[Market-farming] Primocane bearing raspberries
Richard Robinson
rrobinson at nasw.org
Thu Nov 6 09:16:14 EST 2008
On Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:17:12 -0500, Andy Fellenz wrote:
> I'm thinking of expanding my primocane raspberry plantings next season and am
> looking for recommendations for varieties which do well without trellising
> and pruning via bush-hogging.
Polana does just fine without trellising, and like other primocanes, it is chopped to the ground at the end of the season. The berries are reasonable sized (though variable), firm, highly productive, and with good flavor. By good I mean quite acceptable--not to-die-for, but easy to plow through a pint. It's only problem I've encountered is a tendency to develop split berries, one half of which develops early, while the other half doesn't. But this affects less that 1% of berries, and is not a significant problem.
Another primocane variety, Caroline, is the best berry I've encountered, but definitely requires trellising.
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Richard Robinson
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