{"product_id":"caroline-raspberry","title":"'Caroline' Raspberry- 2gal.","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Caroline' is a popular cultivar renowned for its exceptional flavor and outstanding productivity. It is widely considered an upgrade over the industry-standard 'Heritage' variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•    Flavor: Exceptional sweetness with a rich, intense, full-bodied raspberry flavor.\u003cbr\u003e•    Size \u0026amp; Texture: Produces large, firm, and juicy berries.\u003cbr\u003e•    Uses: Highly valued for fresh eating, freezing, and processing into jams, jellies, sauces, or desserts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowth \u0026amp; Harvest\u003cbr\u003e•    Fruiting Type: An everbearing (primocane-fruiting) variety. It yields fruit on first-year canes in late summer through autumn, and can yield a second crop on second-year canes (floricanes) the following July.\u003cbr\u003e•    Long Harvest Window: Ripens 1 to 3 weeks earlier than older standard varieties, often producing fruit for 6 to 8 weeks continuously until the first heavy frost.\u003cbr\u003e•    Pollination: Self-fertile\/self-pollinating variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight Requirements\u003cbr\u003e•    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) to partial shade (2 to 6 hours of direct sunlight part of the day).\u003cbr\u003e•    \u003cbr\u003eSoil Preference\u003cbr\u003e•    Must have good drainage.\u003cbr\u003e•    Thrives in an acidic pH (\u0026lt; 6.0) environment.\u003cbr\u003e•    Adaptable to multiple textures including clay, high organic matter, loam (silt), and sand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildlife Benefit\u003cbr\u003e•    Pollinator Forage: The spring and summer flower clusters strongly attract bees, butterflies, and other native pollinators for nectar.\u003cbr\u003e•    Ecosystem Food Source: The sweet aggregate drupe fruits are heavily consumed by songbirds and small mammals.\u003cbr\u003e•    Wildlife Cover: The thick, arching bramble growth form provides excellent protective wildlife cover and habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuman Uses\u003cbr\u003e•    Edible Crops: Fruits can be eaten raw, cooked, or processed into pies, preserves, and wines.\u003cbr\u003e•    Herbal Teas: Dried leaves are brewed into a medicinal herbal tea that some utilize as a coffee substitute.\u003cbr\u003e•    Crafts \u0026amp; Manufacturing: Cultivated as a natural dye plant.\u003cbr\u003e•    Landscape Design: Grown on trellises or vertical spaces in edible, butterfly, children's, and pollinator gardens. It can also be massed to form a protective barrier, screen, or privacy hedge due to its prickles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResistance to Challenges\u003cbr\u003e•    Disease Tolerance: Exhibits excellent tolerance to Phytophthora root rot and a high resistance to gray mold (Botrytis).\u003cbr\u003e•    Climate Hardiness: Broadly adaptable across USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. It is uniquely well-suited for warmer Southern climates where it can begin ripening as early as June.\u003cbr\u003e•    Foraging Mammals: Features a recorded resistance to damage from browsing deer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistlebird Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48916977123571,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/9635\/0963\/files\/CarolineRaspberry-1.jpg?v=1786445325","url":"https:\/\/thistlebirdfarm.com\/products\/caroline-raspberry","provider":"Thistlebird Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}