We set a new all time record for consecutive rain-days this summer. I stopped counting somewhere over 30. Our best weather was way back in May with a string of warm sunny days. It turned cloudy and wet in June and never let up through July and into August. We finally had enough rain free days in August to get out and pick berries.
I added a second raspberry bed and the new plants produced a few berries, but they will do much better next year. So far I picked about 8 lbs of raspberries. There are still quite a few that are not quite ripe and and hopefully we will get a few more weeks before frost.
This was my first Gooseberry crop and today I picked a little over 10 lbs from 3 bushes that I set out 3 years ago. The berries are washed, spread out on cookie sheets, and placed in the freezer. After freezing solid they are sealed in Food Saver vacuum bags and stored in our deep freeze. Later this year I plan to use the berries to make some more Chateau Listeur vintage Gooseberry country wine.
