How should I prune my raspberries?
Q My raspberry canes are a mix of summer and autumn fruiting. I trim dead bits off the tops after fruiting and in the autumn I cut out all the brown/dead canes and cut down the remainder to 7cm (3in). I usually get a really good crop right through but am I doing it right?
Jeremy Laurie, Brecon, Wales
AIt’s good to hear that your mix of summer and autumn-fruiting varieties are yielding well.
The answer, I feel, is to label those canes which fruit in summer and those which crop from late summer to autumn. Then, when leaves have fallen