We've decided to attempt a "less maintenance" garden section dedicated to berries. We've large strawberry beds around our property that are virtually maintenance free until the plants wear out. We're adding these to our garden this coming spring. The raspberries are a groundcover varietal which supposedly produce large crops. The Goji berries are related to tomatoes. A perennial which we'll attempt in large planters. Ordered from Jung's today. Should be interesting!
Great! I have had similar thoughts. Very much still learning about growing produce, but I want to do as much perennial plantings as possible. I have the added challenge of limited sun. It is very hot sun, but due to canopy tree positions, some in my neighbors' yards, I have had to do a lot of sun monitoring through the seasons, and the light varies from season to season, and by specific position in the yard. I also have dense clay and somewhat alkaline soil. Just winning all the way round, lol. So the research has been cautious and careful, and I am planting a lot of things slightly raised/mounded above the surrounding grade.
I have planted a number of brambles, due to their more forgiving nature. Boysenberries, and a southern low chill requirement raspberry, as well as south tested blackberries, one a bush form, the other a vigorous semi-trailing thornless, "Triple Crown."
I have foregone blueberries, because they are especially acid-loving, which I think would doom me to repeatedly struggle to amend the soil. I have just bought a couple varieties of serviceberries, not commonly known, perhaps, but a viable substitute for blueberries, a pretty, shrubby understory tree that tolerates a wide range of soils, pH, and light conditions. We shall see. I have also planted some other natives, including American black mulberry, a couple of hazelnuts, a couple of paw paw, a Mayhah, and a Satsuma. ( The satsuma and mulberry got the prime sunny positions in my yard). In a few years, I hope to have enough fruit, lol. Better learn how to can berries, I guess.
Two good choices! Look forward to your garden pictures.
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