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They are wild hazelnuts so they are open pollinated.
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Recently a friend got a large order of prime ark 45 and prime ark freedom. He ordered 2 dozen plants for me at the same time. The reason I’m interested in these particular berries is to extend my season because my main crop of blackberries is ripe in July. This will give an earlier spring crop and a later fall crop. Is anyone growing these blackberries or do you have another plan to extend your season? My friend ordered me a dozen of each type.
Stark bros says this about the prime ark 45 “Early…
It’s that time of year again in Kansas for the peak blackberry season. Before 7:00 am we picked 2 gallons. Blackberry season started about a week and a half ago with a light crop. The crop will progressively increase until the 25th or so and then declines the way it started. I planted a couple of acres 20 years ago. How are the blackberries doing in your area? [image] [image]
Thinking of juicing these berries! What are your thoughts? I have a lot of these bushes! They were sold to me as Goumi but I guess I don’t mind since they produce fruit. [image]
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Beach plums have interested me for their ability to avoid spring frosts because of their delayed bloom times compare to other plums. I planted a few 3 years ago which I’d ordered from Oikos, and they will hopefully produce some fruit this season. They were some of the only plants to show some tip die-back from last year’s -25F, which was a bit dissapointing, but hope springs eternal…
A friend has a couple growing in a colder location than mine, and his come from a different source (Fedco) a…
Incredible harvest today August 3rd of Clapps favorite! Picked a 5 gallon bucket already! Others are ripe but im getting to them as i can! Clapps favorite is an incredibly difficult pear to pick at the right time. Yesterday they were not ready but the green june beetles attacked telling me the sugar content was increasing so today i did the tilt test again and they are ripe ! These will rot from the inside out so if you grow them be mindful of the timing. The pear will look perfect on the outsi…
Have not missed a grape crop in years from concord seeded or concord seedless. They both have seeds here. There is something to be said for good reliable juice and jelly grapes! They still have a while until they ripen and turn purple. [image]
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My bushes were loaded this year, 10 gallons of unhusked nuts, and that after some chipmunks thinned them. I think hazels are the way to go for growing nuts in the north, these started bearing after 4 yrs. I have plants from a few different sources, all seedlings, so there is quite a bit of variation in nut size. All are supposedly blight resistant or immune, an important factor in the northeast. We will be enjoying cracking these this winter by the woodstove…
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What could possibly be better than mulberries for no work fruit? There is no need to spray them, they are drought and water tolerant. They tolerate hot and cold better than anything else I know. The best part is they are disease and insect tolerant. If there is better fruit I haven’t found it. [image]
With gallons and gallons of Aronia’s in the field ready for harvest the question becomes what do we do with them? Aronia wine sounds plausible. Last year I juiced the Aronia’s and cut the mixture with apple and pear juice. [image] [image] [image] [image]
Before I go further I need to make sure everyone knows I’m not currently growing figs. Strawberries. Blueberries or many other easy fruits. So why not you might ask? In an area like mine pears it seems are easy to grow other things not as much. If your in Florida or many other places the opposite is true pears are harder to grow but blueberries and other things are easy. Took those photos the last time @Peaches and I were there.
Florida - From the perspective of an out of town orchadist
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