First Raspberry

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
6h
You have to prune those plants every year to get many fruits. I miss raspberries from our garden.
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@LadyDuck (478665)
• Italy
5h
@Ineeddentures They can become pretty invasive if you do not prune them.
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Previously I had just left them alone Anna Always seemed to forget
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@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
5h
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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• United Kingdom
4h
@Ineeddentures I have not seen any growing wild ….i will look out for some though .
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5h
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
4h
@Traceyjayne We have them.growing every where Honestly you wouldn't believe it Along almost every country road side
@snowy22315 (192532)
• United States
2h
Yummy, I love raspberries.
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@snowy22315 (192532)
• United States
Just now
@Ineeddentures Will you make any raspberry desserts?
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So do we I can't wait until these are ready properly Then I will post again
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@snowy22315 Probably quite a few Like a Pie, a crumble, a jelly , jam And lots of milkshakes with the seeds strained
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@Jenaisle (15206)
• Philippines
5h
It looks 'healthy'. I am wondering if raspberries could grow here, too. I've not yet seen one growing in gardens.
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@Jenaisle (15206)
• Philippines
4h
@Ineeddentures Gemini who?
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You never know. You could ask Gemini
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• United States
3h
I do love raspberries! I wish I had room to grow them here but I don't.
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• United States
2h
@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.
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We are lucky because we do have a lot of space to grow them in
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@Marilynda1225 Blueberries Yvonne wants me to make room on the garden for Blueberries I don't even know if they grow here
@JudyEv (358104)
• Rockingham, Australia
6h
I do hope you get many, many more.
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@JudyEv (358104)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
@Ineeddentures Is there any weather condition that would harm the crop now?
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@JudyEv No The more sun and more rain the better
5h
It will be a bumper crop judy I can already see that by the way the berries are appearing
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@allknowing (149217)
• India
7h
That is called a gardener's delight
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7h
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
7h
@Ineeddentures But the first yield always gets a pat on their back.
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@wolfgirl569 (119015)
• Marion, Ohio
5h
Looks tasty
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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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@NJChicaa (123568)
• United States
4h
I have raspberries in the fridge to use. I was going to use them (along with strawberries) for Eton mess but who knows
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@NJChicaa (123568)
• United States
4h
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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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• United States
7h
Congrats. I don't eat fruit. Too much sugar. Plus I don't really like it.
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5h
Well no point eating what you dont like eating
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