Experience the joy of fresh raspberries picked right from your patio! Introducing Raspberry ‘Summer Lovers Patio Red’, a specially bred, compact, dwarf variety ideal for containers, growing to a modest height of just 60cm (24″). Enjoy these delicious fruits from as early as mid-July for snacking, desserts, or making jam. This easy-to-grow raspberry is simply treated as an autumn variety and all the stems cut back to ground level in February. Height and spread: 60cm (24″).
Growing Information
Grow 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 summer fruiting raspberries will require support. Before planting, prepare a framework of wires stretched horizontally between two sturdy 1.8m (6’) posts. Autumn fruiting varieties will not require supports.
Plant raspberry canes in a row against the wire 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. Autumn fruiting canes should be pruned to 15cm (6”) above ground level immediately after planting to encourage more shoots to be produced.
