Day 304: Heritage is an "ever-bearing" raspberry, which means that it produces one crop during the summer, then takes a short nap before producing a second (and usually smaller) crop in early Autumn. While it purportedly requires little pruning, mine put up a mass of bull-canes this year and because I neglected to clip them out in a timely manner, I'm paying for my laziness with fewer berries. Strangely, the Steller's Jays who usually get first pick seem to be respecting my desire for sweet, succulent fruit and have been allowing them to ripen for my pleasure. There's nothing quite as delicious as a sun-warmed raspberry fresh off the vine!
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