I'm new to growing fruit this year and decided to buy some Autumn Blis
raspberry canes in January.
I planted them in great big pots in the winter and by June, they wer
fruiting small amounts of raspberries. They look very healthy an
happy etc
Not complaining in the slightest but I thought they weren't meant t
fruit until August?
Do you think they were a wrongly labelled variety or have I just bee
very lucky to get an early harvest?
I can see lots of new fruit forming on the tops of the plants now.
Whereas the early fruit was all quite low down.
Thanks in advance for any answers!
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Lizziebeth
Omelet - 23 Jul 2008 18:57 GMT
> I'm new to growing fruit this year and decided to buy some Autumn
> Blissraspberry canes in January.
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> Thanks in advance for any answers!
> L-- Lizziebeth
A lot of fruit are ripening early this year. Texas Dewberries normally
ripen the first part of May. They were well done by then this year.
My Mustang grapes normally ripen the first of August. This year, they
were raisins by the first part of July.

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Kathryn Selfe - 25 Jul 2008 18:17 GMT
Due to the gardening conditions this year and bearing in mind the plant
were only newly planted i at the back end of last year it could be on
of two either the weather conditions brought the fruit early if larg
bushes/canes planted , however if not mature plants then it coul
actually be the wrong variety.
kathryn
www.carreglefn-nurseries.co.uk
'Omelet[_4_ Wrote:
> ;805835']In article Lizziebeth.2fd3e87@gardenbanter.co.uk,
> -
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> My Mustang grapes normally ripen the first of August. This year, they
> were raisins by the first part of July.
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Kathryn Selfe
Simon - 23 Jul 2008 21:54 GMT
We have 2 types of raspberries on our backyard. one type fruit in the
summer ~July (red fruit) and the other fruits twice once in July and
once in ~September (golden fruit).maybe yours will fruit twice also. i
have no idea what type of raspberries I have.
Simon
On Jul 23, 1:35 pm, Lizziebeth <Lizziebeth.2fd3...@gardenbanter.co.uk>
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> I'm new to growing fruit this year and decided to buy some Autumn Bliss
> raspberry canes in January.
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> --
> Lizziebeth
Pat Kiewicz - 24 Jul 2008 11:52 GMT
Lizziebeth said:
>I'm new to growing fruit this year and decided to buy some Autumn Bliss
>raspberry canes in January.
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>Not complaining in the slightest but I thought they weren't meant to
>fruit until August?
Typical raspberries have a pattern of growth like this:
Year 1: cane starts growing
Year 2: cane fruits in early summer, then dies
In autumn bearers, you get this:
Year 1: cane starts growing and fruits at the top in late summer
Year 2: cane fruits in early summer, then dies
Sometimes people growing autumn bearers cut all canes down
during the winter and only get the late summer/autumn crop.
Your "early" fruits came on last year's canes.

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Lizziebeth - 25 Jul 2008 12:15 GMT
Thanks a lot for your responses everyone. That makes sense, Pat.
The new fruit looks almost ready to ripen I'm looking forward to th
"true" autumn crop now.
I've only grown veggies before so it has been a real delight this yea
and I love it that you get fruit year after year from same plants.
Do you guys grow any other kinds fruit? I have a border that doesn'
get full sun but may 3-4 hours of sunlight a day and I've heard tha
some kinds of fruit don't mind some shade
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Lizziebeth