Winter pruning efforts can yield a summer of raspberry rewards. But before you start licking your chops prematurely, let me offer a little tutorial on how to cut back raspberry canes to encourage bountiful harvests of juicy berry bombs. Keep your eye on the prize; prune today, eat tomorrow. Raspberries are an egalitarian fruit, as [...]
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Pruning Raspberries: Gardening’s Who’s on First?
March 8th, 2011 · 34 Comments
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Late Season Raspberries: Falling for Fall Gold & Caroline
October 7th, 2010 · 26 Comments
The harvest window for my Tulameen raspberries is all too brief, so brief in fact that my sister plans her visits based on picking time. (And I’m sure she comes to see me as well.) Since one month won’t sate my appetite for raspberries, I’ve planted two late season raspberry varieties to extend the harvest: Fall Gold and Caroline. Though both raspberries are [...]
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Tom’s Top Ten Reasons to Grow Raspberries
July 24th, 2010 · 33 Comments
Raspberries beat the pants off just about anything I grow. Strawberries are whiners; peaches beyond picky; apples moonlight as pest magnets; and grapes grouse to be pruned. I love them all, but the raspberry is the most effortless of the bunch. If you fear there’s little green in your thumb, the raspberry may be a good [...]
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