I'm down near Homer. No wild blueberries, no lowbush cranberries
(which I *really* miss), and I have to go across the bay for salmon-
berries. There are raspberries and rhubarb growing around every
old ghost town and miner's cabin I've ever found in Alaska though.

To me, it's fall when I have caribou backstrap in the frying pan and
cranberry conserve to go with it : ) (Until a few years ago, I was a
miner in Chicken, AK 99732.)

The creek bottoms near my mom in California are loaded with blackberries.
I'd visit, just to put my jam up, if it weren't so danged HOT down there
in August. I've been in Alaska for too long -- I (literally) heat stroke
at 75F. these days. 40F. is t-shirt weather to me.

Don't you miss this place, Dwayne?? Come over to alt.culture.alaska
if you do. (Be prepared to killfile the cheechakers and trolls.)

Jan
Vosnesenka, Alaska
zone 3

In article , "Dwayne" wrote:

When I had such good luck we were living in Arkansas (zone 7). I brought
some of them with us when we moved to Kansas (zone 5). They lived over two
winters, and we actually grew about 5 berries last year. This is the year
they are supposed to bear. When we lived near Fairbanks, we picked
raspberries and blue berries every fall.

Have fun. Dwayne

"Jan Flora" wrote in message
...
Yep, I'll put a fence up. I have a design in mind, but want to go see what
Grumpy put up, as his fence works *really* well. I can't remember
which design he used.

I'd love to find a variety of blackberries that would grow up here!

Jan


In article , "Dwayne"
wrote:

Jan, I have never grown raspberries. I did have a nice row of
blackberries. If I am wrong in what I am about to say, please, someone
out
there correct me.

I would suggest putting your raspberries 5 to 6 ft apart, in a row along
a
fence you can put up yourself, by driving two or more fence posts in the
ground and tying up a wire between them. I wouldn't put more than ten
feet
between the posts.

I did that to my blackberries. Then I mowed along either side of the
row to
keep the suckers under control. After the wood produced fruit, I pruned
it
off, and tied new wood to the fence. If It got too tall, I would cut if
off
just above some lateral branches within my reach. I kept them watered,
and
Got over 10 gallons (Friends and relatives picked another 4 or 5
gallons.)
of berries off of 17 plants, before giving up on picking and letting the
rest fall on the ground.

If raspberries react the same as balckberries, you should have a lot of
fun
and some good eating. Have fun. Dwayne

"Jan Flora" wrote in message
...
Thanks for such clear instructions : )

Cheers,
Jan


In article , "Bob Provencher"
wrote:

They fruit on one year old wood. Ever bearers will fruit again in
the
summer on the previous falls bearing wood.

To propogate just dig up some suckers, leaving some root on the
sucker.
Plant them in the ground in early spring/late winter (now).

If you want to try propogating from a wood cutting (suckers are
easier
and
your neighbor will probably have plenty), look for a 12-24" piece
with a
few
buds, burry one or two below ground in a slit trench (just a 6" deep
slit in
well cultivated organic rich soil).

"Jan Flora" wrote in message
...
The question is: how to I root the cuttings? How are the existing
plants pruned? (Do they fruit on new wood or year-old wood?)