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What better way to harvest delicious fresh raspberries than from a pot on your own patio! Now you can grow raspberries even if you have the smallest of gardens. The first of its kind, Ruby Beauty® will reach a maximum height of 1m (3ft 3in) and produce an abundance of fruit with a traditional raspberry flavour. The plant is multi-branching, requiring little or no support and is therefore perfect for growing in a pot on the patio and for dotting around the border amongst other plants. Picking is easy due to its spineless stems and the plant can easily be covered with a net to keep the birds away.
Season: Summer (late June - late July).
Raspberries are an excellent crop to grow as once established they will crop heavily, producing up to 1.5kg (over 3lbs) of fruit per cane for 10 years or more. They can be planted as close as 40cm (16in) apart with a gap of 1.5m (5ft) between rows. When planting it is important to choose a well-drained, sunny or semi-shaded spot and to incorporate plenty of compost or well-rotted manure.
Our hand graded raspberry canes are raised on selected sites in the UK, inspected by DEFRA for pests and diseases and certified under the Plant Health Propagation Scheme (PHPS).
Our top tips for success when planting raspberries:
- Raspberries require a well-drained soil so if the soil is heavy, it is important that you improve the soil conditions and if necessary grow them on a raised bed or ridge.
- Improve the soil structure by thorough digging before planting and if possible, mix well rotted manure or compost into the topsoil.
- The canes should only be planted about 2-3 inches deep (this should be the depth indicated by the soil mark just above the roots on the main stem, or up to 1cm (½in) deeper). If the roots are planted too deep, it’s harder for the new shoots to emerge.
- It is important not to plant the canes on ground where you have previously been growing raspberries (due to raspberry replant disease).
- Raspberries are shallow rooted, so it is important to keep the bed well-watered in the first year from spring onwards.
- Put some compost (2 litres per plant) in the planting hole, so the roots have something 'kind' to root into.
Don't forget to include a Gripple Wire Tensioning Kit on your order, the easy way to support raspberry canes. For better establishment we strongly advise using Rootgrow when planting (as recommended in RHS planting guidelines).
Carriage & packing charges
Our standard delivery charge to mainland UK is £9.95. Some items (where stated) are p&p inclusive. If you are only ordering items that are p&p inclusive, the standard delivery charge does not apply.
Some deliveries to the Scottish Islands, parts of Scotland, the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Scily Isles may incur surcharges. If a surcharge is applicable, you may not be able to complete your order online. Please telephone us on 01255 440410 for a delivery quotation.
We regret that due to Brexit we are no longer able to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the rest of Europe.
Despatch Dates
Fruit trees, soft fruit bushes, ornamental trees & hedging (bare root)
Fruit trees & soft fruit bushes (pot grown)
Strawberry plants (Runners)
Vegetable Plants
Vegetable plants are available from mid May to late July. As a very rough guide, plants ordered before the end of April will usually be despatched by late May. Plants ordered after May will usually be despatched by early June.
Asparagus crowns
Asparagus crowns will be despatched from April to late May. Orders placed during this period will be despatched within 28 days.
Hardware
Biological Controls (Natural Predators) & Bumblebee Hives
Natural Predators and Bumble Bee hives are only despatched at the appropriate time of year (see product description for detailed information). When “in season” they are despatched direct from our supplier in batches on a weekly basis - we send orders to our supplier 12pm Tuesday and they despatch these orders Wednesday the following week. Natural Predators are sent by first class post, bumblebee hives are sent by carrier.
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