A non-commercial guide to organic gardening in the mid-Atlantic states, with some specifics to central Virginia..and some information applicable across the country! Or to other time zones! Across the seas! Who knew? "No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden." Thomas Jefferson
Central Virginia Organic Gardener
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Raspberries
Small fruits (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, blueberries, muscadine grapes) are much easier to grow than large fruits (apples, peaches, etc) and I find raspberries the easiest of all and they are my favorite. I pretty much ignore my Nova raspberries. I put compost around the roots when I have extra, cut back the canes after fruiting, pull out excess canes and weed around them. They reward me with two flushes of fruit a year, a large flush in spring and a smaller flush, of often larger fruit, in late summer to fall. Voles have done some damage, but not enough to really stop these vigorous canes.
Yesterday I made the jewel of a pie above: freshly picked, organic raspberries, sugar and a homemade top crust. There are many pleasures to gardening and eating the results is the greatest reward!
Happy gardening! (A tip: you can thicken any fruit pie filling with minute tapioca, follow package directions).
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How long did that pie last! Looks delicious.
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