Raspberry root problem

[vivienz]

Afternoon all,
Lovely to be back on the lottie after an imposed absence due to my mum being very ill, but it seems that my raspberries have a problem.

I'm having a bit of reorganisation and putting in some new canes, but was going to salvage some of the old ones. However, the old ones have some sort of problem on the roots. It appears to be white, dense mould type stuff, but not fluffy or anything like that. If anything, it seems to almost fall off in tiny granules.

Anyhow, I've decided that I dont' want to spoil my new canes so I'm only going to plant them for now. Does anyone know what my old canes may be suffering from?

Thanks,
Vivien

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Vivien, i don't know what this mould type stuff is, but are the roots still alive and are there still plenty of fibrous roots.
If so, i don't think i would be to concerned, but certainly keep an eye on them to see if they deteriorate as the season progresses.

Sorry to read about Your Mum Vivien, hope her health is improving.

[vivienz]

Thanks, OH. I probably won't take the risk with the old stock and stick to my new clean canes, just in case. Spent ages digging them out & putting new ones in last weeked (and more of the same tomorrow), so not to worry.
Sadly, mum's health won't improve, but I want to get the plot looking really nice so that she can come and sit with me for a few hours when the weather warms up.
Best wishes,
Vivien

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Vivien sorry to read about your Mum.
But what a lovely idea about sitting with your Mum up your plot on a warm day. That will be something very special.

Take care, both of you.