PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Did you know you can grow raspberries in a pot? It's true. I remember picking raspberries as a kid from a big brambly bush at my grandmother's house–not much fun. Battling ...

Some years ago, my husband planted a long row of raspberry bushes in our backyard. It took a lot of waiting for the plants to mature and produce good raspberries. For the last three years, though ...

Though store-bought raspberries and wild raspberries are similar in a lot of ways, there are also several notable differences between the fruits.

Raspberries can overwhelm you if you’re not careful, ... Unlike the more cooperative blueberries and strawberries, raspberries grow on arching canes, heavily armed with thorns.

PICKING: Raspberries are tough to pick, because of the thorns on the bushes and the softness of the fruit. Don’t pick them in anything larger than a pint container, and they will last better in ...

Raspberries are a relatively easy fruit to grow at home, if you have space for large shrubs in full sun. Just be sure you are willing to brave the thorns of these vigorous plants to prune them ...

WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath answers questions about growing raspberries and more as berry season, ... Just be sure to wear long pants and long sleeves for protection from thorns when you pick.

Kiwis and bananas may be tough to come by in a Washington County garden, but few places can compete with gardens in this area for supplying bowls full of fresh berries all summer long.

One of my favorite items to forage is wild black raspberries. You need to work for these tidbits. Their thorns can seem impenetrable and the biting insects unsavory inhabitants of their brambles ...