I have been mulching every year, and this is the first year that none was needed. Thank goodness! This is a labor of love, but spreading 50 bags of mulch each year was getting old. The bed is about 45' long and 6 to 8' wide. Originally planted in 2018 with a single row of 15 plants that expanded so much through their roots that there are now 3 rows.
This was the first year I added bird netting, and what a difference! In previous years, I would be happy with a pint or two of berries. This year's yield was 6#! I ate them, I froze them, I gave them away, I made jam! The main harvest was every three days for the first two weeks of July.
I cooked them into jam at the end of the season, back in the city.
Recipe:
1.5 KG raspberry, frozen
1.5 KG Sugar
70 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Cook down to 221 F.
Place in sterile canning jars
Seal and boil jars for 15 minutes.
This took a couple of hours and made 9 jars!
