Berry Growing All Year http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/ Everything you ever need to know to grow berries all year round... regardless of where you live! en Copyright 2012 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:08:38 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=5.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Growing Delicious Boysenberries at Home While the name is familiar to most of us, boysenberries don't necessarily jump to mind as a candidate for garden cultivation. But the truth is, they're delicious and easy to grow, combining the best qualities of raspberries, blackberries, and loganberries (because, you see, they're a cross of all three).

Let's take a closer look at these juicy goodies.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/growing_delicious_boysenberries_at_home.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/growing_delicious_boysenberries_at_home.html Berry Facts Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:08:38 -0500 Growing Elderberries in Your Backyard There's a line in the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" that states, in part, "Your father smelt of elderberries!" It's intended as an insult, and for good reason. You see, straight from the bush, elderberries smell kind of like really dirty cabbage -- at best.

As for the flavor, the berries are astringent, and basically inedible when uncooked. So that begs the question: why bother with 'em? Because they make incredible jelly, and they're very easy to grow, that's why!

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/growing_elderberries_in_your_backyard.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/growing_elderberries_in_your_backyard.html Berry Facts Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:59:10 -0500 Growing Huckleberries: A Challenge for the Home Gardener If you have fond memories of traipsing into the wild to gather huckleberries, you're in good company. No one grows them commercially, unlike their cousins the blueberries; so short of finding an occasional package at a farmer's market, foraging is the only way most of us can acquire them.

However, it's possible to grow huckleberry bushes in the backyard garden, if you're careful. So in this article, I'll provide the 411 about the humble huckleberry.

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]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/can_you_really_treat_urinary_tract_infections_with_berries.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/can_you_really_treat_urinary_tract_infections_with_berries.html Cranberries Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:52:59 -0500 The Tart and Tasty Lingonberry While most berry aficionados have heard of the lingonberry, a relative few have actually tasted and enjoyed the fruit in any form. Unless, of course, you go to IKEA a lot. In Sweden, IKEA's home country, lingonberries are extremely popular, so the company sells trendy lingonberry jam along with trendy furniture.

Be that as it may, you don't have to depend on IKEA for your lingonberry fix, if indeed you've had the joy of developing such an addiction. You can grow these deliciously tart berries in your own garden -- if you live in the right place, of course.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/the_tart_and_tasty_lingonberry.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/the_tart_and_tasty_lingonberry.html How to Grow Berries Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:17:30 -0500 Winter Berries to Enjoy Winter berries usually don't leap to mind when most people consider cultivating berries, but that's only natural. Berries that mature during the warm season are more common, with the exception of certain favorites like cranberries and lingonberries -- and even those tend to mature in late fall.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/winter_berries_to_enjoy.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/winter_berries_to_enjoy.html Berry Good Ideas Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:14:06 -0500 Mummyberry, a Devastating Disease of Blueberries If you're thinking about planting blueberries in your garden, or if you already have, you need to keep a close eye out for a blueberry disease called mummyberry. Not only can it kill your entire crop, it can come back next year and kill that crop, too.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/mummyberry_a_devastating_disease_of_blueberries.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/mummyberry_a_devastating_disease_of_blueberries.html Blueberries Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:29:41 -0500 Incan Goldenberries, the Latest Superfood If you've never heard of Incan goldenberries, don't be too surprised. Although casual gardeners and commercial farmers have grown them for many decades in Australia, Hawaii, and South Africa, news of their value and all-around tastiness is just now starting to reach mainland America.

The scientific name for this South American native is Physalis peruviana. The tomatillo and groundcherry belong to the same genus, while the tomato is a slightly more distant relative. Ironically, like all these species, goldenberries are true berries... whereas most of the things we call "berries" aren't.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/incan_goldenberries_the_latest_superfood.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/incan_goldenberries_the_latest_superfood.html Berry Plants Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:56:30 -0500 Juniper Berries, Unique Coniferous Fruits Juniper berries represent something exceedingly rare: food that grows on a conifer tree. The only other thing that comes close is the pine nut, which is, of course, cool in its own way. And like pine nuts, the berries of the juniper are associated with cones.

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There's no cure for Parkinson's, but there are treatments for the symptoms --primarily surgery and certain medications. Doctors still have a poor understanding of how to prevent the onset of Parkinson's, but amazingly, a new study reveals that berries of all kinds may help.

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While the cranberry is best grown in the northeast, you don't have to live there to grow them. As long as you live in a moderate climate (one that's neither too cold nor too hot) and are willing to put in a little effort, you can be ladling homegrown cranberry sauce on your turkey in two or three years.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/cranberries_in_the_home_garden.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/cranberries_in_the_home_garden.html Cranberries Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:48:06 -0500 Mulberries, The Forgotten Fruit Most people don't consider mulberries when thinking of berry-growing, but they make an excellent crop for either the home or a small farm operation. The biggest strike against the mulberry is that it can take years for them to bear, but the trees themselves are very easy to grow.

Let's take a closer look at the realities of mulberry cultivation.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/mulberries_the_forgotten_fruit.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/mulberries_the_forgotten_fruit.html Mulberries Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:19:19 -0500 Separating Berry Fact from Berry Fiction Here's an interesting berry fact: did you know that one of the most popular berries in the world grows on a palm tree, and isn't a berry at all? If you've read our recent article on what constitutes a true berry (at least from a botanical perspective), you'll recognize that we're talking about the famous acai.

There are many fascinating facts to be discovered about our favorite fruits; and in some cases, even some of us experts aren't aware of them. Here are a few good ones.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/separating_berry_fact_from_berry_fiction.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/separating_berry_fact_from_berry_fiction.html Berry Facts Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:30:10 -0500 Are Your Favorite Berries True Berries... or Imposters? Oddly enough, most of us would be hard-pressed to actually differentiate true berries from pseudo-berries. Case in point: what's the most famous berry on the Internet? If you said the acai, give yourself a big fat raspberry! (Another imposter, by the way).

Despite Oprah's endorsement, the acai isn't a berry at all. It's a drupe, a kind of stone-fruit that grows on, of all things, a palm tree (hence its other name, the palm berry). Oh, you can call acais berries all you like, but that's akin to calling a cavy a guinea pig. It's common practice, but that doesn't make it real.

]]> http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/are_your_favorite_berries_true_berries_or_imposters.html http://www.berrygrowingallyear.com/are_your_favorite_berries_true_berries_or_imposters.html Berry Facts Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:02:18 -0500 Chinese Gooseberries: Not Just For New Zealand Anymore It may seem odd to call something the size of a tomato a berry, but that's exactly what Chinese Gooseberries are (technically, that's what tomatoes are, too). Better known these days as kiwis or kiwifruit, due to a successful marketing initiative in the 1950s, these giant furry berries are both tasty and nutritious.

More to the point, you can grow your own right here in America. They may seem exotic, but there's no reason they have to be grown halfway across the world.

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