Common raspberry 'Malling Jewel'

Summer fruiting raspberries produce on the previous seasons canes. Cut old canes after fruiting and tie in new growth. Remove perennial weeds and mulch well. In the spring these canes will produce side growth and flower on these laterals.

Enjoys a partial sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Malling Jewel 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.

Not usually grown from seed. Can be grown from suckers produced from mature plants in the summer. Dig these up with the attached root and plant in a new bed or pot up and grow on to plant out in the autumn
Most often grown from purchased canes, planted out in the autumn

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

Prepare a trench for the raspberries, dig in well rotted compost or well rotted manure. Plant in the autumn. Raspberry canes need supporting and this can be done with wire and posts.
After planting the canes are cut to the ground, so no fruit will be produced in the first year

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

Harvest as the berries ripen and pull off the plant easily. If a quantity is needed, the berries freeze well and can be collected for jam or ice cream at a later date

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

Malling is the research facility in Kent, the home of the Malling family of raspberries

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