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Double Gold Raspberry has sweet and tasty flavor. The fruit are a blush gold champagne color and are medium size. Double Gold is a vigorous raspberry with good disease tolerance. Double Gold fruit will ripen July and September, and takes 1-2 years after planting to bear fruit.

Planting tips for bare root brambles (blackberries & raspberries)

• When
  choosing a planting location avoid planting blackberries &
  raspberries where the following crops have been planted: brambles,
  strawberries, potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants and peppers.
• Choose a full sun (6-8 hours per day) planting location
• Amend soil with organic matter and check to be sure that you have adequate drainage.
• Plant in Spring once your soil has warmed. Planting in cool and damp soil can delay development.
• Soak the roots up to 2 hours in water prior to planting.
• Prepare the planting area by digging a 3-4″ deep trench.
• Lay the roots horizontally in the trench about 1-1.5″ below the soil surface.
• Cover the roots immediately after placing roots in the trench.
• Water planting area
• Do not fertilize at planting time.
• New growth may take up to 6 weeks to appear
• Most if not all new growth will come from the root of your blackberry plant and not from the cane. The cane may never leaf out.