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Blackcap Raspberries (Rubus occidentalis) ripening now

 
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If you have any native blackcap rasperries growing wild near you, now is the time to start picking them.  I have some in my yard and there are a lot of ripe ones right now.

I was just reading how they are very high in antioxidants - http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=125450
 
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Thank you for the reminder!  We have some wild ones that I've been meaning to check on...

The variety that I planted this spring, Jewel, fell victim to verticillium wilt, so it's wild ones only for us.
 
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