This is not a new technique but it is one that has more merit than previously thought. ‘Gardening Which’ in a recent trial have tested the main cultivars and proved that using the double crop technique can be very productive.
Joan J and Autumn Treasure produced a larger crop overall and produced a much longer cropping period without extra care or depleting the plants’ energy.
The technique involves leaving all the canes uncut over winter - this will produce an early crop in the following summer.
Once these canes have fruited cut them down to the ground.
This will leave all the fresh current season’s green canes still standing to fruit in the Autumn as usual.
My Tiny Plot » Blog Archive » Double Cropping Raspberries:
Joan J and Autumn Treasure produced a larger crop overall and produced a much longer cropping period without extra care or depleting the plants’ energy.
The technique involves leaving all the canes uncut over winter - this will produce an early crop in the following summer.
Once these canes have fruited cut them down to the ground.
This will leave all the fresh current season’s green canes still standing to fruit in the Autumn as usual.
My Tiny Plot » Blog Archive » Double Cropping Raspberries:
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