How to grow Loganberry in the UK
- TypeBush or cane
- Ready to pickJuly, August
- Space neededabout 2.5m x 0.8m
When is loganberry ready to pick?
July-August.
Ripe when deep dark red (almost purple) and they come off the plant easily - pick every couple of days.
Looking after loganberry
- A cross between a raspberry and a blackberry - tie the long canes along wires on a fence
- After picking, cut the canes that fruited down to the ground, and tie in this year's new ones
- Spread compost round it every spring
Storing and keeping
Eat within a day or two, or freeze on a tray. Sharper than a raspberry - brilliant in jam and crumbles.
Pests and problems
Birds - net it as the berries colour. Watch for maggots of raspberry beetle in the fruit.
Good varieties
- LY 654: The thornless loganberry - much easier to pick.
Plan your own garden: it tells you what to do and when, for your postcode.
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