When we moved to our farm 13 years ago, the previous owners had a huge row of summer and fall bearing raspberries mixed together. It drove me crazy and I eventually mowed it all down, a little at a time. It was incredibly unproductive given the space it took and very hard to pick, impossible to maintain/prune.
I've never been able to commit to a site for growing a good patch. I've seen raised beds up against a building (usually garage) that looked nice and was easy to access. I've seen strips in
lawn grass that was good for fancy trellising and mowing to keep suckers at bay. ...I guess those are the two most common.
We have plenty of site choices- edged, in
raised bed, along a sheep/goat
fence so they can graze one side and we harvest and mow the other, plunked in the lawn (quackgrass is a big struggle here and I'm not great with fussy weeding and maintenance/mulch), along a gravel driveway....
We're in
land of four seasons with cold winters (if all goes well).
What's worked best for you?
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