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This afternoon's raspberry harvest: (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 OP
OMG Those look so good. Enjoy! Little Star Sep 2014 #1
Beautiful! femmocrat Sep 2014 #2
mine are coming up to speed. mopinko Sep 2014 #3
Are you seeing any spotted-wing drosophila? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #4
hmmm. maybe. mopinko Sep 2014 #5
My 'autumn gold' (yellow/pinkish) ones Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #6

mopinko

(71,802 posts)
3. mine are coming up to speed.
Sat Sep 20, 2014, 05:51 PM
Sep 2014

got a pint and a half yesterday. many more on the way. if it can only stay warm a liiiiiiiiitle longer.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,836 posts)
4. Are you seeing any spotted-wing drosophila?
Sat Sep 20, 2014, 05:55 PM
Sep 2014

They are a common pest on raspberries and other soft fruit. I've been trying to harvest mine before they get overripe so the little bastards can't reproduce on them. I've probably eaten a few of them but trying not to think about that.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/spotted-wing-drosophila-in-home-gardens/

mopinko

(71,802 posts)
5. hmmm. maybe.
Sat Sep 20, 2014, 05:59 PM
Sep 2014

i have both reds and yellows. the reds are fine, but something is getting at the yellows.
getting small holes, and, yes, rot and fungus.
thanks for the clue.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
6. My 'autumn gold' (yellow/pinkish) ones
Sat Sep 20, 2014, 09:36 PM
Sep 2014

are having similar problems. Had picked a few, and set them on a windowsill to dehydrate a bit before I tried using them for seeds, and darned if they didn't have tiny larvae in them when I squished them between paper towels to get the seeds. Ended up just pitching em. I don't recall ever really having similar probs with the black raspberries, but they all get harvested in early July, then frozen until we're ready to make jam.

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