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    Home Β» When are Fruits & Vegetables in Season? Β» When are Black Raspberries in Season?

    When are Black Raspberries in Season?

    Published: Jun 16, 2021 by Eric Samuelson

    Find out when you can find some of the best tasting raspberries of the season.

    We will help you find them, including where you can pick them yourself.

    Black raspberries in a clear plastic container on a stone surface with a white circle in front of them with the words inside that circle reading When are Black Raspberries in Season?

    Red raspberries are something that we can find year round.

    The same cannot be said for their black counterpart.

    People sometimes get confused. Black raspberries are not blackberries - they are just raspberries that happen to be black.

    Blackberries don't have the hollowed out hole at the top.

    Now that we got the confusion out of the way, finding black raspberries can be a challenge. In order to achieve success you first need to know when they are in season.

    Jump to:
    • πŸ–οΈ When are Black Raspberries in Season?
    • πŸ›’ Where to Buy/U-Pick
    • 🌳 When are Wild Black Raspberries in Season?
    • ❄️Frozen Berries
    • πŸ‘©β€πŸŒΎ Where Can I Buy Plants?
    • πŸ“ More Fruits in Season
    Black raspberries at the farmer's market in plastic containers sitting on a green and brown wood table.
    The best place to find black raspberries is at the farmer's market.

    πŸ–οΈ When are Black Raspberries in Season?

    β˜€οΈ The season for them is generally a short one. Begins in early July and last for 2 to 3 weeks.

    Black raspberries tend to ripen before most red raspberries varieties expect for the early ripening summer ones.

    Black raspberries up close in a clear plastic container
    I love thees kind of close up black raspberry pictures where you can see those little hair like things sticking out of the berries.

    πŸ›’ Where to Buy/U-Pick

    Black raspberries can be almost impossible to find in the conventional grocery store. I cannot recall ever seeing them in a store. The only source has been the farmer's markets, and maybe a specialty produce store.

    Why is that? I think it's that they aren't as widely grown. Most of the raspberries you find in the grocery stores are from Mexico or California. If they aren't grown them at the big commercial operations, they are going to not be as easy to find.

    It also may be because the plants are more susceptible disease. Listing to buy plants encourage home gardeners to plant them away from red raspberries.

    Where you can look for them is at your local farmer's markets during the month of July. Or you could try to pick your own.

    I did a search online and here are some farms that sells black raspberries. It's possible that some of these farms will offer u-pick on black raspberries. I am lucky to have black raspberries near me in Michigan.

    Michigan
    Frank Farms (Berrien Center, MI)
    Kapnick Orchards (Britton, MI)
    Blue Dog Family Farm (Kalamazoo, MI at the farmer's market)
    Kansas
    Brenda's Berries & Orchards (Chetopa, KS)
    Elderslie Farm (Valley Center, KS)
    Minnesota
    Wahlfors Raspberry Farm (Long Lake, MN)
    Missouri
    Lakeview Farms (St. Peters, MO)
    Illinois
    Riverfront Berry Farm (Martinton, IL)
    Iowa
    Edge of the Woods Raspberry Farm (Indianola, IA)
    Heartland Farms (Waterloo, IA)
    Ohio
    Mitchell's Berries (Plain City, OH)
    Pullins Raspberries (Haskins, OH)
    Oregon
    Sturm's Berry Farm (Corbett, OR)
    Decker Farms (Hillsboro, OR)
    Pennsylvania
    Shenk's Berry Farm (Lititz, PA)
    Virginia
    Great Country Farms (Bluemont, VA)

    Wild black raspberries on the plant with some ripe black ones and other link pink and red unripe berries.
    A house I use to live at had wild black raspberries all around the property. I miss those berries!

    🌳 When are Wild Black Raspberries in Season?

    When black raspberries are in season is the same time as the non wild version. I once lived some place that had tons of them growing alongside the forest line.

    If you have wild ones growing in your yard expect them to be ready to pick in the first half of July give or take depending on your location.

    How to Pick

    You will know when they are ready when they have completely turned black in which the berries will just put right off the plants without much effort.

    ❄️Frozen Berries

    Are you looking into getting some frozen berries? Unfortunately haven't found a good reliable source for them. You can check with farms that grow them as many freeze their fruit.

    πŸ‘©β€πŸŒΎ Where Can I Buy Plants?

    Can't find them anywhere? Why not grow them yourself. I recommend buying them from Stark Bros in the spring time, which is the best time of year for planting berries.

    πŸ“ More Fruits in Season

    Learn about when these other fruits are in season.

    • Peaches
    • Cherries
    • Cotton Candy Grapes
    • Strawberries
    • Blueberries
    • Elderberries
    • Rainier cherries
    • Bing cherries
    • Donut peaches
    • Blood oranges
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