White Areas on Raspberries

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dodie

Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Posted: Jun-19-2004 at 11:56am

Typically by midsummer my raspberries start to get areas of white on the berries. This is not a soft, moldy growth, it is just that part of the berry is white and somewhat hard. Since I have gotten my fill of them by midsummer, it has not been a big deal, but now it is starting already. Anyone know what this is? Not enough water? Thanks, Pam (Corvallis)

 

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gary

Location: Washington, Puget Sound Corridor

Posted: Jun-19-2004 at 2:47pm

Pam,

I have no idea other than "THIS YEAR IS EARLY" but I will ask my best local berry grower tomorrow to see if he has any ideas.

Gary

 

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dodie

Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Posted: Jun-20-2004 at 12:56pm

Thank you. I'd welcome any other growers comments/advice.

 

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JeanneK

Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro

Posted: Jun-24-2004 at 8:25am

I've noticed a few of my raspberries have some white spots on the berry too. Usually not the whole berry. Interesting to know what the cause might be. Good question!

Jeanne

 

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cjmiller

Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Posted: Jun-25-2004 at 4:58pm

I have them too, not many, they taste all right,feel normal on the tongue, maybe still a little sour. add just a spoonful of sugar!

Carol

 

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gary

Location: Washington, Puget Sound Corridor

Posted: Jun-26-2004 at 11:10am

OK, let's try two possibles on everyone. If I'd known how easy this was, I would have answered earlier but my source, Jim Johnson of Johnson Farms didn't come to the Olympia Market until this morning.

Johnson Farms

If the white is very small as in confined to indivdual nodules of the berry surface, then the cause is a misquito like insect that feeds(?) on that nub.

If the white area is larger as seems from the above posts, then it is sunburn. This will particularly show around the crown of the berry.

I would guess that all of the above are from sunburn as last week was as warm in heat units as a normal Jul-31/Aug-1st week. This year Dodie's sunburn came in the middle of June when she still wanted to eat every berry.

Gary

 

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dodie

Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Posted: Jun-28-2004 at 8:49am

Sunburn? So , how to stop sunburn? Put up a cabana? I guess just deal with it. I have not tested whether or not the white ares taste okay as a previous messager wrote. That was very brave of him or her. Yesterday I was eating them off the bush too fast and bit into a stink bug. I could not spit that berry out fast enough. Possibly the most disgusting taste I have ever experienced. Check those berries before popping them in!

 

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JeanneK

Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro

Posted: Jun-28-2004 at 11:26am

Good to know,thanks, Gary. I'm not worried. I have only seen a berry or two. LOL, dodie, I've been eating them too fast to get sunburn on most of them. Double check for bugs! Yuck!

Jeanne

 

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cjmiller

Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Posted: Jun-30-2004 at 11:25am

Who knew about the vicious raspberry sucking misquito? Misquitoes are rabid red fans. You find out the most interesting things on this site. Here is another question about raspberries. Mine are wonderful this year, but I observed that the ones that reached into the near by apple tree for support have berries that are consistantly larger than the ones in full sun. I wonder if it is a decrease in dehydration or do raspberries do better in the shade? or could it be that being supported and not falling forward improves circulation to the extremities where the berries grow? (I am a retired nurse)

Carol

 

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gary

Location: Washington, Puget Sound Corridor

Posted: Jun-30-2004 at 12:38pm

Carol,

My guess would be the support and possibly more water in the shade under the tree. I'll check with Jim this weekend but he sure doesn't have his berries in the sun.

Gary

 

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bakingbarb

Location: Washington, Western

Posted: Jul-06-2004 at 5:41pm

Dodie, OMGosh that is too funny and true. Stink bugs seem to love those berries.

~BakingBarb