Hi I’m in Omaha (outskirts) and I’m growing some cool things looking to expand and if anyone in the areas sells/grows rare stuff lemme know I’m always looking for something new and rare to try:
I grow:
Pink lemonade blueberries, a few other blueberry cultivars, raspberry, yellow raspberry, Fuji apple, gala apple, Asian pear, pawpaw, serviceberry, elderberry, plum, peaches, cherries, and blackberries.
Biggest problems have been Japanese beetles those lil whipper snappers. Other than that the trees are acclimating. Most are planted just this spring however there are a ones at fruiting age. So far this year we have gotten peaches, pink lemonade blueberry, and some blackberries however there are some pears and raspberries on the bush.
Any new and rare things you’re looking for specifically? I’m a couple hours north of Omaha, but get that way every month or two to take my kid to the zoo. Depending on the season, I have a variety of turmeric rhizomes, vaeiegated dragon fruit plants, a variety of rare/somewhat rare apple scion, and a variety of potato starts.
I’m not really looking for new things to plant. (Because I overdid it a little bit and now have a lot of work to do always) but more new things to try. Cool things your growing btw! Love that zoo, that aquarium is the best
First official u pick event this morning from 7am to 11am for black currants. Had quite a few people show up… way better than expected. Sold for $5 / lb and no one complained about that.
I grafted this tree a number of years ago and lost the tag. It was a year I grafted Trail, Trailman, and Shafer crabs from GRIN. 2 years ago I was thinking it was Trailman, it didn’t bear fruit last year but it did get a number of fireblight(blossom blight?) strikes. No strikes this year and a decent crop. A doe is doing her best to eat every fruit under 7’ or so however.
The fruit currently has light brown seeds, yellow flesh, is quite sweet, juicy, and not a lot of tannins. In another week or so they should be really good. I’m leaning towards it being either Trail or Shafer now.
nice! im hoping someday Maine wakes up and throws out the Ribes ban. its so stupid as you can go in the woods anywhere and find wild ones growing. even N.Y got rid of theirs. they can easily grow on less than marginal land. id grow them and hazels to sell.
Pretty tree. Look forward to your taste testing of them.
I mentioned earlier i planted sunflowers around the 4th of July. Well just a month later and the biggest one is 44 inches tall. One of them is starting to form a flower head. I could stagger plant these pretty much thru July and have sunflowers well into the fall i think.
