Pavel314 wrote:
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I've never had any luck with berries. I've tried blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries, but none produced enough berries to make it worthwhile. I adjusted the soil pH and followed the rest of the suggestions but no luck. The strawberries did well for a year or two but my hip gave out this spring and now they're overrun with weeds.

yeah, strawberries do need to be kept after to keep
them productive. and if you have deer/chipmunks/birds/
etc. they all like to get at them.

i keep trying because some years they produce so well
that i can give away jars of jam and have people who
want the fresh berries. plus we love strawberry short-
cakes at least a few times a season.

being a relatively early fruit of the season makes the
work worth it.

none of the plastic fruit shipped in tastes like much
of anything in comparison.


Stone fruit don't do well for us either. Although we get lots of apples, pears, and an occasional quince, the plums and apricots wither and drop off the trees before they ripen.

i have no experiences with any of these to suggest
anything other than talking to someone locally who
knows your climate and what specific varieties may
suit.


songbird