Fruits and Nuts: Is it too late to plant raspberries/blkberries in Dallas TX?, 1 by stephpaige

stephpaige wrote:
Hi out there - I'm new to Dave's Garden and I am sooooo excited I found this site. It's been very educational.

This is my first garden and although I think I was a little overzealous in my expectations and planning for this year, things are coming along nicely. If you look at the attached image, you'll see that I have planned to put raspberries and blackberries on the left side of the garden. However, because of time restraints I haven't had time to put in the berries yet. Should I wait until next year and just amend the soil and let it sit or should I go ahead and plant them now?

Is it ok to plant them next to a fence or do they need to have full space around them? Can I plant the two different types of berries next to each other or are there issues with this?

Any info would be much appreciated. :)