It was purely coincidence that we planted our raspberry canes on the same day that hollywood was giving out golden raspberries to the years worst actors. It got me thinking how much the raspberry is considered to be a ‘supporting actor’ to the leading lady ‘strawberry’. I can’t think why? For me they deserve equal billing, and if you get the right variety then I don’t think you can beat raspberries for texture and flavour. Although you can buy golden (or yellow) varieties we’ve gone for a new red variety that fruits in the autumn called Polka. We chose an autumn fruiting variety mainly because we’ll get fruit in the first year, whereas summer fruiting varieties will produce from the second year onwards. It will also give us a chance to savour strawberries and raspberries on their own, allowing them the spotlight they deserve.
Enjoying website will be trying the Poka Raspberries.