Berries in the Desert?

[CheerioLounge]

Anybody growing any kind of berries in the high desert? I am in San Bernardino county high desert zone 9a. Interested in knowing if there are any types of berries that will grow in this climate.

Thanks!

 

[peteyfoozer]

I don't know about San Bernadino, but I am in the SE Oregon high desert and my raspberries and strawberries LOVE it here! I'm zone 5 or 6, depending on which zone map one goes by. They love lots of water.

 

[lesa]

Do you ever find any berries growing wild, Cheerio? I like to take my cue from nature- I had lots of wild blackberry bushes on my property- so I went with blackberries and raspberries.

 

[CheerioLounge]

Strawberries I can do. Had 3 varieties last year that did very well.

Lesa, if I found a berry bush growing wild on this property I'd have to call Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ain't nothin' growing wild out here but creosote bushes!

 

[thistlebloom]

Are you thinking of berries exclusively, or are you also wanting small vine fruits? Because I think grapes would be an excellent
fruit for you to try if you don't already have some.

 

[CheerioLounge]

Thanks Thistlebloom! Grapes are part of my master plan. Probably next year. Concentrating on veggies right now. I was having a conversation with a friend over on SS forum about berries and it piqued my curiosity, so I thought I'd ask.