Raspberries

We grow more raspberries than anything else, because we like them so much.

Raspberries grow on shoots, called canes, which grow out of the ground each year. There are two sorts of Raspberry. Summer ripening Raspberries form on the canes which grew the year before. Autumn ripening ones form on canes which grow in the spring and summer. You can see both sorts in the garden.

I've taken some pictures of them growing. Watch how things change as you go down the page. Click on the pictures to see bigger pictures!

Summer Raspberries
In mid March the canes are bare. Leaf buds appear at the end of March
The fruit buds appear in May
By early June there are lots of unripe berries
Autumn Raspberries Last year's canes have ben cut away and new ones grow in the spring.
No canes to be seen in March
Shoots starting in early May
About half grown in early June