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Delicious raspberries, Rubus idaeus, are very easy to grow. From just a few plants you'll be able to harvest bowlfuls of fruit from midsummer until mid-autumn. They can be eaten straight from the plant, used in jams, summer puddings, coulis and wine, and they also freeze well.
Raspberries can be grown in any size garden, as long as they have a fertile, well-drained soil and plenty of sunshine. Some varieties can even be grown in containers.
Most people grow summer-fruiting raspberries, which bear fruit from late June to August, on the previous year's growth. To prune, simply cut back all fruited stems to ground level after fruiting. Autumn-fruiting raspberries produce canes that flower and fruit the same year. Cut down all their canes in winter, allowing new canes to develop as a wide row the following year.
Rubus idaeus 'Cascade Delight' is a highly productive and vigorous late-summer-fruiting raspberry. It has good resistance to root root, making it ideal for growing in heavy soils. Berries are large and conical with a glossy skin and a firm flesh – ensuring they last well after picking.
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Rubus ‘Cascade delight’ and wildlife
Rubus ‘Cascade delight’ is known for attracting bees and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is not known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Butterflies/Moths
Butterflies/Moths
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Other pollinators
Is Rubus ‘Cascade delight’ poisonous?
Rubus ‘Cascade delight’ has no toxic effects reported.
