One of the things I really want to get established on our farm are a variety of berries, fruits and nuts. We were able to transplant the currants here in November and it appears that most of them have survived the transplant as they have developed buds. At the same time, we transplanted the grapes but, so far, I am unable to tell how many of them survived.
I also want to get strawberries, elderberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries established. In order to stretch our garden budget as far as possible, I have taken advantage of sales from various nurseries so our berry plants are actually coming from three different sources.
The elderberries were the first to arrive. I had ordered them as part of my seedling tree order from the Missouri Department of Conservation. In addition to the elderberries, the pecans and pawpaws that I ordered also arrived. I have not yet gotten the trees planted but am hopeful that I can get them done this week. Everything here is very muddy after the rain we received Friday night and Saturday.
So far I have ordered strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. Although they were ordered from two different nurseries, the strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries are all scheduled to be here this week. (I am hopeful that this baby will wait to make his/her appearance until after we get these planted. If not, I have it laid out where they will go so that I can have someone help me get them planted.)
It is a lot of work to get so many different types of plants established but I want to have them all in production as soon as possible. The kids have been great helpers in this endeavor. They have helped build and fill garden beds and helped plant the plants as they arrive. I am so thankful to have their help!
Blessings,
Jennifer
Didn’t you get some gooseberrys (currents)? They all sound really good and quite an operation.
lp