Raspberry Fever
@sallypup (57710)
Centralia, Washington
June 25, 2018 9:55pm CST
This time of year grabs me by the seat of my britches. The raspberry canes are starting to produce fruit. Our luscious home strawberries are done for but raspberries are coming in, making me feel better.
Tonight I went out again and wrestled in amongst the canes. The ripest berries hide. Those canes are very scratchy; there are fine hairs on the long green canes and if I'm not careful I'll come away with sore fingers cause of raspberry stickers.
I picked about a pint of berries tonight. There are more that are almost ripe so with our summer heat filled days, I'm sure I'll be out carefully examining the raspberry jungle super soon.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Jun 18
Hi Lenore. Those raspberries look so good. Delicious. 
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
26 Jun 18
Do we have them in the Philippines Louise?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Jun 18
@simplfred I am not sure, Fred. Only strawberries that I am aware of.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Jun 18
@stbrians I do not think we have it here, my friend.
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Ontario (Canada) is beautiful for sure and cold definitely in the winter, which feels/seems to be like half the year these days 
I have always wanted to go to Washington state, hopefully one day 
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
26 Jun 18
We have strawberries here. I like them, but I haven't seen any raspberry.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
26 Jun 18
I love raspberries. If I grew them, I'd use the leaves for tea.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
26 Jun 18
@sallypup I am not sure. I do know that the leaves from the plant is what tea is made out of. Well, I do think Celestial Seasonings Tea uses the raspberry themselves (their tea is read in hue, where as Traditonal Medicinals is a light tannish brown).
It would be worth looking into, to see when to pick the leaves. I drink the tea regularly.
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@sallypup (57710)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I harvest apple and chocolate mint leaves and the plants come back so maybe it would be okay to take the raspberry leaves.
@sallypup (57710)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I wonder if I took leaves would it hurt the plant?
@wolfgirl569 (94747)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Jun 18
Waiting for mine to ripen here also.
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@wolfgirl569 (94747)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Jun 18
@sallypup I never get them there so I dont know. Nothing tastes like the wild ones that I have here
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@sallypup (57710)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jun 18
@wolfgirl569 We were paying about 7 dollars for a couple of pints so these fresh berries are a super nice treat.
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@sallypup (57710)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jun 18
@wolfgirl569 We're getting a pint of berries every other day now. Wow are raspberries pricey in the store!
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Jun 18
There are lots of raspberries growing around the local cemetery. No one harvests them because of the the obvious fertilizers. 
@rebelann (111073)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Jun 18
Wow, I haven't picked raspberries since I was 9, that when we were still in Germany.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
This is exactly what picking blackberries is like. I have picked several gallons so far.
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@amitkokiladitya (171938)
• Agra, India
26 Jun 18
It appears that you are big fan of raspberry
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
26 Jun 18
sounds lovely! I have never eaten a raspberry yet.
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