The raspberry fruit flavor that inspired today’s blue raspberry jellos, lollipops and candies…
You too can grow these tasty, sweet, tart Non-GMO blue raspberry plants in your garden from fresh heirloom seed. These blue raspberries are a west coast native. Features a fast growth rate. Grows from bush to shrub-sized (4 ft height, 1-3 ft width). The flowers are white to pink in color and bloom in the spring. The leaves are deciduous. The raspberry fruits turn a dark blue color when fully ripe.
How to care for your Blue Raspberry Plants
Choose a spot to plant where the wind doesn’t bluster and ensure your spot doesn’t collect water (ie: don’t plant at the bottom of a slope). Choose a spot where the plants will get 6-8 hours of sun a day. The best fertilizer for your raspberry bushes is a general purpose 10-10-10 fertilizer. Fertilize in early spring.
Germination Procedure: Soak seeds in a glass of water for 24 hours. Next, cold stratify seeds in the freezer to simulate winter conditions and thus break dormancy for 2 months. Sow when soil temperatures are warm. Sow seeds at an 1/8 of an inch depth, barely covering them. Keep seeds and soil moist throughout the germination phase.
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