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Caroline - Red

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Red, Primocane, Bears fruit in the fall, Earlier than Heritage, Large sweet berries,
(Patent #10412)

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Zone Map Best In Zones 4 - 8

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Booklet - Berries (Rasp & Black)

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32 pages of practical advice.
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Fertilizer - Brambles - 4# Bag

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Based on our experience this is just the right formula for brambles. 
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Raspberries

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Edited by Richard C. Funt and Harvey K. Hall. Covers breeding and production in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and discusses all aspects of raspberry growing. Much of this publication covers research based information, See More Details

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The Fruit Gardener's Bible

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The Fruit Gardener's Bible by Lewis Hill and Leonard Perry
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Planting Raspberry Plants
Planting Raspberry Plants (Spanish)
Primocane vs Floricane Brambles
Harvesting Process
Checking for Winter Damage
Why Buy From Indiana Berry

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Information 
Raspberry & Blackberries 
Both members of the genus Rubus, are collectively known as brambles. All brambles have a perennial root system which produces canes that are either biennial (grow for 2 years) or annual. During the first growing year, the canes are vegetative and are known as primocanes. In the second growing season, the canes become reproductive and bear fruit. Following fruiting, these 2-year-old canes, now called floricanes, die. At the same time, the bramble plant is also producing new primocanes. Under good care, the plant will normally grow and bear fruit for ten years. 
 
Selecting a planting site 
The planting site should receive full sun and have good air drainage. Brambles should not be grown in an area in which tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, peppers or other crops susceptible to Verticillium wilt have been grown in the past 3-4 years. To avoid getting diseases from wild brambles, all wild brambles within 600 feet of your planting should be removed. Heavy or poorly drained soil should be avoided as bramble roots cannot tolerate a water saturated soil condition. Even areas that pond after it rains should be avoided. You should prepare your bramble site at least one year prior to planting. Work to build up organic matter and eliminate perennial weeds. A pH of 5.5 to 6.5 is desirable and the pH should not be below 5.5 or above 7 as serious problems will arise. Contact a fertilizer supplier or your County Extension Office for testing procedures and to determine the best way to amend your soil. 

How to plant your brambles 
Brambles should be planted on deep, well-drained loamy soils. They can be grown on sandy soils if irrigated. Ninety percent of the bramble root system is in the top 20 inches of the soil-so proper fertilizer and an ample supply of water is important. Set your plants in trenches large enough to contain the roots without crowding. Separate the roots in half and spread out on both sides of the cane. Set all brambles one inch deeper than they were in the nursery. You can determine the proper depth by the dark brown color line on the cane.  
Fall Red Primocane- Plant 2' to 3' apart. Cut cane off at ground level at the time of planting. Entire planting is cut back at ground level each fall or winter after plants are completely dormant and before any growth starts in the spring. Allow plants to sucker and keep rows about 18" wide. The roots should only be covered with approximately 2" of soil. Be sure to press dirt firmly about the roots and water well to prevent air pockets. If the weather is dry, put on a light straw mulch. Blackberry roots are particularly sensitive to sunlight so it is very important to keep the root covered as much as possible while plants are out of the ground and if possible, plant on an overcast day. If there are any wild brambles growing around or near your new planting, they should be dug up and destroyed to prevent the possibility of their carrying diseases. 
 
Fertilize 
Apply 3-5 days after planting, use 1 cup per 10 feet of row, spread evenly with a 12" circle around the plant but no closer than 6" from the cane.

2nd Year apply 1/2 cup per 10 feet of row in the spring when new growth starts and again after harvest.

3rd Year apply 3/4 cup per 10 feet of row in the spring when new growth starts and again after harvest. 
 
Irrigation 
Ample amounts of water are needed for a healthy bramble planting, but never standing water. Newly planted plants should be watered well. Producing fields need up to two inches of water per week. This is especially true during fruit development and up to harvest. The use of mulch can help maintain and moderate fluctuations in available moisture but may increase your chances of developing root disease. Therefore we do not recommend using mulch after the first year. 
 
