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Red raspberries this year #752661

Asked May 28, 2021, 8:55 AM EDT

Hi, quick question: Last year (2020) I harvested the most lovely red raspberries from our woods right around July 5. I am wondering if the harvest will be later this year (2021) due to the cool spring? Thank you.

Baltimore County Maryland

Expert Response

Hi- this is wineberry, an invasive plant that produces delicious fruits spread far and wide by animals. 

It's best to pick all the ripe fruits you can eat this year and then remove the plants and any sprouts that emerge in future years. Wineberry displaces native plants and is changing the make-up of MD's wild areas.

https://extension.umd.edu/resource/wineberry

Jon

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied May 28, 2021, 12:22 PM EDT
Thank you!
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