Since most berries do not stay fresh for very long after harvest and this circumstance poses logistical challenges for retailers, they are relatively expensive even during the harvest season. On the other hand, you can enjoy fresh berries from your own garden for weeks straight from the bed or picked from the bush.
When is the harvest time for berries?
The harvest time for berries varies depending on the type: strawberries (May-June), gooseberries (June-July), currants (June-August), elderberries (August-September), raspberries (June-October) and blackberries (July-October). By growing different varieties, you can extend the harvest season.
The delicious variety of sweet and sour berries
There are many different types of berries for almost every taste, from sour to sweet. The most important types of berries for the garden include:
- Strawberries
- Gooseberries
- currants
- Elderberries
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
While with some berries (e.g. gooseberries) almost all fruits ripen more or less at the same time, the gradually ripening raspberries and blackberries, for example, can be harvested fresh from the plants over several weeks.
Harvest all summer long with a thoughtful selection of plants
Most types of berries have different varieties with quite different harvest times. For example, you can cultivate early, mid-early and late currant varieties right next to each other in a bucket on the balcony or in the garden bed and harvest fresh currants from June to August.
Tip
You can make optimal use of the space in your garden for growing berries if you grow different types of berries on different floors. For example, you can combine strawberries, standard currants and blackberries tied to a trellis in a relatively small area.
