Common raspberry 'Glen Ample'

Rubus idaeus

How to grow Common raspberry 'Glen Ample'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Prune out old canes after fruiting. Cut them to the ground. Tie in new canes that are produced early summer by securing them to the wires in the autumn. Loop the end of the cane to the top horizontal. Mulch to reduce weeds and feed with blood fish and bone as the season starts

Glen Ample likes a position of partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Glen Ample is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Ensure your soil is clay and has a ph of between 5.7 and 6.0 as Common raspberry is a weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Growing Glen Ample from seed

Not usually grown from seed. It is easier to dig up suckers in the spring, or divide overcrowded or established bushes in the very early spring before top growth starts

Try to ensure a gap of at least 1.62 feet (50.0 cm) when sowing to prevent overcrowding your seedlings.

Transplanting Glen Ample

Summer fruiting raspberries need support of posts and wires and also to difine the bed to prevent the runners taking over. Choose a sunny spot and plant to the same depth as the original container from the nursery. Summer raspberries fruit off the previous seasons wood

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Glen Ample is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Glen Ample

Pick individual fruit as they ripen from mid summer. Use at once or freeze for jam or puddings

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by late summer.