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Civilizing the brambles

Raspberry row BEFORE pruning

Faced with a long list of seasonal garden tasks in the fall — from planting garlic to capturing leaves, to preparing the garden beds for spring — the long row of raspberries often claim attention first. Pruning raspberry canes makes them more productive and easier work around when the […]

Raspberry jam daze

Boiling juice first and adding fruit at the end to preserve color, taste and texture of raspberries.

Hot, sticky, sweet Jam in July.Â

Raspberries ripen fast in a heat wave, at a rate of 2 quarts a day from my 40′ row. With no chest freezer at our house, making jam has […]