The raspberries have been ripe for a while and are still going strong. As a matter of fact these later raspberries are bigger and tastier than the first picking.
The variety we have is a fall bearing type called ‘Heritage’. This is the most popular variety of raspberry grown in the world… and for good reason: 1) you can sometimes get a small crop of berries the very first year you plant them, 2) the berries are nice and firm which means you can pick them without destroying them, 3) they are resistant to most raspberry diseases.
Heritage was developed by Cornell University over 35 years and was named 2004 Variety of the Year by the American Society of Horticultural Sciences… talk about a long time to get some recognition! I guess that proves there is still some hope for the rest of us (I’ve been waiting for over 35 years too).
The major objection I have to growing raspberries is the fact that they take me so long to pick. I would never make it as a full-time professional raspberry picker. It is worth the effort though, there is nothing like fresh picked raspberries.
These 15 pints of berries took me, well, I don’t know how long to pick, but it was a while.
Next year I’m going to use 1/2 pint baskets… that way I can give away twice as many containers of raspberries in the same amount of time!
Bob
Hi folks,
No, it’s not your eyes, there actually is something wrong with the images in this post. I have know idea what happened, but you can see by the bottom picture what happened when I tried to correct it! I hope we can get this fixed soon.
Bob
Comment by Bob — September 13, 2007 @ 9:09 pm
You probably noticed the problem has been fixed. John C. at our blogs HQ, solved the problem within minutes of my email to him. Thanks John
Comment by Bob — September 17, 2007 @ 6:52 pm