Summer raspberries or autumn raspberries - red, yellow or black fruits - high and low raspberry bushes with and without thorns: With the large number of different raspberry varieties, making the right choice is not easy. A little decision-making aid for choosing raspberries for your garden.

Pros and cons of summer raspberries

Summer raspberries only bear fruit on two-year-old canes. The fruits ripen from June to July. The harvest is usually more plentiful than with autumn raspberries.

On the other hand, the early varieties are more susceptible to disease and pest infestation. Summer raspberries are often attacked by the maggots of the raspberry beetle. They must therefore be constantly checked for diseases and pest infestation.

Since only the two-year-old canes are always cut back in summer raspberries, cane disease can spread more easily.

Popular summer raspberry varieties

Red summer raspberries

  • “Meeker” - is grown very commonly
  • "Schönemann" - dark red, late summer raspberry
  • “Elida” - ripens already in early June
  • "Glen Ample" - thornless, medium-red fruits
  • “Tulameen” - dark red raspberries
  • "Rubaca" - ripens medium late, medium red raspberry
  • "Glen Coe" - does not form spines, purple fruits
  • "Framita" - thornless, dark red raspberry

Yellow summer raspberries

  • "Golden Queen" - robust summer raspberry, golden colored fruits
  • "Yellow Antwerpener" - low growth, does not need to be tied
  • “Fallgold” - ripens in July

Pros and cons of autumn raspberries

Autumn raspberries already bear fruit on the one-year canes and ripen from August. They can be harvested several times a week until the frost. The yield is lower than that of summer raspberries. Also, the fruits are not quite as aromatic.

The pruning of autumn raspberries is much easier because all shoots are pruned. As a result, rod disease occurs less frequently.

Since the raspberry beetle no longer lays eggs when the autumn raspberries are in bloom, the fruits are largely free of maggots.

Popular autumn raspberry varieties

Red autumn raspberries

  • “Aroma Queen” - high yield
  • "Autumn Bliss" - aromatic, can be grown in a pot
  • "Bakker's Jewel" - ideal for processing
  • “Polka” - very firm fruit
  • "Pokusa" - large beads
  • "Himbotop" - very well-known, aromatic variety

Yellow autumn raspberries

  • "Alpengold" - thornless
  • "Autumn Amber" - apricot colored
  • “Autumn Gold” - honey-colored
  • “Golden Everest” - hardy variety with large fruits
  • "Golden Bliss" - yellow-orange raspberries
  • "Goldmarie" - old country variety, very aromatic

Black Raspberries

Black raspberries are a special case. They cannot be clearly assigned to summer or autumn raspberries. They ripen later than summer raspberries but earlier than the late varieties.

Well-known black raspberry varieties are:

  • "Black Diamond" - very robust raspberry
  • "Bristol" - deep black, late summer raspberry
  • "Black Jewel" - purple-black fruits with a slight gray veil.

Two-timer raspberries bear twice

The most famous two-timer raspberry is "Sugana". It is not only suitable for growing in the garden, but also as a container plant.

The variety bears medium-red fruits, which you can harvest for the first time in June and the second time in August.

tips and tricks

If you grow summer and autumn raspberries in the garden at the same time, you should definitely plant them separately. This makes maintenance easier because you know exactly which rods you need to cut back and when.

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