Carmine Jewel starting to turn.
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How is the taste of Hall’s Beauty compared to the UArk erect blackberries?
Wow, unusual and spectacular blooms! Very nice. Zippy sure know how to pose for a picture.
I followed your advice and cut the top off after blooming. I also planted some in ground within fern patch. It may not survive the winter here, but worth of trying
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I haven’t tried any of those,but Hall’s Beauty measured 17 brix and the flavor was very good.
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only one of the 4 native persimmons I’ve planted over the years is alive.
anyway, here’s a baby apple or two.
it’s 3 years in the ground. I might let it keep a couple to taste.
euro plum off and running. pruned tips today, ladybugs and a few aphids.
this himrod looked dead until last week.
poppies, walkin onion, fig props
and some figs getting there, these just finally got to full sun from the greenhouse.
a didier tulip (?) that survived the great Squirrel Invasion of 2022
long dead hostas reappearing. why? it’s fine.
black raspberries are reliable.
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My Chicago Hardy is staked and pulled…
Positioning shoots to maximize sun to each one.
They usually start ripening in August and finish in November.
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Clubquat?
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That dragonfruit doing a good photobomb too haha
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Novamac apple espellar…
Climax blueberries…starting to get a few ripe berries in many clusters… time to employ bird protection… organza bags.
Gerardi dwarf…
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Flavor Grenade Pluot still going strong. Another huge rainfall of about 3 inches yesterday and overnight. 8 inches for the week. I’m guessing splitting of fruit is more an issue when they are close to ripe and have softer skin?
Currently the fruit is about 95% unmarked and a nice size.
Still think in my climate there is no way they wait until September to ripen.
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Seems like the hardly hardy kiwis will have a good load of fruit after all.
Also it’s probably time to get rid of (graft over) all my male argutas, unless Red Jumbo turns out to be a true female unlike the Weiki and Ken’s Red in the pics. For some reason the nurseries keep messing the kiwi sex up all the time.
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Black alba mullberries are getting a slight blush (way before ripening) while nigras are still grass green and still mid-pollination.
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