Just looking at the fully covered berry bushes makes your mouth water. Many people with a sweet tooth can hardly wait until the plants in the garden bear fruit again. With a coordinated selection of plants, the harvest time can be extended to the maximum, because the berry season varies for each species.
When is the season for different types of berries?
The berry season varies depending on the type: strawberries from May to July, raspberries from June to September, blackberries from June to September and blueberries from June to September. The harvest time can be extended with a coordinated selection of plants.
Strawberries
Strawberry plants have a season that extends primarily from May to July. There are varieties that bloom again after the first harvest and can be harvested from late summer to fall. Monthly strawberries, which come from wild strawberries, produce fruit until October or early November. When grown in a polytunnel, the season starts earlier due to the favorable conditions.
Variety overview:
- early varieties: 'Elvira', 'Clery' or 'Honeoye'
- twice-bearing: 'Ostara'
- Monthly Strawberry: 'Rügen'
- late varieties: 'Symphony' or 'Thuriga'
Raspberries
Raspberries are harvested between June and September. There are some varieties that produce fruit twice a year, thus ushering in an off-season in October. You can pick the berries from the canes until the first frosts.
Summer raspberries
This group bears continuously from June to July, with the variety of varieties ensuring variety in color and taste. Classic varieties such as 'Tulameen' or 'Meeker' produce red raspberries, while 'Golden Queen' develops yellow berries. 'Black Jewel' is a black-fruited variety.
Autumn raspberries
All cultivars in this category bloom from July and reach fruit ripeness from August. 'Autumn Bliss' is the oldest and most popular raspberry because it bears large fruits and is considered extremely robust. The 'Himbo Top' variety matures about 14 days later. In general, summer varieties taste more aromatic than bushes that produce berries later.
Blackberries
The peak season for local berries falls between June and September. In the forest and in good conditions in the garden, the bushes can be harvested until October. The blackberries, which are initially greenish in color and become black when fully ripe, ripen one after the other on the canes so that you can pick continuously. 'Choctaw' and 'Wilson's Frühe' are early maturing cultivars. 'Loch Ness', 'Baby Cakes' and 'Jumbo' occupy a position among the middle varieties. Late-bearing blackberry varieties include 'Oregon Thornless', 'Asterina' and 'Thornfree'.
Blueberries
Blueberry season varies depending on the variety planted. In Germany, cultivated blueberries are planted, which are derived from an American original species. Location and weather also play a role in the harvest season. Fruit development takes place over a period of 70 to 100 days, so the main harvest occurs from June to September. The low season can fall in May or in October. A bush produces around four to five kilograms of berries if it is harvested several times within a few weeks.
Tip
When the stem of the fruit appears dark blue, blueberries are ready to harvest.
