Fruiting in the summer. A high-yielding, mid-season variety that produces a large crop between late June and late July. Five of the large, deep red berries can weigh up to 30gm (1oz). The tasty fruit keeps well without spoiling, and the spineless canes make picking easy. The large, succulent berries are delicious fresh or frozen. The Ministry of Agriculture inspected and certified all of our raspberries for pests and diseases. Before packing, the bare root plants are hand graded and carefully selected. 150cm in height ” (59″). 50cm spread ” (20″). Once planted, the estimated time to harvest is 16-20 months. Time to best yields is estimated to be 28-32 months.
Growing Information
Grow summer fruiting raspberry plants in a sunny position in any well drained soil. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. The stems of these long caned summer fruiting raspberries will require support. Before planting, prepare a framework of wires stretched horizontally between two sturdy 1.8m (6′) posts. When growing raspberries in containers, support their tall stems on a wigwam of canes.
Plant raspberry canes against their supports, allowing a distance of 60cm (24″) between plants. Water well. Summer fruiting raspberries fruit on the previous season’s growth. Leave unpruned after planting. This cane will go on to produce fruit next summer, at the same time, new shoots will grow from the roots. Once fruit has been picked the original cane should be removed and the new shoots left to grow to produce fruit the following year.
