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From: jld@ulysses.UUCP (Jeff David)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Help - Why no raspberries?
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Date: Wed, 8-Oct-86 07:32:23 EDT
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> I planted five raspberry bushes last year and got a few raspberries out
> of them, and I was expecting a pretty good harvest this year.
> In the early spring, there were quite a few flowers, but almost all
> of them dried up, and there were maybe 15 beriies total.
> At the end of the summer, no flowers or berries at all.
> Three of the bushes are golden raspberries which are supposed to be
> heavy late summer producers.
> Any ideas on what might have gone wrong?
> I planted tomatoes, basil and sorrel in the next row -- could
> that have been a problem?

Raspberries like a VERY acid soil. My guess is that your PH isn't low enough.
Try fertilizing with Miracid this fall and next spring and mid season.  

Jeff David