[Diana in Wisconsin]

“The cabbage loopers and heat would have destroyed them in the summertime.”

That’s a whole ‘nother subject - timing planting to defeat whatever PESTS you have in your area.

I do that with my Raspberries. I grow ‘Heritage’ so I can cut them all the way back in the spring and get ONE crop, later in the season (Sept/Oct). That way the @#$%^&*! Japanese Beetles are DEAD (and gone to HELL where they belong!) and also the ‘Picnic Bugs’ (those tiny black beetles) are gone, so I have little to no damage to my Raspberries.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I recollect my father doing that with his raspberries, but Japanese Beetles were not a problem at the time. (IIRC)

Timing planting. One of the reasons I put the cold hardy crucifers in early. (I need to do peas and stuff too.)

[MomwithHope]

We have Latham raspberries, they give two crops, cut them back halfway in the fall and then just let them grow. The first crop is the heaviest.