Red raspberries are ripening in quantity now, and there will be many to pick now until about June 24. The black raspberry picking season started today and will run to about June 25, as black raspberries have a more concentrated harvest time of just over 2 weeks. A few purple raspberries are ripe now, more will ripen in a few days, and purple raspberries will be most plentiful from about June 12 to about July 2.
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Red raspberries are ripening heavily now. The two purple raspberry rows in the background are just starting to ripen now. |
All raspberries are sold pick-your-own only, for $2.79 per pint + 7.5% sales tax. Red raspberry plants are almost spineless so are easy to pick, but most of the berries are low on the canes and it takes a while to pick them. Purple raspberries have larger fruit borne higher on the canes so pick faster, and are the easiest for children to pick, but plants have medium spines. Black raspberries have the most intense flavor but are drier, so are great for jam and pies but not as popular for fresh eating. Black raspberry plants have large spines, so are NOT recommended for children to pick.
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As black raspberries grow and ripen, berries go from white to orange to red to purple and finally to fully black, when they're ripe.
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