Introducing the first-ever yellow ever-bearing raspberry: Raspberry 'Twotimer Sugana Yellow'! This remarkable variety eliminates the need for both autumn and summer fruiting raspberries. A close relative of the red-fruited 'Twotimer Sugana', it offers the same hardy, high-yielding performance but with the added bonus of golden-yellow fruits. These berries have a slightly milder and sweeter flavor compared to their red counterparts. This productive primocane variety produces two harvests each year: one from August to October, and another in June of the following season. To ensure the second crop, simply leave some of the strongest canes unpruned after your initial harvest. These will bear fruit in June, while the new season's canes will give you another round of berries later in the summer. Perfect for gardeners with limited space, Twotimer Sugana Yellow can be successfully grown in containers without compromising its impressive yield. Each firm, golden berry weighs about 5.4g. With a compact growth habit of 1.5 meters (59") in height and 50 cm (20") spread, it’s an excellent choice for small gardens and patio containers alike.
Growing Information
Grow raspberry plants in a sunny position in any well drained soil. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. The stems of this compact variety will require some support such as a framework of wires stretched horizontally between two posts. When growing raspberries in containers, support their tall stems on a wigwam of canes.
Plant raspberry canes against their supports, allowing a distance of 60cm (24") between plants. Water well.
Instead of cutting all the fruited canes to ground level like other Primocane varieties, use a double-cropping pruning regime. Select the strongest 6-8 canes, reducing them to about 1m in height. These canes will crop in June the following year and should be cut down to the ground after they have been harvested. A later autumn crop will be produced on the current year’s canes.
Water raspberries well for the first year until plants are fully established. Loosely tie the stems in to their support wires as they grow. When berries begin to develop, place a net over the plants to protect the crop from birds. Apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the canes in spring. This will help to retain moisture throughout the summer.
