Blackberry (Rubus sp) I am cultivating many types of rubus, raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, vine berries and much more since many years in my garden The frost hardy ones planted out, the less frost hardy ones are in the pots
what is everyones top 5 things worth growing? Thornless blackberries and raspberries And I'm going to add carob to the list, because even though it's a zone 9 plant and I have to grow it in a greenhouse, it's so awesomely drought tolerant that I've gotta love it
Myrciaria Madness and Eugenia Mania - tropicalfruitforum. com I had a few cribratas and nordestinas and I think they all croaked at very small size, they seemed fragile The sweet blackberries are robust and I ended up with a bunch of them now all in 1gals I expect flowers and fruit soon, will report when it happens
Show Posts - johnb51 Guava will not grow in South Carolina without protection Even hardy citrus needs protection there If I lived in SC I would be growing fire blight resistant pears, select Chickisaw plums, Muscadines, Rabbit Eye blueberries, Peaches, Chinese Jujube, Pecans, Paw Paw, Blackberries, Che, and maybe a satsuma (but it would definitely need protection)
An Interesting Fig Tree in the Neighborhood - Tropical Fruit Forum Breba is the spring crop For me, these start around May and are done by June The main (fall) crop starts around July and runs to frost, although figs slow way down once nights get cool (Figs are sort of the opposite of rasp blackberries in this regard) I get a few hangers-on after the first freeze, where the fruit holds better than the
Introduce Yourself - tropicalfruitforum. com I am the GM of a diesel repair shop in WPB, Florida My hobbies include, walking around my yard aimlessly looking a each leaf of every living plant in my yard, pest and disease control of my plants, fertilizing my plants, explaining to my neighbors why I talk to my plants, explaining to my family why I talk to my plants, and seeking out new places in my yard that require additional plants in
Restoring a 30+ year old avocado orchard - Tropical Fruit Forum Many other fruit trees look okay, apricot, peaches, loquat, Asian pears, cherimoyas, pomegranates, figs, blackberries, persimmon, beautiful old guavas, and there are several other citrus trees, and lots of opuntia some really huge tree size ones