Pruning 
Fall/Everbearing/Primocane Bearing 
Raspberries and Blackberries:

To prune Primocane bearing berries for a single, late-season crop simply cut them back to the ground each year in late winter or early spring. It is important to cut canes as close to the ground as possible so that new buds will break from below the soil surface. If canes are not cut low enough, fruiting laterals may form on any remaining cane portion. These fruiting laterals are not healthy and are entry sites for insects and disease. While these varieties can produce fruit twice a year, July and again in the fall, the small July crop does not justify the added labor involved. 
 
Anthrocnose Control 
Where good sanitation is used (old fruited and infected canes are removed from the field), Anthracnose may not be a problem, especially on red raspberries. Where cane diseases are a problem, primarily black and purple raspberries, Lime Sulfur is very important. Lime sulfur is recommended for use on brambles as a delayed-dormant application in early spring (when buds show 1/4-inch green), it can label. If applied later in the season (after 1/4-inch green), it can cause severe damage to leaves and young canes. Lime sulfur is recommended for control of the cane-infecting fungi (anthracnose, cane blight, and spur blight). The delayed dormant application in spring is intended to eliminate or reduce the overwintering inoculums for these diseases on canes. Lime sulfur has a bad smell (rotten eggs) so there can be a problem spraying it around your neighbors. In addition, lime sulfur is very caustic. It is harmful to machine parts, paint (especially on cars) and sprayers. Special care should be taken to avoid drift and proper protective clothing should be worn by the applicator. 

Advantages of raised beds 
Medium to heavy soils often lack the proper drainage needed to successfully grow brambles. as Phytophthora Root Rot, a soil-borne fungus is commonly associated with poorly drained locations. raised beds can be a positive cultural step for control of the disease. Results of experiments show an 87% increase in yields on raised bramble beds. Raised bed production has long been considered an important cultural method for improving soil drainage. Even efforts for an 8-10" bed will be worth the investment. Research has shown, raised beds are an important step for increasing yields in Phytophthora susceptible bramble varieties. 

RASPBERRY FRUITING GUIDE
  Berry Variety Fruiting Season Flavor Berry Size Phytophthora
Resistance
Zones
Summer Red Boyne 1 Good M 4 3-7
Summer Red Canby 1 Very Good M-L 2 4-8
Summer Red Encore 4 Very Good M-L 2 4-7
Summer Red Killarney 2 Good M-L 1 4-7
Summer Red K-81-6 3 Very Good VL Unknown 4-8
Summer Red Nova 3 Excellent M-L 2 3-8
Summer Red Prelude 1 Excellent L 1 4-8
Fall Red Caroline 2 Excellent VL 2 4-7
Fall Red Crimson Night 3 Excellent M-L 1 4-8
Fall Red Heritage 4 Very Good M 3 4-8
Fall Red   Joan J 1 Very Good L Unknown 4-8
Fall Red Nantahala 4 Excellent L Unknown 6-10
Fall Red Polana 1 Very Good L Unknown 3-8
Black Bristol 1 Very Good M 1 5-8
Black Jewel 2 Good VL 1 5-8
Black Mac Black 3 Good L 2 5-8
Purple Royalty 2 Very Good VL 2 4-8
Purple Brandywine 2 Good L 2 4-8
Yellow Anne (Fall) 2 Excellent L 1 4-7
Yellow Fall Gold (Fall) 3 Excellent M-L 3 4-8
Yellow Double Gold (Fall) 3 Excellent M 1 5-8
Fruiting Season: 1 = Earliest, 4 = Latest
Berry Size: S = Small, M = Medium, L = Large, VL = Very Large
Phytophthora Resistance: 1 = Most, 5 = Latest

 
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Yes.....You can plant red and black brambles together! Historically they have been planted separately but not to keep the fruits from Cross pollinating. The potential problem is from insects transmitting diseases. If you control the insects, you control the problem. However, separating them by at least 200 yards will protect you from most problems.

Sam's Tip:
Raspberries and Blackberries do not like wet feet.  Don't plant them where there is standing water after a rain.  If water stands on your field or your proposed planting site, consider planting on raised beds to keep the plants (and roots) away from ponding water.


 
Fall Bearing, Primocane and Everbearing are all used interchangably to describe raspberries and blackberries that fruit on 1st year growth. 

The canes are cut to the ground each late winter/early spring. 
New growth produces fruit in August/September.

Brambles is a generic word used for raspberries and blackberries.

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