{"product_id":"polka-raspberry-canes","title":"Polka Raspberry Canes","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePolka Raspberry Plants\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Polka' this modern variety is an early cropping primocane (which are generally called Autumn fruiting) that begins to fruit in late summer. These big raspberries are exceptionally sweet and mature plants will crop very well: up to 2.5kg per plant in fertile soil and full sun. Polka's fruit have firm flesh and store very well, for a raspberry.\u003cbr\u003eIt's possible to get two smaller crops per year from Polka. By leaving part of the old stems each year, you can get a late spring crop and another one in late summer. Cut the stems down to the ground after their second crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolka is a tough plant that will perform well in rainy, humid parts of the country. These are \u003cstrong\u003ecertified raspberry plants\u003c\/strong\u003e grown from virus-tested parent material in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrowse all\u003c\/strong\u003e of our other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/raspberry-canes\"\u003eRaspberry Canes\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroup: Primocane, early autumn fruiting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFruits on current year's growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest tasting \u0026amp; one of the earliest primocanes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent crop size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFew thorns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood disease resistance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRHS Plants for Pollinators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRHS Award of Garden Merit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Polka Raspberries:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaspberries are easy to grow, but they do need good conditions: a rich soil that drains well \u0026amp; is kept moist in dry weather, lots of sun and ideally some shelter from strong wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Trivia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Polish variety was bred at the Fruit Experiment Station in Brzezna by Dr Jan Danek's team. One of its parents is Autumn Bliss. It's the champion of the UK National Fruit Show in Kent, where it has been declared the best all-round raspberry for 5 years in a row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eStandard practice is to deliver raspberry canes with last year's growth cut back to 45-60 cm. \u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp\u003eTherefore, Autumn fruiting raspberries should crop fairly well in the Autumn following planting, but not as well as the year after.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashridge","offers":[{"title":"Bareroot \/ Canes","offer_id":54999299752262,"sku":"SOFTRASPOL-BRP","price":2.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/raspberry-polka-fruit-1-1.jpg?v=1755205268","url":"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/polka-raspberry-canes","provider":"Ashridge Nurseries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}