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182 Growing Raspberries, Boysenberries, Blackberries

34 min • 5 april 2022

Get your day off to a healthy start by adding fresh-picked berries - blackberries, raspberries, blueberries - to your breakfast. Here in California, harvest season for those are perhaps six weeks away. And wherever you live, you can probably grow some kind of berries.
We covered growing blueberries back in Episode 67.
Today, in Episode 182, we talk with Master Gardener and accomplished home blackberry, boysenberry and raspberry grower, Pam Bone, who has lots of good tips for growing these tasty, healthy treats. It’s all about berries!
We’re podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory. It’s the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots. And we will do it all in just a little over 30 minutes. Let’s go!

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Pictured:
Master Gardener Pam Bone and her Raspberry Garden

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Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/

Berry Varieties to Consider
UCANR Growing Caneberries in the Sacramento Region
Raspberry, Blackberry Production Guide (Cornell U.)

University of Massachusetts/Amherst Soil Test Information
Colorado State University Soil Test Information