Double Gold Raspberry – 10 Seeds
(Rubus idaeus ‘Double Gold’)
R50.00
It is named Double Gold because in warmer areas it produces two crops of coral colored raspberries.
Seed Type: Organic – Harvested from our own plants.
Indoor Sowing: Cold Stratification and then transplant once big enough.
Direct Sowing: Autumn and Early Winter.
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🍒 Fruit Quick Facts
Fruit Info
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Baking, Beverages/Teas, Desserts, Jams and Jellies, Juices and Syrups, Marinades/Dressings, Raw Eating
- 🥗 Edible Part: Fruit, Leaf, shoot tips
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Sweet
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Perennial
- 🌾 Plant Type: Shrub
- 🔁 Fruiting Needs: Needs Only 1 Plant
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Bramble, Rhizomatous, Sprawling, Spreading, Upright
- 🌸 Flower Color: White
- 🌿 Foliage Type: Deciduous
- 🦋 Pollinator Method: Attracts Bees, Attracts Hoverflies, Attracts Wasps, Self-pollinating
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water, Water Deeply
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Cold Tolerant, Frost Sensitive, Low drought tolerance, Moderate Heat Tolerance
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Compost Enriched, Fertile, Light, Loam, Rich Organic, Sandy, Slightly acidic, Well-Drained
Double Gold Raspberry (Rubus idaeus ‘Double Gold’) is an unique, ever-bearing raspberry variety with an excellent sweet flavor. It is a highly productive plant. The fruit is a pale golden color when unripe, changing to a vibrant coral color once fully ripe. It is named Double Gold because in warmer areas it produces two crops of berries – as both a floricane (summer) and primocane (autumn) producer.
Growing Double Gold Raspberry
Indoor Sowing: Cold Stratification and then transplant seedlings once big enough.
Direct Sowing: Autumn and Early Winter.
- To plant raspberries from seeds, direct sow the seeds in a plastic peat pot starting in autumn to early winter.
- The seeds need a period of cold stratification to break dormancy. This naturally occurs outdoors if you plant the seeds in the garden in Autumn or winter.
- If you want to start raspberry seeds indoors, you must simulate the cold stratification process before planting.
- Soak the raspberry seeds in room temperature water for 24 hours.
- Place the seeds in a resealable plastic bag along with a handful of damp peat moss. Seal the bag, and place in a refrigerator.
- Keep the seeds chilled for 12 to 16 weeks.
- Fill seed trays with seed starter soil, and spread the raspberry seeds on top of the soil.
- Lightly cover the seeds with soil, and place in a warm area.
- Plant the raspberry seedlings outdoors the following spring.
- For Direct sowing in Autumn or Early Winter, press one to two Raspberry Seeds down into the soil of a container. Pat the soil down gently over the seeds to remove air pockets.
- Mist the soil lightly to dampen, using a spray bottle filled with water. Keep the soil moist throughout the germination process.
- The seeds will begin to sprout within three months.
- Set the container in an area that receives bright, indirect sunlight once the seeds begin to sprout.
- Continue to keep the soil moist and provide the raspberry plants with adequate light as they continue to grow.
- Transplant the raspberry plants outdoors in the spring, as soon as the soil is workable.
- Select an area for transplanting your raspberries that contains full sun and well-drained soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5.
- Raspberries can also be successfully grown in containers.
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