My wonderfully patient and accommodating Wifey succumbed to my requests to go visit Behnke's Nursery again. We just happened to be back in that neck of the woods yesterday. Pure coincidence. I'm just sayin....
Once there, we meandered around the nursery, but ultimately ended up back where the fruit plants were.
While I was taking a look at our options, a nice employee asked if we had any questions or needed help. He very helpfully answered our questions about amending the soil (do the same as with the apples), highbush vs lowbush (highbush for this area), and whether fall vs spring (fall wins) is a better time to plant.
After he left, I got the "green light" from the wife to pick some out. After
In most cases, there was only one variety to choose as an option, but there were a few types to choose from in certain time spans (such as late June through early July). I also avoided hybrids.
We purchased the following:
Patriot Northern Highbush
- large berries
- delicately sweet flavor
- harvest in late June to early July
- grows 3'-5' tall and wide
Bluecrop Northern Highbush
- large berries
- sweet, slightly tart berries.
- harvest in early to mid-July
- grows 4'-6' tall and 3'-5' wide
Blueray Northern Highbush
- very large berries
- rich flavor: sweet, but slightly tart
- harvest in mid-July
- grows 4'-6' tall and 3'-5' wide
Jersey Northern Highbush
- small/medium berries
- mild to sweet, juicy
- harvest in late July to early August
- grows 6'-8' tall, 5'-6' wide
I have a sneaking suspicion that we will want more bushes at some point. Perhaps not. Regardless, I need to take that into account when planting so I have some space to accommodate a few more if we end up wanting to add more.
Until I can start planting, they're hanging out on the driveway pad.
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