We have several old bittersweet plants tucked away in the back fields of the farm. These are deciduous flowering and fruiting vines that can take over a tree or an old parked car. I took Bodhi down to the back fields on Saturday and snipped some for the house as well as other unidentified red berry branches I'm researching.
The Maine (mostly organic) tree nursery and seed source we like begins taking fruit and flowering tree orders in December for Spring delivery. These include blueberry, raspberry, and blackberry bushes, strawberry plants, and "woody ornamentals" like hydrangea and viburnum. I am considering growing some bittersweet on heavy trellis for fall "flower" sales. The colors are incredible and the delicate orange berry pods are perfect with pumpkins.
Art planted next year's garlic crop which is larger than last year's and includes several "hard-neck" and "soft-neck" varieties. We look forward to tasting the differences.
1 comment:
i vote YES on bittersweet for your sales next fall..........isn't nature the BEST!
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