Rasberry Heritage #1

Heritage Raspberry is the best of the so-called everbearing. It produces a heavy crop in mid-July, then another crop in late August and September on new canes from the ground. You can even harvest your raspberries in the first year of planting. It has sweet, dark red berries that you can eat fresh, can, freeze, or make some jams and jellies. Unlike most raspberry plants this one is self-supporting, but they do like well-drained sites. Self-pollinating.

• Raspberry plants need a pH level between 6.0 and 6.8. Not sure where your soil rates? Contact your local UW extension to get a test done on your soil.
• Raspberry plants should live 8 to 10 years with proper maintenance.
• Suggested number of plants for a family of 5: 20 to 25 plants (4 to 5 plants per person).
• Note: Do not plant Red, Gold or Purple raspberries within 75-100 feet of Black raspberries. Black raspberries may be more susceptible to viral diseases carried by aphids to and from nearby raspberry plants.