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Source for berry bushes?
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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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 ... 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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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 -- Brent Harsh - KD4PBO /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign: Say bharsh at ncroadrunner \ / NO to HTML in email and news. ------------------------X------------------------------- Cary, NC, USA / \ Read my mail with fixed fonts. |
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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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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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