Re: [nafex] Raspberries-Baba

["del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>]

Don , you whetted my interest. In the new Fruit, N, and B, Inventory under 
Bababerry it says..berries up to 1", short chilling req., good for hot 
valleys mild winters, hardy to 0 degree F.  lists 8 sources. intro. 1983     
Mn. del


>From: Don Yellman <dyellman@earthlink.net>
In spring,
>2000, I planted 10 plants of Baba (aka Bababerry).  By July, 2000 they
>started to bear, and continued for about six weeks.  This year the
>plants are much stronger, and have spread, and from these 10 plants my
>wife has been picking over a quart every day since late June, and they
>show no signs of slowing down.  They don't seem to have defined spring
>and fall seasons; they just keep bearing all summer and fall, and will
>grow new canes and bloom as late as August.  The bees are still out
>there working the blooms right now.  I planted 10 Fallgold at the same
>time, and they are providing a small trickle of candylike sweet berries,
>but they are not in the same league as Baba.
>    In the 80's I tried Latham and Taylor, as well as Heritage, but gave
>up because of poor, almost insignificant production, crumbly berries,
>and disease problems.  The Baba is a completly different story.  Flavor
>is an arguable point, and it may be that some of the older varieties are
>tastier, but the Baba tastes like a red raspberry to me, and we have
>gallons of them in the freezer for jam, eat them fresh nearly every day,
>and give them away liberally.  I never thought there could be almost too
>many red raspberries from such a relatively small planting.  I
>understand the Baba was discovered in the wild in California.  Don't
>know anything about its hardiness beyond my own zone.
>    However, they are aggressive spreaders, and I am going to have to dig
>out dozens of plants on the edges to keep them under control.  That will
>probably be in March/April 2002.  Rather than destroy them I would be
>prepared to send them to interested Nafexers, and would do so at no cost
>other than postage and the USPS box that would be most appropriate to
>send them.  Unless things get completely out of hand, I should be able
>to deal with requests for a half-dozen plants from most interested
>growers, and would probably try to send them out in one shot,  in April
>or so.  There is no rush here, since this is not something that is going
>to happen tomorrow, but if you are interested, remember to provide me
>with a mailing address in about March, 2002, assuming I am still here
>and kicking, which seems a reasonably good bet at this point.
>
>Rgds, Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA
>
aba

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