soft fruit

[mimififi]

Hi there, what is the best time to plant
1. Raspberries
2. Rhubarb
3.Gooseberries
4. Logan berries
and also, anyone know a good supplier?

many thanks all your fruitey gurus out there!
mimi

[skylight]

Hi Mimi If you plant bare rooted plants the best time to plant is either October - November or February - March. Container grown plants can be planted anytime when weather suitable eg not in hard frost. You would be best to buy a pot grown rhubarb. Most gardn centres should have container grown plants which will have instructions on how to plant.

[WendyS]

mimififi - why not try www.suttons-seeds.co.uk ?
They and Dobies are now part of the same organisation and they offer a very effective on-line service which I have used for buying soft fruit bushes. You can probably also order a paper catalogue fvia the "Contact Us" facility on their website which will tell you the best varieties available.
And don't forget to plant a thornless blackberry. They crop very prolifically (far more than raspberries and loganberries) and they freeze beautifully. If you plant one established blackcurrant and redcurrant bush, you can easily strike cuttings from them by sticking cut stems in moist compost and get subsequent plants for free (if you're patient).
Suttons gave me a very good service. When one plant I ordered looked a little sickly after several months it was immediately replaced without question.
Happy planting !

[mimififi]

thanks wendy, I shall remember that and look into suttons.

[druiaghtagh]

My father grew raspberries when i was a child and if i remeber rightly, they spead like crazy