Last week we got our first raspberries of the season off our bushes. It is probably the most successful thing in our garden right now- which is not saying too much. Mercifully there were 4 raspberries which meant all that had teeth were able to sample the first fruits of the summer. The boys love to help pick them and are getting pretty good at not picking the ones that are still white. Compared to the first day of 4, they are going gang busters now. I probably got 1 1/2 cups off the bushes today. They are 3 year old plants that were started from a friend's raspberry patch, and I've been told they fruit only the second year- then they multiply by rhizers under the ground. They are basically a weed with fruit, that's why I can grow them. :o)
I've heard of ambrosia! Love growing raspberries! Don't forget to cut them back in late fall? Congrats on the BYU job, sorry you have to do the moving thing though. Ben told us this weekend you're going in the basement!
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