shade tolerant fruiting plants? - Page 3

Richard · 03-03-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bananimal

Good to know since the new heat tolerant varieties like IS are the only ones I can grow in S Fla.

Nevertheless, I will never forget those purple chokes I had at ristorante Tre Scalini in Piazza Navona, Rome. They were the best ever. So was the abbacio. Don't get me started!

The purple chokes are very good too. I'm currently stocking them!

venturabananas · 03-11-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard

The Calif. evergreen huckleberries have a moderate growth rate if fed regularly and otherwise are slow growers. What a great plant. In the early years the fruits are small but with maturity the fruit size is a bit larger than a pea but smaller than the larger blueberry fruits. I keep saying "Calif. huckleberries" because the name "huckleberry" is used worldwide for a variety of Vaccinium fruits including bilberries and cranberries. Typical native habitat for the Calif. huckleberry is on the east or west drip line of a conifer.

Richard, I bought a couple of the Evergreen Huckleberry from the vendor you recommended. They arrived promptly in great condition. One Green World recommends planting them in un-amended soil. But they also say they like well draining, acid soil -- which would require some amending in my yard. What would you recommend? Sounds like they need the same kind of soil as their congener, blueberries.

Richard · 03-14-2012, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas

Richard, I bought a couple of the Evergreen Huckleberry from the vendor you recommended. They arrived promptly in great condition. One Green World recommends planting them in un-amended soil. But they also say they like well draining, acid soil -- which would require some amending in my yard. What would you recommend? Sounds like they need the same kind of soil as their congener, blueberries.

I'd say their advice is for customers in their immediate area.

In the wild they thrive under the east or west drip line of conifers in DG soil. I plant mine in the same soil mix I give to other rhododendrons -- which as you mentioned includes Blueberries. For clay soil I would mix 2 parts native soil, 2 parts compost, and 1 part coarse sand (either horticultural or washed coarse paver sand), plus a dash of reasonably fresh worm castings. If the planting hole doesn't drain, then be sure to provide a French Drain so that excess rain water etc. has a chance to seep away somewhere else. Don't bother with mycorrhizae unless you have a source for the rare type compatible with rhododendrons.

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