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Raspberry 'Summer Chef®' (Rubus idaeus)
Overview
‘Summer Chef®’ is a high-quality summer-fruiting raspberry selected for flavour and texture. It produces long, conical berries with excellent eating quality and good firmness for freezing.
Key Features
- Chef-quality flavour with aromatic, balanced sweetness
- Good berry firmness for freezing and handling
- Strong, upright canes ideal for rows
- Reliable summer cropping in Irish gardens
How to Plant
Plant in Fertile, moisture-retentive soil with good drainage. in a position with Full sun for best flavour.. Dig a generous planting hole, mix in organic matter, and water thoroughly after planting. Apply a mulch around the base to help conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
Care Tips
- Plant in well-prepared rows with support wires.
- Cut out fruited canes after harvest; tie in new canes for the following year.
- Keep the root zone mulched and moist in dry weather.
Size & Growth Timeline
Reaches 1.8–2m tall on mature canes.
Harvest
Produces heavy crops in mid-summer, ideal for fresh use, freezing and preserves.
Perfect For…
- Serious home cooks and preservers
- Traditional kitchen gardens and allotments
- Mixed plantings with early and late raspberries
Growing & care
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 2.0m high
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