Strawberries can be fertilized in July and August after the harvest. In the late fall, mulch the plants with about 2 inches of weed-free straw for winter protection. There are three main raspberry types - red, black and gold. They have either summer-bearing or everbearing habit. The red raspberries are the most popular.
Gold is a mutation of the red.
The only difference is color. These types have a spreading root system and form suckers. Black raspberries have a different growth habit than the red, forming a clump. They tend to be more disease-prone and should never be planted with the other brambles because of this failing. According to Rindel, the black are sweeter and, depending on how they are grown, larger.