{"product_id":"zeva-raspberry-canes","title":"Zeva Raspberry Canes","description":"\u003ch2\u003eZeva Raspberry Plants\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Zeva' these hardy plants are reliable croppers across the UK, with large crops of rich red-purple, delicious fruit that are perfect for freezing and jam making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertified and grown from virus-tested parent material in the UK. \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Please note: \u003c\/strong\u003eIn line with general practice, our raspberries are delivered with last year's growth cut back to 45-60cm. \u003cbr\u003e Summer fruiting raspberries (floricanes) may bear a few berries in the summer following planting, but their first full fruiting season will be in the year after, on their first year's growth. \u003cbr\u003e Autumn fruiting raspberries (primocanes) should crop quite well in their first year, and you can help them by thinning off small and malformed fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/raspberry-canes\"\u003eraspberry plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeason: Autumn (late Aug-Oct).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Primocane, crops on new stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 1.5m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf fertile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFruit: Big, deep red, delicious.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for freezing and jam making.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpacing: 50cm apart, 1.5m between rows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Zeva Raspberries:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaspberries are easy to grow in a humus rich, moist soil that drains well, lots of sun and some shelter from strong wind. They're convenient to grow in rows with light \u003cstrong\u003esupport wires or ropes\u003c\/strong\u003e on either side to hold the canes up nicely, otherwise they'll tangle outwards, set new root where they lie on the soil, usually receive less light, and your fruit'll be closer to the soil life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir roots are shallow, fragile and spreading, so prepare the soil wide rather than deep for them, and consider 6 to 12 inch tall raised beds if your soil is poor or hard clay. Either way, try to add plenty of organic matter, rotted manure is great. Also, don't trample the soil next to your plants, especially in the growing season, and don't let the soil dry out when the fruit are forming; keeping an eye on the weather, delay spring mulching as long as there is wet weather and until the soil has well warmed up, then apply some more mulch in a dry mid-summer spell after a good watering to preserve moisture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the crowns of your raspberries rot, it's likely because the site is too damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40-50cm apart along the rows, with 1.5m between rows\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\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Trivia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the first commercial primocane varieties, bred in 1952 in Switzerland, and popular ever since. Sometimes spelt Zefa, its official name is Zeva Herbsternte, which means autumn harvest in German (or primocane, in this context). It is one parent of the excellent Polish cultivar, Polana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashridge","offers":[{"title":"Bareroot \/ Canes","offer_id":54999514906950,"sku":"SOFTRASZEV-BR","price":2.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/zeva-raspberry-fruit-1.jpg?v=1755205268","url":"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/zeva-raspberry-canes","provider":"Ashridge Nurseries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}