Raspberry 'Sandford'

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Raspberry ‘Sandford’ is a heavy-cropping variety producing abundant harvests of large, deep red berries with an outstandingly sweet, rich flavour. A summer-fruiting raspberry, it bears generously from mid to late summer, making it a favourite for fresh eating, desserts and preserving. Hardy and reliable, ‘Sandford’ thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and is an excellent choice for productive home gardens.

Floricane Summer fruiting raspberries crop on the previous year’s wood so newly planted canes won’t produce fruit until their second year. Once you’ve harvested the berries, all the stems that bore fruit should be removed. Cut all the old wood to the ground – it’ll be dark brown – leaving the new green shoots to develop and fruit the following year. Removing the old wood encourages healthy new shoots to grow from the base, reinvigorating the plant.