Berry Updates-Year Three Summary
The Final Year of Research This year we experienced out first real production from the berries. several varieties produced well, while several others did not produce well at all. The…
Category: Raspberry Research
Berry Update Spring 2012
The berries came back very strong this spring. We thinned out the canes while they were still dormant and several varieties showed strong growth, although several also froze back to…
Berry Updates – Year Two Summary
Summary of Progress This spring we completed the trellis building project and set up the berries for trellising. Over the summer we have continued to tie the berries to the…
Berry Research Harvest Records
This is the harvest record document used to track the harvest record for all berries.
Killarney Red Raspberry
Killarney Red Raspberries Medium size canes, a bit taller than Boyne. Killarney is a light honey-red, and is extremely sweet for a raspberry. In fact, the bees prefer these to…
Berry Update: Year One Summary
This post is a summary of what happened in the first year of the project. First Year Accomplishments Established planting area for berries Set up complete irrigation system for berries…
Berry Updates – Well Established Berries Slideshow
Here is a slideshow of some recent photos showing how well established the new berry planting is. For the best view, click the full screen button in the slideshow footer.…
Berry Update ~ Fences, Trellises & Berries!
Fences & Trellises Work continues in the new berry planting area. The fence is now nearly complete – all the posts are in, with both heights of high tinsel wire…
Berry Update: ground cover & drip irrigation
Installing the woven ground cover The task of laying the ground cover out, to cover each side of the eight trellised berry rows has begun. I dug the side furrows…
Berries starting to leaf out! Encore leads the pack.
The berries have started to bud out. Encore in particular is already in full leaf, Nova is showing leaves, and the rest of the varieties are just barely exposing buds.…