A bit off-topic: raspberries and strawberries

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happy_macomb Chevy Chase, MD(Zone 7a) Sep 02, 2006

What are the best places to buy strawberry and raspberry plants? (Price is definitely a big factor for me.)

And what varieties are the best tasting for home use?

I'm hoping to plant this fall.

(I posted this originally on the Edible Fruit forum, but got no responses and thought some of you might know. So then I tried the Mid-Atlantic forum and now here.)

Many thanks!

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Zeppy Shenandoah Valley, VA(Zone 6b) Sep 02, 2006

I really like Nourse Farms. They have excellent customer service, their Garden Watchdog reviews are very positive, and they have a "varieties at a glance" feature that compares varieties of berries to show taste, size texutre, which are best for freezing, eating fresh, etc. www.noursefarms.com

There is also a place called "edible landscaping" down this way in the Shenandoah Valley, but that's a heck of a drive for you.

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Indy Alexandria, IN(Zone 6a) Sep 02, 2006

happy,
When it comes to naming the best tasting varieties for home use, that is fairly subjective and somewhat area dependent. For example, I would like to grow the Delmarval strawberry, but it might freeze out here. Also, I would like to raise the O'Neal blueberry, but the same problem.

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jburesh Renton, WA(Zone 8a) Sep 02, 2006

The cheapest way is to swap or trade for raspberries and strawberry plants. I got all my raspberries for free (basically) and have given away dozens of strawberry starts. Course raspberries are practically invasive here.

You should consider first whether you want everbearing or not. They produce over the whole summer, but in smaller batches. June bearing produce one large crop. Either taste great and make great jam. Though with the everbearing, I freeze the extras over the whole summer and make jam in the winter.

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happy_macomb Chevy Chase, MD(Zone 7a) Sep 02, 2006

Thanks!

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