Raspberry growing advice needed

We are in the process of readying 2 long, narrow beds for planting raspberries next spring. Have tilled the dirt, added peat and lots of horse manure. Some wood ashes when we empty the fireplaces will go in as well.
Does anyone have recommendations about which variety/ies to plant ? Everbearing? Black ? Red? Yellow ? Any advice on what NOT to do ?

You may have seen this from the UW Extension, Christina -- it's excellent. My brother has used it for raspberries south of Madison.

http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf/A1610.pdf

Good luck. Bob

I second Bob's comment. A very good source of growing advice which most folks either don't know or don't think about is the local ag extension office. They gear their advice towards local conditions, and should really be the first go-to source.

We are in the process of readying 2 long, narrow beds for planting raspberries next spring. Have tilled the dirt, added peat and lots of horse manure. Some wood ashes when we empty the fireplaces will go in as well.
Does anyone have recommendations about which variety/ies to plant ? Everbearing? Black ? Red? Yellow ? Any advice on what NOT to do ?

Black raspberries have the highest antioxidant content.

We are in the process of readying 2 long, narrow beds for planting raspberries next spring. Have tilled the dirt, added peat and lots of horse manure. Some wood ashes when we empty the fireplaces will go in as well.
Does anyone have recommendations about which variety/ies to plant ? Everbearing? Black ? Red? Yellow ? Any advice on what NOT to do ?

Black raspberries have the highest antioxidant content.

...and the least interesting taste IMO. Oregon's black raspberries are about as good as they get, but I'll take a decent red any day over them.

Mark Lipton

If you have fruit trees nearby, be aware that some raspberries (especially black) promote a leaf hopper that can do in your fruit tree leaves (especially peach).

I grow red, black, and a pink raspberry that is supposedly an autumn producer but it produces fruit twice a year--early summer and early autumn.

I agree with Mark, the black ones haven't much in the way of taste, unless you cook them to make reduction sauces, especially for duck, or I add them to my daily gruel of oatmeal (for the cholesterol) and maple syrup.

Also, be aware that Japanese beetles like the berry leaves.

Just to be contrarian, I find the tast of black raspberries to be absolutely exquisite, much better than the rather coarse and simple red variety. Don't know why. I picked them wild when I was a kid and probably ate as many as I picked. Maybe that has something to do with it.

Keep them trained and well-trimmed to keep them from spreading.