You might want to run some irrigation trials on Autumn Bliss. My
experience has been maturation is strongly correlated to percipitation with
that variety.
Dear Fluffster, we have not had any of the drought of so much of the
country, ground has never so much as cracked all summer, I would proffer an
average of 1" week easily. Grown in rich garden soil over clay on a
good slope. How Does the the precip sound for these raspberries? If too
much is the problem, I am at natures mercy. Del