I’m a guy who has big dreams, a little budget, and a toddler whose two favorite pastimes are riding the tractor and eating whatever fruit is in season in the yard.
I live in Nutbush, VA, zone 7.
I am currently planting trial plantings of various varieties of blackberries as well as rabbiteye and southern highbush blueberries with hopes to establish a commercial upick farm one day. I’m also trying out different varieties of figs, grapes, currants, and gooseberries. Planning to add bush cherries and pomegranate, and maybe some more fruit trees next year. I’m interested in trying out new fruits, unusual fruits, and pushing zones. I currently have a small, unheated greenhouse but hope to have a big one in the next few years.

Current variety list:
Fig:
Marseilles
Chicago hardy
Negrone

Grape:
Concord
Mars
Unknown seedless pink
Niagara
Unknown bronze and purple muscadines

Ribes
Consort currant
Tatran red currant
Black velvet Gooseberry

**Blackberry **
Triple crown
Chester

Blueberry
Powder Blue
Premier
Pink lemonade
Desoto
Columbus
O’Neal
Blue ridge
Sharp
Pearl
New Hanover
Misty
Gupton
Galaxy

Eastern Prickly Pear