Moser's Garden Produce
RED
RASPBERRIES(a
jam of a crop)
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There are two most commonly grown types of red raspberries, summer bearing and primocane (everbearing). We grow both to allow for a longer season. As you can see, our crop is presently small... just 2 rows extending 220 feet.
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This photo was taken in early june.
The bushes in the foreground (primocane) have grown from the ground level each spring. The summer bearing types (far end) are pruned to 5' ht & thinned after the summer crop. |
I placed mulch, a black plastic barrier and more mulch over the plastic in the 6' space between these rows. The canes still manage to poke through and need to be removed for picking ease.
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This photo is taken at the end of the row (opposite side) to show the support structure, although not very clearly. We have this same configuration at both ends of both rows, a high tensile fencing end brace. The brace allows 3 "loops" of raspberry support wires (12 ga.) to keep the brambles supported. We train most of the branches within the 12" (pole width) spread of wires. Once picking begins handling is kept to a minimum least they will snap off. |
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In the fall (before frost) we assemble a relatively inexpensive (~$750) canopy frame over 120' of the row. We then cover with a 30' wide roll of reemay fabric (Agribon 30) to give another month of harvest to the primocane crop. The hardest thing here is trying to convince customers that the berries are locally grown. |
We are planting a few different berries for the future harvest. Watch for larger berries!
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