After frost, canes can be mowed down to 4-6 inches with a brush hog or sickle mower during winter. New canes are produced the following spring, and this eliminates the problem of freeze damage on overwintering canes that occurs with standard raspberries. Mowing also reduces insect and disease problems the following year. Labor needed to prune standard raspberries is also eliminated. Everbearing raspberries also produce fruit of superior quality when grown as a fall crop.
Cool weather seems to increase sweetness of the berries and red color.
Fruit scalding is eliminated and field heat is reduced, resulting in firmer berries with longer shelf life. Everbearing raspberries left unmowed during winter will act like standard raspberries the following summer. This, however, defeats the purpose of growing everbearing raspberries. Freeze damaged canes would still be a problem. The fall crop also generally produces higher yields.