Raspberry canes

We decided to cut down all the raspberry canes. They have done amazingly this year but have rather taken over the plot so we have cleared some and given some to new allotmenteers.

They were still in leaf and some had berries on them but it was time for them to be cut down so that we can get another bumper crop next year.





We have left quite a stalk so that we know where they are. It will be sooooo exciting in the spring when they start shooting up again. It is amazing that a short stick can grow to a 6ft cane in just one season.


One of the problems is that the canes are too woody to go in the compost bin so bonfire time. Two benefits of a bonfire - get rid of the waste that can't be composted and create lots of potash that can be spread on the potatoe bed.

One of the difficulties we had is that it has rained so much over the last few weeks that everything is very wet and, I know they say that there is no smoke without fire but after getting ourselves kippered we still have a bonfire waiting to be burned.