(Rubus idaeus) The best way to have an abundance of raspberries is to grow them yourself. Raspberries are easy to grow, and the rewards of growing them at home range from enormous cost savings to improved health. Everything else aside, freshly picked, ripe raspberries are among the most delicious culinary treats available. Plant 10 to 20 plants to start your own backyard patch. We offer stocky well-rooted virus-free plants.
by Louise Riotte, 31 pages. This Storey booklet shows the backyard gardener how to plant, care for and trellis rasp and blackberries. In all the Story booklets, which were published in 1979, the info on selecting varieties is out of date but the other information is very useful.
A distinctly tart, juicy cross between blackberry and red raspberry, these large, red-black berries mature at up to 2" long. The harvest of delicious, aromatic fruit continues to ripen for up to two months. Try eating them fresh with cream or baking into a spectacular pie---exceptional. Trellis the trailing, vigorous canes. USDA Zones 6-10. Bare Root Canes.
($4.50/each; Pkg of 5 $18.50; Three or more Pkgs of 5 $15.00/each) Vigorous and full of healthful nutrients and antioxidants, this heavy yielding, red raspberry produces loads of delicious fruit on primocanes from late August until fall. Proven successful from coast to coast, Caroline responds well to warmer summer temperatures by ripening earlier. The wonderfully tasty fruit is large, red and firm. (PP# 10412)
($4.50/each; Pkg of 5 $18.50; Three or more Pkgs of 5 $15.00; 5 or more Pkgs of 5 $12.50/each) Because Cascade Delight shows outstanding resistance to root rot, it will thrive in wetter gardens where other varieties have failed. Similar in season and productivity to Tulameen, this variety boasts bigger, firmer berries. Expect a heavy yield of berries with an intense, traditional raspberry flavor, beginning in July and continuing for a month or more. On wet sites, improve drainage by growing on an 18' mound. US Patent applied for. Zones 6-9.
(Rubus pentalobus) This thornless evergreen groundcover, from the mountains of Taiwan, has beautiful clover shaped, leathery green foliage which covers the ground, turning an attractive coppery color in the autumn. It grows only a few inches tall. The infrequent yellow berries ripen in July. Grows in Sun or shade. 4 inch pot.
($4.50/each; Pkg of 5 $16.50; 10 or more $2.50; 25 or more $2.00/each) For many years, this very productive, easy-to-grow, late season variety has set the standard for raspberry flavor in our region that is equally good for fresh eating, freezing and juice. Plants produce manageable canes and a bountiful harvest each July. Eat plenty for high quantities of cancer-fighting Ellagitannin. Botrytis resistant. USDA Zones 6-9.
The sweet, superb flavor of this raspberry from Italy has been compared to candy and generated tremendous excitement. An abundant harvest of big, bright red berries ripens on 5' tall canes in July. In warm climates, prune plants as everbearers, cutting canes a few inches above ground, and they will also set a fall crop. 4'pot. USDA Zones 5-9.
( PACKAGE OF 5 $18.50; 3 or more Pkgs of 5 $15.00/EACH) Prohibited to California and Oregon. The large fruit of this highly vigorous, productive purple raspberry from New York state offers a unique, delicious, sweet flavor and aroma. When ripe, berries turn from red to purple.
($4.50/each; Pkg of 5 $18.50; Three or more Pkgs of 5 $15.00/each) This extraordinary introduction from British Columbia produces enormous, light red, aromatic fruit with a wonderful flavor. Besides berries that are 25% bigger than Meeker, Tulameen uniquely extends the summer raspberry season through July and August, producing for up to 50 days. It is a great find for backyard growers who can provide well drained soil. USDA Zones 6-9.
