Premium Primocane Raspberry ‘Autumn Bliss’
A sweet and delightful plant to kick-off our gardening efforts for 2024 – and we simply cannot think of a better option than the remarkable raspberry!
There are few more satisfying outcomes from a good bit of gardening than delicious fruits. Why not attempt that much sought-after plant to plate result yourself?
We simply love the ‘Autumn Bliss’ variety of raspberry, as it is a tried and tested performer, so you can depend on it too!
A long cropping period stretching from August until October and an excellent resistance against disease are just two of the key features of this raspberry variety.
As a Primocane plant, fruits will emerge on new season stems, saving a whole year of growing time, so you can get an extra year of sweet treats, even quicker.
Compact in nature, these raspberries can even be grown in pots on the patio – just picture yourself relaxing on a warm summer day, taking a break from your book to pluck a fresh raspberry from the plant and enjoy the sugary sweetness without even leaving your chair, is there anything more blissful?
Ready to grow your own Raspberry ‘Autumn Bliss’?
Follow these handy dandy tips to achieve heavy crops in no time at all!
- Plant raspberries roughly 50cm apart in rows, along walls or fences or in beds where further support from posts can be used.
- They can also be grown in large pots (40cm+ diameter) on your patio, balcony, terrace and more.
- Select an appropriate spot for your plants, making sure that you give them enough space to grow to their full size.
- For best results, plant in a sunny but sheltered position.
- Soak canes in water for a couple of hours before planting to wake them up from dormancy.
- Dig a hole with enough room for the roots to spread. If you’re planting multiple bushes, it’s easiest to dig a trench.
- Whether you’re planting bare-root or potted plants, keep the crown of the plant 1 or 2 inches above the ground – raspberries hate to be buried too deeply.
- Fork over the bottom to loosen the soil and add some good quality fertiliser such as Blood Fish & Bone.
- Holding the plant upright in position with one hand, slowly backfill the hole with soil, and gently shake the plant, so the soil falls back around the roots.
- Firm in and water well.
Aftercare advice:
- A thick mulch will conserve moisture and suffocate weeds. Always keep a thick layer of mulch around the plants.
- Water daily from spring until after harvest. Regular watering is better than infrequent deep soaking.
- Remove any suckers (canes that grow well away from the rows) to prevent them taking valuable nutrients away from the main plant.
- Cut down any raspberry canes that have already fruited in November, leaving long canes for the following year’s bigger crops.
- Summer-fruiting varieties crop in July on last year’s growth.
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