Raspberry ripples: Planting and picking the tasty treat

There are many advantages to growing this tasty fruit, says Fiann Ó Nualláin

There are many varieties of raspberry (Rubus Idaeus) and not all are raspberry in colour but they each fall in one of two categories — floricane or primocane. Floricanes are often sold under the banner of summer-bearers while primocanes are generally marketed as ever-bearers or autumn raspberries. So, on one level it is just a seasonal thing (when they will yield fruit) but on another level there is a whole other protocol of pruning and care depending on the type.