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All,

I'd like to put some rasp/black/blueberries in a woodsy corner of my
yard that gets 2-3 hours/day of direct sunlight. Is this a horrible
idea? Where can I find such bushes online or offline (preferrably in
or really close to Durham)?

- John

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"Akbar" wrote in message
...
All,

I'd like to put some rasp/black/blueberries in a woodsy corner of my
yard that gets 2-3 hours/day of direct sunlight. Is this a horrible
idea? Where can I find such bushes online or offline (preferrably in
or really close to Durham)?

- John

The following pamphlet has a nursery list for small fruit cultivars for home
use in NC.

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/pdf/hil-8210.pdf

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Akbar wrote:
All,

I'd like to put some rasp/black/blueberries in a woodsy corner of my
yard that gets 2-3 hours/day of direct sunlight. Is this a horrible
idea? Where can I find such bushes online or offline (preferrably in
or really close to Durham)?
For online, I've had really good luck with Finch's:
http://www.danfinch.com/berrys.htm

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In article ,
Akbar wrote:
I'd like to put some rasp/black/blueberries in a woodsy corner of my
yard that gets 2-3 hours/day of direct sunlight. Is this a horrible
idea?

Blueberries and blackberries would like more then 2-3 hours of sun to
produce fruit. Ours are in a spot that gets full sun. It's a little too
hot here for rasberries. They do better up north. Wild blueberries may
do OK in your spot, but you likely won't be picking much fruit.

--
Steve

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I got a bunch of blackberry and raspberry bushes last year form
Architectural Trees in Bahama:

http://www.archtrees.com/

Mine are in a spot with a lot more light than you mentioned and they are
doing really well. I don't know if they are carrying them this year, but you
could email or call them.

I also got a bunch of blueberry bushes from Red Mill Nursery in Durham last
year. You might try them also.

Robert

"Akbar" wrote in message
...
All,

I'd like to put some rasp/black/blueberries in a woodsy corner of my
yard that gets 2-3 hours/day of direct sunlight. Is this a horrible
idea? Where can I find such bushes online or offline (preferrably in
or really close to Durham)?

- John

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I recently found blueberry and blackberry bushes at Lowe's Home Improvement.
Check them out in your area and see if they have any.

Penny
"Akbar" wrote in message
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All,

I'd like to put some rasp/black/blueberries in a woodsy corner of my
yard that gets 2-3 hours/day of direct sunlight. Is this a horrible
idea? Where can I find such bushes online or offline (preferrably in
or really close to Durham)?

- John

Source for berry bushes?
 

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:09:47 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

It's a little too
hot here for rasberries. They do better up north.

I've had good luck with Heritage raspberries so far.
Started with two plants, now have most of a 4x12' bed
full of canes. Mine are in full sun all day except the
first and last hour of daylight. We're up near
Hillsborough.

They bear more-or-less constantly throughout the season
so instead of One Big Crop we get a couple of cups a week.
(It's hard to know for sure since we eat them right off the
bushes sometimes ;)


-- Tim

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Tim Rowles wrote:

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:09:47 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:


It's a little too
hot here for rasberries. They do better up north.


I've had good luck with Heritage raspberries so far.
Started with two plants, now have most of a 4x12' bed

So I take it it's normal for them to simply take over a bed, eh? I
planted one raspberry last spring, and I swear, I now have raspberry
canes which have migrated through solid concrete! They're
everywhere... This is after I darn near killed the thing by not
watering it through the dry times last spring. Anyway, I'm thinking
of moving everything else out of that bed (no biggie, just some old
mums that have been there for years before I had bought the house) and
letting the berries have it. Or would it be okay to let the two
things compete - maybe I'd have some winter flowers and cover that way?

Brent
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 04:24:06 GMT, Brent Harsh
wrote:

So I take it it's normal for them to simply take over a bed, eh?

I take it that yours are as happy as mine, eh? ;) I had really
planned for them to multiply, I had the whole bed preallocated
to raspberries in my mind.

Or would it be okay to let the two
things compete - maybe I'd have some winter flowers and cover that way?

I'm no expert, but it looks like the raspberries feed pretty
deep, so a few shallow-rooted things on top may not compete
directly. Maybe. In my case they're beside some
dwarf and espaliered fruit trees, so I dig out any
advancing canes, which isn't really that much work (it's not
like the more invasive bamboos or anything) if you get 'em
young (although I must confess I have a couple more to dig out
this week.)

- Tim

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I live in the Durham area as well and have had poor results with growing
black / red rasberries and some types of black berries. This is most likely
due to soil fungus. I purchased my plants @ lowes and home depot and also on
line. The best success was with growing yellow rasberries and blue berries.

Brian.

"Akbar" wrote in message
...
All,

I'd like to put some rasp/black/blueberries in a woodsy corner of my
yard that gets 2-3 hours/day of direct sunlight. Is this a horrible
idea? Where can I find such bushes online or offline (preferrably in
or really close to Durham)?

- John

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In article ,
Tim Rowles wrote:

I've had good luck with Heritage raspberries so far.

How's the flavor of that variety? I've heard that they can be disease
prone due to the heat and humidity. Have you had any problems?

Thanks,
--
Steve

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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:30:32 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

In article ,
Tim Rowles wrote:

I've had good luck with Heritage raspberries so far.

How's the flavor of that variety?

We like them. Smaller, tangier, and not as soft as the ones
I've had from the grocery. This may be because we're
impatient and eat 'em as soon as they're ripe, or just
because they're not shipped cross-country and held in a
cooler.

I've heard that they can be disease
prone due to the heat and humidity. Have you had any problems?

Zero diseases (knock on wood :). The main threat is
Japanese beetles who LOVE raspberry leaves but frankly
it doesn't seem to slow the raspberries down that much.

As for the heat, we might be a degree cooler up in Orange
County compared to Raleigh/Cary, but I don't think it's
enough to make a real difference.

From talking with other folks I think I lucked out by
choosing this specific variety. Got 'em from Buchanan's,
planted them in a raised bed with a fair amount of cow
manure, stood back and waited. Pretty low effort. Wish
all my garden projects went as well...

HTH

-- Tim
trowles at rtmx dot net