Gardeners, what are you planting this year?

[Just Passin' By]

I'm going to finish adding some berry bushes. I've got about another 3 blackberry to plant, and I might have to replace 1-2 blueberry bushes from last year. I'll be adding another 2 cherry bushes, as well.

After that, it's going to be a full slate of herbs, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant and the like. I keep going back and forth on grapes, so I'm still not sure if I'll add them this year.

[tooge]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I'm going to finish adding some berry bushes. I've got about another 3 blackberry to plant, and I might have to replace 1-2 blueberry bushes from last year. I'll be adding another 2 cherry bushes, as well.

After that, it's going to be a full slate of herbs, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant and the like. I keep going back and forth on grapes, so I'm still not sure if I'll add them this year.

It takes a good 3-4 years on the grapes to start getting some decent crop. If you are thinking about it, I'd get started sooner rather than later.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by tooge

It takes a good 3-4 years on the grapes to start getting some decent crop. If you are thinking about it, I'd get started sooner rather than later.

Thanks for the advice. The back and forth is because of space limitations. I'm just not sure if we've really got the space for doing grapes on the scale we were thinking. I think I'll talk to my brother about using part of his place for the grapes. He's got land that he'll probably never use.

[Groves]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

2 cherry bushes, as well..

Tell us more bout these.


I planted 60 black raspberry plants last week. Hope I like em.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Groves

Tell us more bout these.


I planted 60 black raspberry plants last week. Hope I like em.

Here's the one I added to the garden last year.

Truly the perfect cherry, Carmine Jewel has large, gorgeous purplish-red fruit with a luscious balance of high sugars and a complement of acids, creating a rich flavor. Fruit has high flesh-to-pit ratio and is excellent for use in pies, preserves, juice, dried fruit and eating fresh. Yields up to 15+ pounds by its fourth year, and 20-30 pounds in its fifth year. Growing to only 6 1/2 ft. tall, this is a naturally dwarfed bush with full-sized fruit—much easier to maintain than typical cherries. Carmine Jewel is grown on its own roots, so you get no suckers of inferior quality root stock. Extreme cold hardiness and few problems from disease and pests make this beauty a breeze to grow. Abundant, white and pink flowers and glossy, green leaves allow it to double as an ornamental in your landscape in early spring.

http://www.henryfields.com/product/C.../bush_cherries

[Boiled Chicken]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I'm going to finish adding some berry bushes. I've got about another 3 blackberry to plant, and I might have to replace 1-2 blueberry bushes from last year. I'll be adding another 2 cherry bushes, as well.

After that, it's going to be a full slate of herbs, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant and the like. I keep going back and forth on grapes, so I'm still not sure if I'll add them this year.

Just curious, but how do you keep the squirrels out of all of your berry bushes? I've tried spray, chicken wire and BB gun (and they destroy my tomatoes also).

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by Boiled Chicken

Just curious, but how do you keep the squirrels out of all of your berry bushes? I've tried spray, chicken wire and BB gun (and they destroy my tomatoes also).

dog does it

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Boiled Chicken

Just curious, but how do you keep the squirrels out of all of your berry bushes? I've tried spray, chicken wire and BB gun (and they destroy my tomatoes also).

I've got a cat who loves to kill little critters, and a dog who loves to kill big critters. They keep most of the animals away.