Very large raspberries in one generous crop at the start of summer. Very hardy and undemanding, it grows in almost any soil.
'Géant' lives up to its name, which means giant: its large raspberries have excellent flavour. As a summer-fruiting variety, it concentrates its production in a single crop, ideal for jam.
After harvest, cut the canes that have fruited down to the ground: this year's new canes will bear fruit the following summer.
Weed thoroughly before planting. Plant in a north–south row, spacing plants 1 to 1.2 m apart, in soil enriched with compost. Tie the canes to a wire.
About 45 cm, in a small pot or with a root ball depending on the season.
A farm-grown plant raised outdoors at 1,000 m altitude in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park: never in a heated greenhouse, fed with organic fertiliser only and grown following permaculture principles.