Has anyone grown Eskimo Raspberries?
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18 years ago
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Comments (19)Cultivars that are closest to their wild origins and that are somehow isolated from wild gene pools will naturalize if the climate is favorable. Examples: parsnip will pretty easily naturalize in any cool moist climate where there is not a native pop of parsnip. I have seen that happen here. If there is a "wild" parsnip then one's cultivar will simply get absorbed in the larger gene-pool. That is why one can't grow carrot true for seed anywhere near queen-anne's lace, which is annoying as heck because my climate would greatly favor carrot as a naturalized self-sower. Napus kales easily naturalize in the same kind of climate, and are sealed from native pops of brassica and mustard family weeds by virtue of an unusual ploidy. Much to be taken advantage of. Things like broccoli and cauliflower will not naturalize in this climate not only because they would cross with weeds but also they are not well enough adapted to winter. They might naturalize in SoCal or someplace like that. What you are describing isn't gardening in the usual sense, it is releasing plants that will naturalize in which case there can be the possibility of invasiveness....See MoreAnyone tried Black Raspberries in Z5 in containers?
Comments (6)I'd suggest tip rooting them. You take the end of one of the vines (one without berries on it) and put it in the dirt by an inch or so. Then put a rock on top of the vine to keep it there. Wait a month or two, then cut the vine off. You can make the process much easier by putting the tip directly into a pot of soil, so you just pick up the pot after cutting the vine. You could also mark them and dig them up in the fall/spring when they are dormant. The above aside, you may want to consider buying a named variety. My understanding is that the fruit size is much larger, and there may be some disease resistance bred into them. For a comparison picture (from BackyardBerryPlants), see below. The ones on top are Jewel and the ones on the bottom are wild black raspberries....See Moreblack raspberries and red raspberries
Comments (46)This happened to me too. I had a thick patch of red raspberries, and no blacks. Two years ago I transplanted a lot of them 5-10 feet away to spread them out. When the berries showed up, about half of the plants had black raspberries. This year they are all growing black raspberries, except one plant with reds. I don't buy any cross-pollination theories, for the reasons given above. Maybe the red plants were all displaced by incoming black plants - doesn't seem very likely. My Mom suggests this possibility, without any real justification: the red plants are actually black raspberry plants at the roots, which have had red branches grafted onto them for some botanical reason. If they die back too far, the red grafting is gone and when they grow up again they show their true biologic colors. If that's not it, then I have some good conspiracy theories which would make an excellent sci-fi movie....See MoreHas anyone grown raspberries without a trellis?
Comments (3)Of course results will depend on a number of factors including: variety, growing zone, maintenance ie. pruning fertilizer, weeding, watering habit etc... That said, I grow them without a trellis and get plenty of fruit. Only about half of my canes are fully erect, and the other half lean or droop quite a bit, but it doesn't bother me as long as they don't touch the ground. Sometimes I consider getting a trellis because it would make the patch look tidier and the berries may be a little easier to pick. I've noticed that the new canes have improved over time, compared to how they grew the first couple years. I also tip mine at about 30" to make them bush out and prevent them from becoming too lanky....See Morecarolync1
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