Sometimes canes die back only partly, not all the way to the ground. No idea, sorry. Your email address will not be published. In these climates the winter is cool and rainy, and the summer slowly warms up but never gets as hot or dry as down south. I’m heading over to your articles on chain link grapes and blueberries next! You’ve got a lot of delicious fun ahead. Here is a post I wrote about them four years ago: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/grapevine-on-eave-to-shade-house/. These Zones cover the central and northern California coast, and then western Oregon and Washington. I’m not a big fan of golden raspberries. When I lived around a mile from the beach, my raspberries did fine in lots of sun. I have not found it significantly more heat tolerant than my other varieties, however. hat varieties are best for my home garden? I was thinking of getting a few different kinds and planting them in the same spot. Blackberries grow wild in Southern California, and raspberries have similar needs to blackberries. What happened was that the dripline I set up to water the patch last year was sufficient then, but I let the patch expand this summer without also increasing the irrigation. I just put on a glove and yank these out. The typical strawberry season in Southern and Central California lasts from January to September. Don’t cut anything that is still green and alive. You’ll notice that wild blackberries down here are almost never growing in full sun, out in the open. The berry bushes will grow best in the cooler coastal areas of northern California. I don’t find the need for support structures for raspberries. Raspberries are the most delicate of the berry family and we couldn't agree more – these bright-colored babies are certainly delicacies in our book! Come visit and I’ll give you raspberry starter plants. And see one such post and crossbar sticking out of the raspberry patch of my friends in Corvallis, Oregon here: I grow most of my raspberries without support, however. Filter by sub-region or select one of u-pick fruits, vegetables, berries. How should raspberries be watered and fertilized? Love your article. I keep my raspberry patches narrow enough such that I can easily reach berries on the interior. What kind of trellis system do raspberries require? Exciting to have six acres to work with! The “U-Pick” berry thing up in Oregon is such a cool tradition that we don’t have down here. Most varieties can also be grown in the hot interior valleys with some afternoon shade. At least that’s what they tell me, maybe just to rub it in. But I kind of regret removing those plants now because my kids really liked them. My golden raspberries grew right next to some other raspberries. Blackberries mostly spread by tip layering. Bababerries need as much shade (and water) as the other varieties in my yard. The Sunset Western Garden Book says that raspberries grow best in Zones 3-6 and 15-17. Raspberries spread mostly by sending shoots underground that pop up away from the mother plant. Second, cut back any part of a cane that is dead. Good question. Every variety that I’ve tried has tasted excellent. I maintain this width by periodically putting on a pair of gloves and ripping out shoots that sprout up outside of my invisible border. Which are my other varieties? I’ve noticed similar things in my yard, and I’ve noticed that where cane berries grow so well without irrigation — yet in full sun — up north they are often in heavier soils than my sandy loam. That’s it. I do it twice each year: once in late summer (around September) and once in winter. Actually, I have to qualify that. As I said, they came from old patches in the yards of friends and family up north and I’ve never learned their variety names. Required fields are marked *. What are the sunlight and soil requirements for home garden raspberries? Do you happen to have any experience with grape vines? Cut back to wherever there is live, green growth. Here is another of my raspberry patches: It looks fine from afar, right? Nondiscrimination Statement, Accessibility You can definitely plant different varieties nearby. California is responsible for most of the strawberry crop in the United States. I prefer raspberries that taste like raspberries. I greatly appreciate your help . The typical strawberry season in Southern and Central California lasts from January to September. Guidance on pruning raspberry plants can sound terribly complicated, with talk of primocanes and floricanes, and fall-bearing and ever-bearing cultivars, and tipping in the summer, and mowing in the winter, and on and on. Thanks for all the amazing info on your site. Thanks, Iris. Pick your own (u-pick) raspberries farms, patches and orchards in California, CA. I used to live outside of Portland and miss being able to walk down to the “u-pick” farms with a few old tupperwares and turn my hands red from all the raspberries. Thank you so much for your helpful perspective! Two cultivars, Bababerry and Oregon 1030, partially tolerate the heat of the southern and central valleys of California. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Our raspberries only come around once a year and the picking season varies based on weather, so please continue to follow us on Facebook for updates and availability. I used to try to parse and apply such guidance but have since developed my own very simple but effective way of pruning my raspberries: Cut out anything that’s dead. Sounds like you would be safer with using the Valencia for afternoon shade. I do this pruning in late summer (September) and again in winter. Raspberries grow throughout the United States but will ripen at different speeds based on their location. Ever-bearing raspberries ripen in late June or July and continue bearing until first frost. What are the planting and spacing requirements for raspberries?