Anyone grow honeyberries?

[Davy Crockett]

Mine had blossoms and then we had a snowstorm and they fell off.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Mine had blossoms and then we had a snowstorm and they fell off.

thats a bummer, but youll get a nicer crop next year so a delayed blessing. Energy will go into growth instead this year.

 

[wales]

thats a bummer, but youll get a nicer crop next year so a delayed blessing. Energy will go into growth instead this year.

Juneberries ready yet? How do you know when they are ready.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Juneberries ready yet? How do you know when they are ready.

not ready but I just got my reminder on my phone to net them to keep the birds from eating them all, gonna be a couple weeks I suppose before they are ready to try. None are blue yet that ive noticed.

 

[guywhofishes]

Juneberries ready yet? How do you know when they are ready.

When they turn darn near black/purple... and the birds have eaten them all.

 

[guywhofishes]

not ready but I just got my reminder on my phone to net them to keep the birds from eating them all, gonna be a couple weeks I suppose before they are ready to try. None are blue yet that ive noticed.

What netting you using? My 1 inch black netting totally sucks.

The robins and catbirds suddenly started swarming the honeys this morning.

 

[Zogman]

You need a semi-auto 410.

 

[guywhofishes]

You need a semi-auto 410.

Lord grant me patience. Galwholovesbirds is close to suffering from some anguish.

 

[Maddog]

You need a semi-auto 410.

bump stock . .. .

 

[Captain Ahab]

Take the week off and stand out there shaking your fist at them?

 

[Maddog]

Lord grant me patience. Galwholovesbirds is close to suffering from some anguish.

when she is gone getting her hair done . . .

 

[Jiffy]

Lord grant me patience. Galwholovesbirds is close to suffering from some anguish.

The good Lord put those berries there for all of God's creatures to enjoy. How DARE you!!! Poor little birdies!!

 

[1bigfokker]

It only takes 4 and 20 to bake a pie.

 

[svnmag]

It only takes 4 and 20 to bake a pie.

THAT'S 5!!!!!! Just read again--I thought the saying was 4 IN 20...

 

[Lycanthrope]

Blizzard are close to ripe, plenty ripe enough to enjoy a few handful from the bushes!

 

[guywhofishes]

Blizzard are close to ripe, plenty ripe enough to enjoy a few handful from the bushes!

birds clean me out here - I need to set up serious netting

 

[Lycanthrope]

birds clean me out here - I need to set up serious netting

They will do that! Ive got a cat thats outside in my back yard thats a serious hunter, she kills a robin or blackbird almost daily. Probably the only reason I have any berries on my bushes right now, they did take probably 80% of them already. Ive been to busy to net also this year, unfortunately. I need to net my juneberries soon though, my mom loves those and will be pissed if I dont have any for her!

 

[KDM]

birds clean me out here - I need to set up serious netting

Got bird bamboozled out this way as well. It's ok though. They got ta eat too.

 

[Lycanthrope]

birds clean me out here - I need to set up serious netting

Area in blue is mostly haskap, I think ive got 11 x 300ft rows. i also have 3 rows of juneberry, 1 row of juliet sour cherries, 1 row of apricots, 1 row of aronia, 1 row of rhubarb. They are getting big enough that I should start netting them probably, thats gonna be a chore. Maybe next year.

 

[Fester]

Blizzard are close to ripe, plenty ripe enough to enjoy a few handful from the bushes!

What do they taste like?