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'Polka' Raspberry Plants

The best autumn fruiting variety you can grow

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

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Polka Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
Polka Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
Polka Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit

£15

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The highlights

  • In fact, probably the best Raspberry variety full stop
  • Reliable, bumper crops, up to 2.5kg
  • Will produce a good crop the year you plant it
  • Fruits right through from Aug-Oct

Description

  • A fantastic recent introduction from Poland!
  • They sure know their Raspberries in Poland and have produced arguably the best Raspberry variety on the planet: Great taste, reliable, huge crops, easy to grow, long season - it has it all
  • Unlike some of the older Primocane (autumn fruiting) varieties, Polka fruits reliably on this years wood. That means you can expect a good crop in the year you plant it, which is not the case with summer fruiting (Flurocane)
  • Expect to see 2.5kg of large, juicy Raspberries per plant in a good year, cropping from August right through to October
  • For a full season, combine with a summer fruiting variety and enjoy Raspberries from June to October!
  • Plant on a sunny spot in rows, with 50cm between canes and tie into supports as they grow. Can even be planted in a large pot (40cm+ in diameter).
  • Primocane (Autumn fruiting) variety Primocane varieties fruit on this years new wood, so it is important to get the pruning right. Cut back all the canes to the ground after fruiting so that new shoots will grow next spring. That is what will bear your next harvest.MORE 

What To Expect

Supplied as:

5 Bare root canes
3L Pot
3L Pots

Height on arrival:

30-60cm inc. roots
30-60cm inc. pot
30-60cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

1.2-1.5m
1.2-1.5m

Eventual spread:

1.2m
1.2m
1.2m

Tasting notes:

Sweet, with a fuller flavour than most
Sweet, with a fuller flavour than most
Sweet, with a fuller flavour than most

Time to first crop:

1st Year
Primocane (summer fruiting) raspberries fruit on second year canes, so you are unlikely to see any fruit in the first summer. Flurocane (autumn fruiting) fruit on new shoots, so you may have a crop in the first year.
1st Year
Primocane (summer fruiting) raspberries fruit on second year canes, so you are unlikely to see any fruit in the first summer. Flurocane (autumn fruiting) fruit on new shoots, so you may have a crop in the first year.

Hardiness:

Fully Hardy
Doesn't require any protection from frost
Fully Hardy
Doesn't require any protection from frost
Fully Hardy
Doesn't require any protection from frost

Self fertile:

Self Fertile
Self Fertile
Self Fertile

Uses:

Eating fresh, crumbles, jams
Eating fresh, crumbles, jams
Eating fresh, crumbles, jams

Rootstock:

Spacing:

40-60cm
40-60cm

How To Grow

Excellent

Has been bred for excellent disease resistance. Your biggest problem, as with most soft fruit, is that they are so delicious that local wildlife will want to eat them too. Grow in a polytunnel, or use a fruit net to keep birds off.MORE

Keep well watered

Water in thoroughly when planting. Raspberries prefer moist soils so make sure that they are well watered throughout summer, especially during drier periods. 1/2 time a week increasing to every other day when hot/ dry.

Full sun

Full sun means receiving direct sun for more than 6 hours each day during the spring/summer.

Prefers fertile, well draining soil.

Loam or sandy soil is perfect. You should also consider digging in some organic matter/ compost when planting to improve the soil

No need to feed

Don't worry, this isn't a hungry plant so your food bills won't be going up!

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Meet John

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You simply can’t buy better fruit plants and here’s why. John grows them outdoors, just like his family has done since 1908, so they’re more than a match for the UK weather. John only has time for the top performing varieties, meaning that you can be assured of a successful (and blooming tasty) soft fruit crop.

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