Got 3 Berries Today!

[lesa]

Wow, Marshall- that is a lot of berries!! Do you make jelly, pie, etc. or do you just eat them? I really get a kick out of growing most anything, but I adore growing fruit! Looking forward to berry season!

 

[897tgigvib]

Lesa, so far these plants are youngsters, planted last year or this year. And, some waited in uppotted 5 gallon size for planting in the last few months. But, last year I did get a few samples. I think I posted some photos. Ya know, come to think of it, on my list I forgot to put Tayberry! Those are really good! Hard to describe how good. You know that raspberry subtleness? Add that to extra tartness, and then add to it the larger berry size with the bottom part extra sweet and the top part extra tart...something like that!

I'll go edit to add the tayberry I got last year!

A friend has his mother's recipe for the world's best blackberry pie. I believe that when I get the first harvest big enough I will get his daughter and his mother together to make some pie. Got to make sure that recipe gets passed down, and I'll try to take notes!

 

[joz]

Mmmmm Marionberries.

I want Marionberries and Boysenberries. Maybe Tayberries. I'll be nice and plant them along the neighbor's concrete shed slab, so they don't invade his yard.

 

[lesa]

Oh yes, don't let that recipe get lost... and don't forget to share, when you get it! My blackberry jam is such a joy in the middle of winter- a little taste of summer...

 

[Smart Red]

I was reading about a european one called cloudberry, which I hear sells for 10 euros a pound. Orange colored. And, China has a wild raspberry

Cloudberries are at the top of my "most wanted" list and have held that place for the past 8 years. Just can't find seeds nor plants. I had some ordered but the company closed down.

I believe those wild raspberries are quick to spread and are considered invasive in the south. I do have some seeds from a trade this winter that I hope to get planted. They are borderline (I hope) hardy in my zone so I doubt they will become a serious problem.

 

[897tgigvib]

Smart, if I am understanding correctly, there may be a way for you, perhaps as a master gardener, to obtain some seeds for them from the USDA!

http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/53581500/catalogs/rubblackrasp.html

I bet if you look around and figure it out, only a touch beyond my poor brain, you'll be able to get some seeds for them. You may also spot the link for those giant raspberries from China.

 

[the1honeycomb]

Lesa, so far these plants are youngsters, planted last year or this year. And, some waited in uppotted 5 gallon size for planting in the last few months. But, last year I did get a few samples. I think I posted some photos. Ya know, come to think of it, on my list I forgot to put Tayberry! Those are really good! Hard to describe how good. You know that raspberry subtleness? Add that to extra tartness, and then add to it the larger berry size with the bottom part extra sweet and the top part extra tart...something like that!

I'll go edit to add the tayberry I got last year!

A friend has his mother's recipe for the world's best blackberry pie. I believe that when I get the first harvest big enough I will get his daughter and his mother together to make some pie. Got to make sure that recipe gets passed down, and I'll try to take notes!

Hope that you share that recipe! I haven't found a really great one yet!!

 

[Smart Red]

Smart, if I am understanding correctly, there may be a way for you, perhaps as a master gardener, to obtain some seeds for them from the USDA!

Cloud Berries are in the Rubus family, but not Rubus occidentalis as are all the berries listed on your link page. They are Rubus chamaemorus.

 

[897tgigvib]

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=11370

sorry smart, that was the wrong page. this is the one with all the links to travel around in their site

 

[canesisters]

I had NO idea there were so many different kinds of berries!!!
OMG, so much to learn!




(..... when I first saw this thread, I thought 'Wow that's great... but what are you going to do with 3 berries?" )