Raspberries!

Ahhh I caught some flack when I told people I was planting raspberries in my garden.  I was warned time after time that they would spread all over and just become a nuisance.  I didn't think it was too big of a deal - in fact I was hoping that they would spread!  Especially into the easement behind my property where there is lots of space!  What is better than a big raspberry patch?

It has take about 4 years, but I finally have a good raspberry crop.  The few stalks I originally planted have multiplied, but they have stayed in the same area they were planted.  I have yet to see them spread to the other side of my fence, but I still have hope.

And now, we are getting our second crop of berries for the year.  Is there anything better than eating berries fresh off the bush?  Maybe a raspberry jam to remind us of those delicious summer evenings picking berries.  But for that to happen, I would have to have to curb dear Hubby's appetite for the berries.

Maybe next year we will have enough for jam...