Raspberry Bush

This Glencoe Raspberry is a thornless hybrid with purple fruits that are ready in mid-summer, making it one of the earliest fruiting varieties. Not only bred for the tasty purple fruits they are also more disease and pest-resistant than other varieties./

Upon arrival, your Raspberry plant should be potted up into a larger container or directly in the ground where you can offer it some support with a frame or wires. /

They do best in most soils apart from very chalky soil. This variety is particularly hardy and can withstand temperatures of -15 to -20 degrees Celsius. They grow to a maximum of 1.5 to 2.5 meters and 1 – 1.5 meters spread./

Place in a sunny, sheltered position outside. Keep your Raspberry plant well watered, especially if kept in a container. Aim to keep the soil slightly damp. Your plant will also benefit from a feed with a general-purpose fertiliser every month through the growing season, choose one suitable for fruiting or flowering plants./

Once your plant has finished fruiting you should cut back the old thicker stems down to the ground and support any new shoots as these will be the ones that will fruit for you the following fruiting season. These plants are deciduous and will lose their leaves for winter./

Problem solving: Raspberries are tempting to birds and other wildlife, you may need to net your plant during the growing season to protect ripening fruit. Be careful not to let your plant dry out, plants kept in a container will need more regular watering, especially during hot, dry spells in the Summer.