Characteristics of Raspberries:
All of our raspberry varieties this year are of the "EVERBEARING" or "PRIMOCANE" type.

Fruiting Season:
FIRST CROP is in the fall, produced on the upper third of the current season's strongest canes. A larger SECOND CROP is produced in the spring or summer on the lower portion of the fall crop's canes. (If fall-bearing canes are pruned to the ground after fruiting, a single crop will occur in late spring instead of two crops. This "annual cane" method eliminates overwintering pests and diseases.)

Culture:
Raspberries prefer FULL SUN and a MILD-SUMMER CLIMATE such as ours here in Berkeley and around the Bay. SOIL should be deep, well-drained, and with average, even moisture. FERTILIZE with a balanced plant food when blossoms appear. PRUNE dying tops of fall canes after fruiting. Spring-bearing canes should be pruned to the ground after fruiting. SPACE plants 2'-4' apart in rows 6'-7' apart. TRAIN the plants on a stake-and-wire system or support individual plants with a single stake. FIRST HARVEST will probably be small, occurring this fall.

Types of Raspberries:

'AMITY'
Large, firm, dark red berries of excellent flavor and superior quality with classic raspberry flavor. Excellent fresh; good for freezing and canning. Although 'Amity' doesn't bear quite as heavily as 'Heritage', it is more resistant to root rot and therefore a better choice for heavier soils. Aphid resistant. 'Amity' will produce one crop on first year growth in the fall, another the following June on the 2 year old wood that did not fruit the previous fall.

'HERITAGE'
Large, sweet, dark red berries are tasty and mild, of superior quality, good for eating fresh, canning, freezing, and preserves. The tall canes are quite sturdy and rarely need support. Very productive, strong and vigorous, suckers prolifically and spreads rapidly. Somewhat tolerant of heavy soils but will develop root rot in poorly drained areas. Moderate summer crop with a heavier, superior fall crop. An excellent variety for the home gardener.

'SUMMIT'
Medium-sized, cone-shaped, dark red, firm fruit. Excellent flavor. Ten days earlier and much less spiny than 'Heritage'. Does quite well in heavier soils, resists root rot.