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Post by daylilydude on Feb 4, 2018 4:09:37 GMT -5
This is going to be a question based on where you garden...
1- What fruits do you recommend growing in the northern gardens...
2- What fruits do you recommend growing in the southern gardens...
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Feb 4, 2018 8:10:17 GMT -5
Southern---peaches, pears, plums, figs, granny smith apples, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, dewberries, persimmon. Mulberry.
I'm sure I left a bunch out. I don't know about other apples, but Granny Smith did well for us.
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Post by meandtk on Feb 4, 2018 8:16:14 GMT -5
Southern---peaches, pears, figs, granny smith apples, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, dewberries, persimmon. Mulberry. I'm sure I left a bunch out. I don't know about other apples, but Granny Smith did well for us. Do you have only Granny Smith apples? How many should be a minimum for good pollination? What variety of peach do you recommend?
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Post by meandtk on Feb 4, 2018 8:16:53 GMT -5
Does anyone have a grape variety to recommend for zone 8b-9a?
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Post by janr on Feb 4, 2018 8:22:09 GMT -5
Northern gardens: Apples, pears, Raspberries, strawberries, Blueberries, Saskatoon Berries, Haskap berries, Ground cherries
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Feb 4, 2018 8:28:33 GMT -5
Southern---peaches, pears, figs, granny smith apples, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, dewberries, persimmon. Mulberry. I'm sure I left a bunch out. I don't know about other apples, but Granny Smith did well for us. Do you have only Granny Smith apples? How many should be a minimum for good pollination? What variety of peach do you recommend? For peaches, I like Elberta. We used to have about 1/2 dozen of them here, but over the years they died out. We had them a good 25 years or so though. all we have left are 2 plum tress and a persimmon as for apples, you may can grow others here, I dunno. We only had a couple of trees.
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Post by mgulfcoastguy on Feb 4, 2018 8:32:15 GMT -5
Does anyone have a grape variety to recommend for zone 8b-9a? check with Mississippi State University. They had a couple of types that we planted 30 years ago. Two types of Apple besides Granny Smith are Golden Dorset and Einscmeer. We also grew some Golden Dorset once. Depending on how far south you could add: pomegranate, satsuma, Meyer lemon, satsuma, kumquat, loquat, Pineapple Guava, blackberry.
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Post by octave1 on Feb 4, 2018 10:05:59 GMT -5
Strawberries for the northern gardens, definitely.
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Post by paulf on Feb 4, 2018 11:09:30 GMT -5
Northern gardens: Apples, pears, Raspberries, strawberries, Blueberries, Saskatoon Berries, Haskap berries, Ground cherries Add to the list blackberries, peaches, apricots, grapes and pie cherries.
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Post by brownrexx on Feb 4, 2018 11:34:33 GMT -5
We garden organically so we do not want any fruit trees that are insect prone like stone fruits. We grow pears and Asian pears with little or no trouble and get good harvests.
Raspberries grow well for us too and strawberries grow well in my area but I do not grow them myself. So many Amish farmers grow and sell them that I just buy from them.
I would not even consider grapes because they are one of the favorite foods of the Japanese Beetle.
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Post by whistech on Feb 4, 2018 12:43:55 GMT -5
My recommendation is to consult your County Extension Agent or state ag university to see what tried and true varieties will grow in your particular area. For example, where I live, there are only a couple of apple trees that will produce fruit due to the low chilling hours we have. They are Anna and Dorset.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Feb 4, 2018 13:55:29 GMT -5
Does anyone have a grape variety to recommend for zone 8b-9a? Pierce's Disease is apparently a big problem in Southern MS just like it is here in Florida. That means that most bunch grapes will not do well, unfortunately. They will weaken and die within a few years. Muscadines are resistant, and native to the Southeast, so they are great choices. There are several universities in the South trying to develop PD resistant bunch grapes. Here is an article with some notes about one researcher's bunch grape trials in S. MS: blogs.msucares.com/fruit/2014/07/24/some-notes-on-bunch-grapes-in-south-mississippi/But as others have said, the best thing is to contact your agricultural extension agent for recommendations. EDIT: Here is a page with a bunch of blog posts by a researcher trialing bunch grapes in S. MS, if you're interested: blogs.msucares.com/fruit/tag/pierces-disease/
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Post by meandtk on Feb 4, 2018 15:51:03 GMT -5
Laura_in_FL, Which reminds me that MSU has an experiment station with many acres of grapes just fifteen minutes up the road from me.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Feb 4, 2018 16:03:16 GMT -5
I am fortunate enough to live in one of Canada's Fruit Belts where stone fruits like Peaches, Cherries and Apricots grow in abundance and are inexpensive in season. There are lots of Vineyards as well, mostly for commercial wine production but there is a delicious small, seedless blue grape that is grown her that makes jam or jelly as good as Concord without having to pick out seeds. Even in our tiny yard I raise Raspberries both red and black, Black Currants and try to raise Nanking Cherries (a cold hardy variety) but the squirrels usually beat me to those. So is Rhubarb a Fruit or a Vegetable cuz I raise that too.
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Post by tomike on Feb 4, 2018 16:10:42 GMT -5
I would not even consider grapes because they are one of the favorite foods of the Japanese Beetle.
You got that right. We have had grape vines for over 30 years and I would say that we have only had issues with Japanese beetles for the last 7 years or so. We have had to get traps and we catch thousands every year. They also do a good job on beans (their leaves) on sometimes on cucumber leaves.
I have recently seen others in the area with traps..... Sure hope that we will manage to at least control their population with our traps.......
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Post by brownrexx on Feb 4, 2018 16:18:43 GMT -5
I also put out some of those traps and I attach mine to tops of 5 gallon buckets with water in the bottom.
Some people feel that the traps draw more beetles to your area but I like them. I feel that killing thousands of beetles has to be a good thing. I usually put out two traps. I place the traps away from my crop that I am trying to protect so that I can try to draw the beetles away from that crop.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Feb 4, 2018 16:24:16 GMT -5
I would not even consider grapes because they are one of the favorite foods of the Japanese Beetle.
You got that right. We have had grape vines for over 30 years and I would say that we have only had issues with Japanese beetles for the last 7 years or so. We have had to get traps and we catch thousands every year. They also do a good job on beans (their leaves) on sometimes on cucumber leaves.
I have recently seen others in the area with traps..... Sure hope that we will manage to at least control their population with our traps.......
You know what loves June bugs? Catfish love them. A year ago this month, we stocked Catfish. I've got some nice sized ones now. All summer long, the bugs would collect right outside the RV. I would scoop them up and chunk them in the pond.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Feb 5, 2018 11:28:22 GMT -5
Then you can eat the catfish!
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