New Farm Raspberries
- Category: Soft Fruits
- Harvest Time: Late May - October
- Growing method: Substrate pots
We grow almost 12 hectares of raspberries using long-cane planting material. Our range includes varieties such as Driscoll’s Maravilla and Driscoll’s Reyna, with Reyna being our principal crop.
Driscoll’s Reyna is a firm, consistent variety producing relatively large berries with an excellent shelf life. It offers an appealing flavour profile, with a well-balanced sugar and acid content. The high quality of Reyna makes it an outstanding raspberry, giving retailers greater flexibility to sell with minimal waste. It is also one of the easiest varieties to pick, supporting efficient harvesting..
Floricanes
Floricane raspberries are summer fruiting. They produce flower and fruit on year-old canes (the previous season's growth). Fruited canes are cut back to ground level after harvesting in summer, without leaving a stub. Floricanes are vegetative the first year, become fruiting canes that set fruit the following summer, and then they die back after harvest. These canes must remain intact throughout the winter for the following growing season.
Primocanes
Raspberries can also fruit on their primocanes. These are the new shoots they have been growing since the spring. Primocanes start flowering and fruiting in August/September to produce a lovely late summer crop. Primocane varieties produce flowers and fruit on stems grown in the same year. Most autumn fruiting varieties are primocanes, producing fruit in their first year of growth.