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The large, flavourful fruit are firm on this everbearing cultivar. Ripens in mid-July and again in September.
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Some newer cultivars of raspberries like 'Autumn Britten' will produce fruit the first year. Pruning these cultivars entails mowing them in early spring.
Like other fruits, raspberries grow best in a fertile, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun. In its first year, a cane produces only leaves; in its second year, it develops fruit. Once the fruit matures the cane dies and should be cut down to the ground to allow the sun to reach newly emerging canes. A 5 cm layer of mulch applied every fall will aid in maintaining moisture, fertility, and help reduce weeds.