberry canes to the supports, using a twisting
knot, so that the canes do not rub against the support.
raspberry-knot
* The raspberry canes are quite pliable at this time of the year and
can be bent and moved into position. The canes become brittle in
the spring and snap easily, so it is important to train them into
position now.
Pruning the raspberry canes as soon as the fruiting season ends, will
encourage a good crop of raspberries in the garden next year.
