Even though my berry plants are only 2 years old, they have produced quite a bit of fruit! We have had several freezes and 2 light dustings of snow, but despite the bad weather my raspberries and strawberries are continuing to produce fruit! They have slowed down considerably, but the fruit still trickles in. My blackberries, blueberries, and gooseberries have behaved properly and acknowledged the season.
The problem I have found with my berries is that I either have too little or too much. Not enough to do anything with but use on cereal. Or so much that there is no way we can eat it all before it goes bad. I do use it make jams, but harvests are not predictable, and I can’t always clear my schedule just because the berries are ripe. So whether I have too little and want to save up berries to make muffins or have too much, I freeze berries to keep them from spoiling.
How to Freeze Fresh Berries
I collect my berries in a colander, then I can bring them in and rinse them immediately and let them air dry: 
I lose some in the process to my little helper!
Even if you don’t grow your own berries you can use this technique to take advantage of the great berry sales at your grocery store or Farmer’s Market in the spring and fall. I add frozen berries directly to smoothies and muffins. I thaw them before I make jam.
Vicky Miller says
Can you freeze lettuce, cabbage, cucumbers and squash
Alea Milham says
Lettuce, cabbage, and cucumbers don’t freeze well, but squash that is cut up into chunks can be frozen.
Jan says
Cabbage freezes well if made into stuffed cabbage rolls.
Amanda Larson says
Thanks for sharing! We have a bunch of raspberry plants and this will come in handy this year 🙂
Alea says
I plant everbearing Strawberries and they definitely live up to their name!
I also put down a thick layer of bark which holds in moisture in the hot summer weather and insulates the roots against the cold. Once the temperatures begin to drop below 25 regularly I will mulch them with the fallen leaves.
Debbie says
I so want to plant raspberries this spring! I am re-doing my strawberry beds – what type of strawberries did you plant that are still producing?