How To Prune Summer Fruiting Raspberries: When to Do It - Why To Do It

Today we look at pruning our summer fruiting raspberries. In this video we explain how to prune raspberries, when to prune raspberries and why you should prune raspberries. There are many myths surrounding the pruning of raspberries, but actually pruning raspberries is very straight forward.
Welcome to the No dig Norfolk Gardener and our no dig/no till garden where we grow vegetables. We garden in zone 9a. Although we grow our veg from our back garden it is very much set up like allotment gardening UK - allotment life. Our passion is vegetable gardening, bigger harvests and no dig gardening. You will see how growing your own food is so easy.
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[@jamesbowden6922]

Thanks for the information. It brings my focus to another job that needs doing at the allotment

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

We just try to put it out there and glad when it brings a focus to everyone, there is always so much to do any info hopefully helps!

[@gailgulyas2468]

Thanks for all your advice, it’s late September BC Canada, I have an over grown raspberry jungle, I see hope 😅

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hello Gail, lovely to hear from you! I hope you can prune them and have an amazing crop next year!

[@jenniferzinetti]

I’m in Victoria. What time of the year do you prune your summer raspberries?

[@KenHJones]

Our Autumn Raspberries are just ready to pick, but only 2 plants. I must get some more plants and Summer Raspberries too. Very helpful pruning tips, thank you.

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Thanks Ken, go for it and grow a few more if you can - to have raspberries from June to November is just so good!

[@jamesbowden6922]

Our raspberries didnt get sunburnt funny enough. sitting in full sun but we did water occasionally. we have some mini fruit trees and blueberries on the front driveway in pots and they have been burnt by the extremes of the weather. hope they come back.

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi James, These plants are very resilient keep them well watered and feed them at the right time!

[@denwilliamsson1856]

Hi , another informative video especially for the beginners or faint hearted. In May this year we purchased bare root Autumn fruiting raspberries. Planted in tubs and have already picked quite a few raspberries. I appreciate this may go against the theory of not picking during 1st year of planting but the plants look very healthy and vigorous and could not resist the berries. I suspect the very high temperature has confused these plants and we will not get many Autumn berries this year. Cheers Den , Suffolk gardener

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi Den, Just goes to show how easy raspberries are to grow, they can even be grown in pots! Thanks for your kind comments and so glad you got to enjoy some lovely fresh raspberries!

[@claremartyn9895]

Lovely video on raspberries Barry. We put some rotted donkey poo on ours last winter & have had a wonderful crop this year!

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi Clare, so glad you had a great crop of raspberries - plenty of donkey's on Yarmouth beach might have to get down there! Thanks for your lovely comments!

[@alexhepburn2738]

Great advice thank you 👍

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Thank you Alex, and welcome to our channel!

[@jackieco9615]

Just what I needed, thank you 😊

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi Jackie glad you found what you were looking for!

[@alanmcmahon7154]

Thanks for the help for first timers like me. Random question, I have a plum tree that has lots of new growth, is it too late to prune it?

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi Alan, good to hear from you! We actually pruned our plum tree just before filming the raspberries. The best time to prune them is between April and August, although mid summer is the optimum so yes prune now before the end of summer!

[@jackieco9615]

Hi Barry I’ve started pruning my Summer fruiting raspberries. The new canes are very tall roughly 6 feet. Is it best to take the tops off in April and leave them at present? Thanks Jackie.

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi Jackie, I did ours today. Reduce the height to the top of your supports around 5ft then tie in. This will stop them breaking off with the winter winds. They will grow again in the spring!

[@jackieco9615]

@@nodignorfolkgardener4575 thank you Barry. That’s very helpful

[@foreverautumn63]

Very useful thank you. We have one raspberry plant and we got about 30 small raspberries from it. Should we feed it with anything?

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi, they don't need feeding now but next spring a top dressing of compost will see it well for the growing season. You should have some shoots coming up from near the base - free plants to increase plants!!!!

[@foreverautumn63]

@@nodignorfolkgardener4575 thank you. I have just been out and (bravely!) cut the brown stalks out…only two small green ones left but nice and healthy! 😁

[@takethatshushu]

I got my allotment in feb of this year and was lucky to inherit a load of summer raspberry canes. Is it possible to move any? They are in a big clump and it was difficult to harvest from the middle. Thank you for this video!

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Hi Danielle, welcome to our channel! Like us when we first moved here we inherited raspberry plants which needed moving being in the wrong place for us. a big clump is difficult to harvest. If you want to transplant any else where anytime between now and early spring is best. Are they in the wrong place or is the clump just too big ? because you can prune them infact it is good to prune them to keep them at their best!

[@takethatshushu]

@@nodignorfolkgardener4575 The clump is too big, it was impossible to reach into the middle so a lot got wasted! I just wanted to put them in proper rows similar to you. Thank you for your reply!

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

@@takethatshushu Then yes anytime between now and early spring so long as the ground is not frozen. Rows are far better for picking and protecting - do let us know how you get on!

[@redguy8941]

Why does every garden in England look like shit? It gets over 100 degrees here and my plants look perfect. Do you not water and fertilize? Or is California just that much better than the UK for agriculture

[@nodignorfolkgardener4575]

Thanks for sharing your perspective! It's interesting to see how different climates can affect plant growth. However we grow organically and without added fertilizer. I do not consider my garden to look as you say and if you don't like it don't watch!

[@redguy8941]

@@nodignorfolkgardener4575 yeah I grow organically too. It's called organic fertilizer. That's why your garden looks like shit lol. You're not fertilizing. Thanks for the answer lol