Berried Treasures - Raspberries

"Berries are the healthiest fruit, offering potential protection against cancer and heart disease, boosting the immune system as acting as guard for the liver and brain," extolls Michael Greger. Perhaps this is why family physicians recommend starting the day on a bowl of berries. Certainly it seems a good idea to plan for a patch or two of our own. Some of the simplest are raspberries in all their forms. More about the latter later. First the basics. True, the old-fashioned raspberry patch yielded fruit. But in today's smaller gardens, less space is available and more intensive methods produce larger crops. And as with much horticultural endeavour, preparation is everything.