Juicy Raspberries From Our Patch!

About 3 years ago, we drove up to Pescadero to dig out 50 raspberry cane from a fellow’s garden.  He had posted an ad on Craigslist that he was clearing his raspberry patch and was selling each cane for $5. 

Rob and I planted each of the 50 cane in our raspberry patch after building above ground planters and fencing around the entire patch to keep out the deer and critters.  We anxiously awaited harvest time in our raspberry patch each season only to gather a handful of berries.  Even with fertilizers, pruning, weeding, covering the patch, our berries were so small we couldn’t serve them with any of our desserts.

Then this year, we got our first bumper crop of raspberries.  There were so many raspberries on each cane that they were leaning over from the weight!  Wow!  Each raspberry that we picked was plump and beautiful. I must have eaten a quart on the first day!  I think the cane just needed a few years to establish themselves in their new homes.  With this new season from September to December, I’m looking forward to eating my favorite fruit!