Other than everbareing strawberries, which other sweet fruits grow the entire season or close to it in zone 6?
eureka lemon. Meyer Lemon. Meiwa kumquat, key lime, Nagami kumquat, Fukushu kumquat, 5n1 fruit trees, tomatoes, watermelon cantaloupe, peppers.
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Korean giant pear. You harvest it in mid to late October
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Do you mean one fruit tree that can produce fruit for you for several months in a row, right?
Can’t think of any. The best I could think of is certain apple that ripen over 4-5 weeks. Otherwise, you would need multi-grafted tree with successive ripening time.
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I mean ANY fruit at all, not just trees, that produces for a long period of time. So, yes, ideally the fruit would be harvest-able for several months in a row.
Edited to add: If you can think of fruits that you can harvest over most of the summer if you have different varieties, by all means, please add those fruits. An example of what I mean would be peaches. I could possibly harvest for 6-8 weeks if I have different varieties.
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I can’t think of anything that lasts the whole season but fruits that grow for longer periods of time? First thing to come to mine are raspberries. Then gooseberries they fruit for a decent amount of time. after that I would grow different varieties of the same type of fruit like a redhaven peach and then an elberta.
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For zone 6, different varieties of peaches can produce from July to Oct.
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Blueberries. I started getting a few from Earliblue near the first of June…and have Aurora highbush and several rabbiteyes that have not ripened a single berry yet. And added the latest rabbiteye I could find…but I was shipped such a tiny plant by Indiana Berry that I don’t know if I’ll ever see ripe berries on it or not.
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Yes, IB often sends small plants. I guess we get what we pay for.
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Oh, they do OK with currants and strawberries…but you get so much better blueberries from Burnt Ridge for a few cents more.
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Yes, I guess the currents that they sent me this year weren’t half bad. I’ve never ordered strawberries from them, I buy most of my strawberries from Nourse Farm.
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I pick fruit from my Hardy Chicago fig tree from the middle of August until frost most years. Last winter was mild so breba survived. I’ve been picking them starting a few days ago. Other figs that perform well in the north should provide similar results.
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Do you have your figs in the ground or in pots?
I have both in large quantities. They provide an abundant harvest starting end of July through frost. You’ll have to provide winter protection for the best results and select earlier ripening varieties for the most production if you plant them in the ground. In ground figs are much more productive and less time consuming than my potted trees. Keep in mind my winters are probably more mild than what you typically encounter. Therefore, my winter protection doesn’t take very much effort other than a helping hand to wrap and cover my trees.
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Andrew,
I am in 6a. I have a CH in ground for 4-5 years now. Even protected with pile of mulch (but not buried), it has dies to the ground every year and comes back from the root. As a result, my CH won’t ripen until Sept.
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You should grow zucchini😜
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Sounds like you need an earlier ripening variety like Florea, or provide a heat source on the coldest nights like a water pipe heat cable or the like.
Andrew,
At my age, I no longer zone-push and am also too lazy to provide extra protection. I will be interested in early ripening varieties. So far, Improved Celeste (in pot) is quite early for me.
Thanks to everyone who helped me think this through.