Pruning Glen Ample Raspberries

[Jules]

Last autumn we planted ten raspberry canes - Glen Ample - and as expected they did not fruit this year (except for about half a dozen on a short cane!) Each cane has produced at least one - sometimes two - long shoots to about seven foot in height which we tied into the supports......my question is...what do we do now as I am confused by the fact that things I read say we should now cut them back? Is this right or are these the canes that, if left, will produce fruit next year...sorry very confused! All help much appreciated!

[madasafish]

Canes that grow in 2007 will/should fruit in 2008. After they have fruited in 2008, cut them down. By then new canes will have grown which will fruit in 2009...and so on...

[Jules]

Thanks madasafish - so I understand that you don't cut back any growth of that current year but only the growth from the previous season? Is that correct?
Thanks.

[madasafish]

Hi Jules
Correct...