Raspberries

[Mairzydotes]

Some years ago I bought a selection of Autumn and Summer fruiting raspberries.
Unfortunately the weather that year was atrocious, and the canes were 'heeled-in' for some while. By the time we could plant them, the labels had disappeared, and we have never known which were which.
I am the 'fruit person' on our allotment, and I have always cut the canes back each February to a height of 3-4". I now find autumn fruiting canes don't need this.. but how can I tell which are which?
I also (to my shame) have never used supports for the canes, so they have grown in close proximity, and I have had to climb over some to reach fruit on the canes in the middle.
I would like to get it right this year (about time!) so would welcome ideas for making strong but reasonably cheap supports. The ones I have seen in catalogues are beyond our means, as OAPs.
Any help would be appreciated, and ASAP, please.

[egrow]

Autumn fruiting raspberries need to be cut down to near ground level in early spring .Summer fruiting canes get cut out after fruiting in the summer.Leave the other canes and you can tie the new canes which will fruit next season, onto parallel support wires.It DOES MAKE IT LOOK TIDIER but I have never tied in raspberry canes and got on fine. To find out which is which you will probably need to wait to see when they fruit.If you get no fruit these are proably summer fruiting as they fruit on last seasons growth which you will have cut away. Mark the canes with string or a label so that you do not get mixed up again!! Supports can be made by having posts with thin wire at about a foot apart running parallel to the ground. If you need further help please email [email protected] Other gardening tips can be found on www.egrow.co.uk Best wishes. egrow