08/12/2017 TimberGardener

Almost before the first raspberry wine was out of the fermentor I started a second batch.  The smell was just TOO amazing.  Check out the recipe for the first raspberry wine here.  The second wine was started on August 12, 2017. Raspberry Wine #2 5 lbs raspberries from the garden…

08/04/2017 TimberGardener

There are 30 glorious feet of raspberries in the Timber Garden, and they are my favorite berry plants.  I could eat raspberries off the vine all day, and sometimes I really do just go graze the plants for breakfast.  During the peak of summer they produce several lbs of raspberries…

02/13/2017 TimberGardener

Berries might be the most successful perennial you can grow in our area.  There are so many to choose from, and it seems like there is a new ‘superberry’ in the news daily.  I think it is safe to say berries, regardless of type, are good for you.  Here is the…

06/04/2016 TimberGardener

In 2015 I posted that you should never purchase raspberries because they are probably invading someone else’s home and garden. I didn’t expect it to happen to me so soon, but I had sprouts coming up that fall. Now they are coming up in the path, in the former rhubarb…

02/23/2016 TimberGardener

I have a theory on why individual raspberry plants are so expensive. Who is willing to pay $30 for a single plant at D&B? I would never be able to afford my raspberry habit! I think they are priced to save overzealous gardeners from themselves. They will TAKE OVER. My…