First Raspberry
@Ineeddentures (9818)
July 11, 2025 6:39am CST
First Raspberry of the summer here in our garden
I decided to change the growing season of our Raspberries just a bit this year.
I didn't cut the old growth from.lasy year away until the end of February , start of March in an attempt to produce a later crop
Normally by the first week in July we would already have had a decent crop
Cutting the old growth away down to the ground has meant everything is now new and the plants do look healthier, greener and taller.
The new fruit on the new plants is starting to form beautifully
But hidden down near the ground, I found this and one other berry lol
Figured I must have missed a cane from last year
So here it is
Our first Raspberry of 2025
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@LadyDuck (478665)
• Italy
4h
@Ineeddentures They can become pretty invasive if you do not prune them.
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@Ineeddentures (9818)
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4h
Previously I had just left them alone Anna
Always seemed to forget
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@Ineeddentures (9818)
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3h
@LadyDuck
Yes
Well I sort of wanted that to happen
Had a space to fill
In our last house our Raspberry patch was 10 times the size of the one here
We never pruned them
They started as wild Rasps I dug up in a wood.
So tasted better
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@Traceyjayne (3049)
• United Kingdom
3h
I am very impressed ….hopefully I will be growing raspberries in a couple of years …..got to sort out the garden first…..
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@Traceyjayne (3049)
• United Kingdom
3h
@Ineeddentures I have not seen any growing wild ….i will look out for some though .
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@Ineeddentures (9818)
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3h
Go into the country and dig up some wild Rasps
They will grow and produce much tastier berries than you will pay through the nose for in a garden centre
@Ineeddentures (9818)
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3h
@Traceyjayne
We have them.growing
every where
Honestly you wouldn't believe it
Along almost every country road side
@Marilynda1225 (85282)
• United States
1h
I do love raspberries! I wish I had room to grow them here but I don't.
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@Marilynda1225 (85282)
• United States
1h
@Ineeddentures when I was a kid we would go raspberry picking and blueberry picking. I was lucky to live in a country area so we had plenty of wild stuff growing.
@Ineeddentures (9818)
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1h
We are lucky because we do have a lot of space to grow them in
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@JudyEv (358106)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
@Ineeddentures Is there any weather condition that would harm the crop now?
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@Ineeddentures (9818)
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4h
It will be a bumper crop judy
I can already see that by the way the berries are appearing
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@Ineeddentures (9818)
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3h
Eton mess is good.
Go for it
Yum
Take it to the pool
Take a photo of you holding the Eton mess
I would like that
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@Ineeddentures (9818)
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5h
The real delight is seeing that it will be a very heavy crop judging by the amount of buds and berries starting to emerge.
I think my plan is working
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@allknowing (149217)
• India
5h
@Ineeddentures But the first yield always gets a pat on their back.
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@Ineeddentures (9818)
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3h
I have not picked it yet.
I found another one
In a few weeks the bushes will be full of lovely plump juicy raspberries
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@LooeyVille (59)
• United States
5h
Congrats. I don't eat fruit. Too much sugar. Plus I don't really like it.
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