I was Salmon fishing with husband and kids. Husband and older daughter fished while younger daughter and I explored a little island in the river. I found a huge patch of “Plumboys” - the local name for artic raspberries. I was able to take a few plants to add to my garden. Hopefully they will grow. There were also wild blackberries growing there - and I got a couple of those as well. I have tried growing the artic raspberries from nurseries and have had no luck, so hopefully the wild ones are already adapted to our environment and will thrive.
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If they do well, I hope you will consider offering them as trades in the future. I just planted the four varieties that Hartmann’s offers. Hopefully they fruit, but if not, I’d like to try to plant some natives.
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I am figuring out the best place to plant them. They were growing in gravel on an island in the river, fairly close to the water. So my thought is they like a wetter environment. I’m hoping I can “trick” them into growing in the drier garden.
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I went back to the wild patch and was able to pick a handful. They were absolutely delicious! The ones I transplanted are still alive. I will probably transplant some more next spring. The idea is to use them as a ground cover under my currant bushes.