What's the verdict on Honeyberries...are they tasty?

[Viktor]

Last year’s rooted cuttings were planted in the fall, and as always, I put a shovel of ash under the roots. Now they’ve sprouted and look like this:

Propagate Honeyberry / Haskap cuttings? Follow along

I am preparing to plant Aurora from this year’s rooted cuttings. The roots were quite strong and the plants suitable for planting. [20231007_152306] [20231009_141545]

Rooted cuttings from last year were planted in 90-liter containers in February. The container has 40 cm of sawdust and a 3-5 cm layer of ash. They were planted in compost with the addition of granulated chicken manure fertilizer. Currently, they look like this:

What's the verdict on Honeyberries...are they tasty?

Plants don’t mind a lot of sunlight, but rather if it is combined with dry air - dry strong wind and at the same time insufficient watering for unprotected roots. The plant can protect itself by dropping leaves, going to sleep prematurely, getting heatstroke, or it can even dry out - die. Under such conditions, I would try to enclose the planting against the wind all around, protect the roots from drying out and, in case of dry wind, irrigate sufficiently, including around the plants, and at th…