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Here’s a great chart listing thebest berries to grow in your garden by region and by variety of berries, includingstrawberries, blueberries, blackberries, andraspberries.
If you want to grow sweet, tasty berries, it’s important to choose types and varieties for the climate and conditions of your area.
A berry that thrives in New England, for example, may struggle in the West, and in some parts of the country, a particular type of berry may not grow at all.
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Berry Recommendations byRegion
Here are some regionalrecommendations.
*Note: Serviceberry is also known as saskatoon andJuneberry.
| Region | NewEngland - Upper Great Lakes | Mid-Atlantic - Ohio Valley | Southeast | Upper Midwest - Canada | Texas - Oklahoma | Rockies & High Plains | Northwest | Southwest |
| Grower | Stella Otto Maple City, Michigan | Richard Moyer Briston, Tennessee | Charlie Edwards Ruston, Louisiana | Duane Reynolds New Hope, Minnesota | Doreen Howard Angleton, Texas | Kerrie Badertscher Boulder, Colorado | Kathy Fives Canby, Oregon | Claude Sweet San Diego, California |
| Strawberry | ‘Tristar’ Best flavor of any. | ‘Earliglow’ | ‘Quinalt’ | ‘Tristar’ Tolerant of weather extremes. | ‘Chandler’ Sweet, big, and keeps on producing. | ‘Ogallala’ ‘Tristar’ | ‘Tristar’ | ‘Chandler’ |
| Blueberry (xpollinator) | ‘Northblue x Northsky’ (half-high) | ‘Jersey x Berkley’ (highbush) ‘Tiffblue x Woodard’ (rabbiteye) | ‘Tiffblue x Woodard’ (rabbiteye) The best! | ‘Kay Gray x Northblue’ (half-high) Pleasure to eat. | ‘Beckyblue x Aliceblue’ (rabbiteye) | Not recommended. Plant serviceberry* instead. | ‘Sunshine Blue’ ‘Bluecrop’ (highbush)Bluecrop has large, high-quality fruit; disease-resistant. | ‘Premier x Powderblue’ (rabbiteye) |
| Raspberry | ‘Canby’ You can count on it every year. | ‘Heritage’ Bulletproof. | Not recommended. | ‘Fallgold’ (yellow) Sweet and juicy. | Not recommended. | ‘Plainsman’ (red fall-bearer) | ‘Canby’ Sweet and full-flavored. | Not recommended. |
| Blackberry | ‘Chester Thornless’ | ‘Navajo’ Big berries and thornless. | ‘Navajo’ Large berries. | Not recommended. | ‘Rosborough’ Small seeds in berries. | Not recommended. | ‘Chester Thornless’ | ‘Cherokee’ |
| Other Berries | ‘Hinnomaki Yellow’ gooseberry ‘Jhonkeer van Tets’ red currantGooseberries and currants love our cool summers. | ‘Jennybelle’ serviceberry* ‘Crandall’ clove currant‘Crandall’ is disease-resistant and takes the heat and cold. | Not recommended. | ‘Minnesota 71’ red currant ‘Pixwell’ gooseberry | Not recommended. | ‘Pembina’ serviceberry*‘Consort’ black currant‘Cherry’ red currant‘Welcome’ gooseberry | ‘Smokey’ serviceberry*‘Koralle’ lingonberry‘Pilgrim’ cranberry‘Poorman’ gooseberry | Not recommended. |
You can find growing guides to all our berries and other backyard edibles here.
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About The Author
Catherine Boeckmann
Catherine Boeckmann loves nature, stargazing, and gardening so it’s not surprising that she and The Old Farmer’s Almanac found each other. She leads digital content for the Almanac website, and is also a certified master gardener in the state of Indiana. Read More from Catherine Boeckmann
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Why are raspberries not recommended to be grown in SW and SE states like CA and FL?
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Raspberries don’t do as well in areas with higher temperatures. Areas along the coast of hotter regions, where temperatures are more moderate, may work OK. Raspberries prefer temps in the lower 70s, and about 6 or more hours of sunlight. The plants also require a chilling period in winter for best production during the growing season, and some mild climates may not providethat.
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We live in the mountains of western North Carolina where we have hot summers, cold winters, and an abundance of rain, The raspberries in our yard and on neighboring roadsides are "wild" (I presume native), and produce an abundance of bright red berries for several weeks in mid-summer. They essentially need no tending or fertilizing, except for the occasional need to "turn them around" when they begin "walking" across the yard. We have successfully transplanted them to more convenient locations when they became intrusive. We enjoy them every summer on cereal, ice cream, raspberry shortcake, or in "icebox pies". We couldn't ask for a better, more delicious, or easily maintained plant for our area of the southeast
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Im trying to read the chart you created by region but the ads to the right are blocking it. When you try to remove the add a pop up appears asking if its blocking the page. If you click yes a response then appears that says thanks for your feedback we will review this ad to improve your experience in the future except the message STILL BLOCKS THE PAGE! Can someone email me the chart please since my regions is blocked from view?
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Do red raspberries have a need for egg shells in the soil?
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We're not sure what you're asking. Raspberries prefer a deep, well-drained, sandy loam soil. At least 5% organic matter is helpful.
Eggshells can be added to compost as a mix of organic ingredients if the shells are dried and ground as fine as possible before adding. If using compost, you'd want to mix into the soil int he late fall or early winter.
We generally use eggshells to prevent slugs from feeding on plants such as lettuce.
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