Bushcroft Kitchen Garden in central west of NSW, Australia

All raspberries are grown in the original clay soil with some compost, cow and sheep manure mixed in
Mid to late winter the raspberries are fed a small amount of sulphate of potash or chicken pellets and some homemade compost or leaf mould if available
Woodchips are used for mulch
Raspberries like a pH of between 5.5 and 6.8
Netting is essential

Description: Of all the berries in the kitchen garden this raspberry is the most delicious! It is a summer fruiting raspberry with tiny spines.
Tulameen produces fruit on second year wood, floricanes. The canes can grow up to 1.8mt. Fruit very sweet and large. Fruit can be frozen. Needs a trellis, the one in the image above (taken in winter 2019 after pruning out the old canes that have fruited) is 1.75mts high and 2mts wide.
Uses: Eat fresh, jams, desserts
Purchased From: Bunnings, 125mm potted plant
Date Planted: November 2017
Position: East facing, receives morning, is shaded from the hot afternoon sun
Harvest in Bathurst: December to January
Harvest dates: First harvest - Dec 2018, fruit very sweet.
Second harvest - 7th Dec 2019 to Jan 2020, fruit slightly small probably due to the drought.
Third harvest - 29 Nov 2020 to 6 Jan 2021 Bumper harvest. Lost some due to rain.
Pruning: Fruit is produced on previous years canes. After fruiting canes are cut down to ground level and the new canes are tied to the wires.

Description: Heritage raspberries is an autumn fruiting raspberry. Produces on one year old canes (primocanes), the canes can grow up to 1.5mt. Needs a trellis, the one in the image above is 1.20mt high and 2.65mts wide, with 3 wires.
Uses: Eat fresh, jams, desserts
Purchased From: Churches Garden Centre, Bathurst. bare rooted
Date Planted: 9 July 2019
Position: South facing, receives some afternoon sun
Harvest: February to March
First Harvest date: 2020, very small harvest in February
2021, 31 January 2021 to 13 April
2022
2023, 13 February to 15 April
Pruning: Fruit is produced on first years canes, the canes can grow up to 1.5mt. After fruiting the canes are cut down at ground level.

Description: A duel fruiting raspberry, Summer and Autumn . Produces on two year old canes (floricanes), the canes can grow up to 1.8mt. Needs a trellis.
Uses: Eat fresh, desserts
Purchased From: Local nursery 140mm pottted plant
Date Planted: 2020
Position: In front of the shed, east facing (sun till midday)
Harvest: Summer & Autumn
First Harvest date: 2022; 2023, 13 February to 5 April
Pruning: Fruit is produced on previous years canes. After fruiting canes are cut down to ground level and the new canes are tied to the wires.