Thanks for sharing your experiences with these shrubs. Home Depot currently has them rolled out with a bunch of other currants and berries. I didn't know the "males" could also produce fruit. Home Depot has them for sale separately from "females", so I ended up buying two; Mr. HoneyBee and Mrs. Borealis. It's also useful that we can see how big their footprint will be as adults so I had a good idea of what space in my garden would be a appropriate.
Mid-Missouri, USA grow zone 6A. I also have Aurora, Borealis, Beauty and Blizzard Haskaps. They are in their 2 production year and really struggle in our 100 degree F weather. Next year, I will install a 40 % sun shade which I think will help them. Thanks for the information. Our blueberries are doing much better than the Haskaps.
How quickly do they grow? I planted 4 haskap bushes spring 2022, and they haven't shown a lot of growth. It's been so dry here in Minnesota, so I may not be watering or fertilizing them enough maybe.
They grow pretty slowly, maybe 12" per year at most. Many plants often grow slow the first or second year. Keeping away weed competition will help. Also, i think you are right about keeping the soil moist in summer. Their natural habitat can be swampy, so i try to keep mine well watered. But i cant say i've actually noticed much drought stress in dry times they really are pretty hardy. Just finnished harvesting the late varieties, they were fantastic.
For my haskap row i used 15x15' nets attached to each other in a row. Thats gives me 5' height on both sides and 5' wide across the top, then join as many nets together as you need for the length. This is ok for now, but might be tight in the future as the bushes grow. In Canada, i got my nets online from Whiffletree Nursery. The frame is made of pvc electrical conduit, and the connecting corners i got online from Lee Valley. One my my blueberry videos shows a bit better how i made the frame.
Do you find the berries from younger plants tend to not taste sweet as the mature plants? I planted borealis, blizzard, boreal beauty and boreal beast last year. I think they were about 2-3 years old. This year, I took your advice and waited 8 weeks after the first berries turned blue to harvest. But, they were sour even though some of them were huge. Some of them had turned completely red inside, but some still have a bit of green. I am a bit disappointed. I live in Ottawa and wondering if that also makes any difference?
Actually I thought mine tasted pretty good when the plants were fruiting in their first year. I really liked the taste of all those varieties. Yes they should be ripe in mid-late July in Ottawa. I couldnt imagine growing these in Ottawa would be any different than in Peterborough, we have the same climate and soils. Give it a few more seasons, but it could be that you just dont like the taste of haskaps.
@@tbuch5919 maybe I will try next year. I went to Kelowna in early July and tried Aurora, Boreal blizzard and boreal beauty at a small farm. They were really tasty and sweet. But, for some reason, the ones in my back yard just taste sour. Do you fertilize your plants? How often do you water them? Just trying to trouble-shoot. I don’t want to give up because I know they should taste as good as the ones in Kelowna. Thanks for your help!
@@MD-pr1no Are you sure they're fully ripe? If they're not falling off the branch at the slightest touch, they're not fully ripe. Commercial growers harvest just by shaking the branches.
All three varieties (Beauty, Blizzard, Beast) are very good and better than all my other varieties. The bushes are still young, so i havnt decided on a favorite or sweetest yet.
@ T Buch I want to grow haskap berries. Actually I am from India and here such variety is not available. Can you please sell me a plant? Meanwhile if you are interested in any Indian varieties, kindly let me know. I can help you by purchasing and shipping to your location.
my good cat loves to patrol the bushes when its haskap time
Thanks for sharing your experiences with these shrubs. Home Depot currently has them rolled out with a bunch of other currants and berries. I didn't know the "males" could also produce fruit. Home Depot has them for sale separately from "females", so I ended up buying two; Mr. HoneyBee and Mrs. Borealis. It's also useful that we can see how big their footprint will be as adults so I had a good idea of what space in my garden would be a appropriate.
Mid-Missouri, USA grow zone 6A. I also have Aurora, Borealis, Beauty and Blizzard Haskaps. They are in their 2 production year and really struggle in our 100 degree F weather. Next year, I will install a 40 % sun shade which I think will help them. Thanks for the information. Our blueberries are doing much better than the Haskaps.
Beauty and Blizzard are really good. I think your idea for shade cloth will help, and keeping them from drying out will help too. Good luck.
How quickly do they grow? I planted 4 haskap bushes spring 2022, and they haven't shown a lot of growth. It's been so dry here in Minnesota, so I may not be watering or fertilizing them enough maybe.
They grow pretty slowly, maybe 12" per year at most. Many plants often grow slow the first or second year. Keeping away weed competition will help. Also, i think you are right about keeping the soil moist in summer. Their natural habitat can be swampy, so i try to keep mine well watered. But i cant say i've actually noticed much drought stress in dry times they really are pretty hardy. Just finnished harvesting the late varieties, they were fantastic.
thank you for posting, Can I ask you which variety has the largest fruits ?
Blizzard has the largest berries and is one of the best tasting. Beauty is also very large and is good.
Hello, where did you get your big bird netting? How did you build your structure? Many thanks! 😇
For my haskap row i used 15x15' nets attached to each other in a row. Thats gives me 5' height on both sides and 5' wide across the top, then join as many nets together as you need for the length. This is ok for now, but might be tight in the future as the bushes grow. In Canada, i got my nets online from Whiffletree Nursery. The frame is made of pvc electrical conduit, and the connecting corners i got online from Lee Valley. One my my blueberry videos shows a bit better how i made the frame.
@@tbuch5919 thanks a lot!
Hello, may I know how old is your aurora and honey bee? Thanks
Hi Luki. I planted both of those in 2013, so 8 years ago.
Do you find the berries from younger plants tend to not taste sweet as the mature plants? I planted borealis, blizzard, boreal beauty and boreal beast last year. I think they were about 2-3 years old. This year, I took your advice and waited 8 weeks after the first berries turned blue to harvest. But, they were sour even though some of them were huge. Some of them had turned completely red inside, but some still have a bit of green. I am a bit disappointed. I live in Ottawa and wondering if that also makes any difference?
Actually I thought mine tasted pretty good when the plants were fruiting in their first year. I really liked the taste of all those varieties. Yes they should be ripe in mid-late July in Ottawa. I couldnt imagine growing these in Ottawa would be any different than in Peterborough, we have the same climate and soils. Give it a few more seasons, but it could be that you just dont like the taste of haskaps.
@@tbuch5919 maybe I will try next year. I went to Kelowna in early July and tried Aurora, Boreal blizzard and boreal beauty at a small farm. They were really tasty and sweet. But, for some reason, the ones in my back yard just taste sour. Do you fertilize your plants? How often do you water them? Just trying to trouble-shoot. I don’t want to give up because I know they should taste as good as the ones in Kelowna. Thanks for your help!
@@MD-pr1no Are you sure they're fully ripe? If they're not falling off the branch at the slightest touch, they're not fully ripe. Commercial growers harvest just by shaking the branches.
What are the sweetest late haskaps? Thanks.
All three varieties (Beauty, Blizzard, Beast) are very good and better than all my other varieties. The bushes are still young, so i havnt decided on a favorite or sweetest yet.
@@tbuch5919 Thank you.
Bitter fruit is a good source of B 17 making things sweet is not always good.
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@ T Buch I want to grow haskap berries. Actually I am from India and here such variety is not available. Can you please sell me a plant? Meanwhile if you are interested in any Indian varieties, kindly let me know. I can help you by purchasing and shipping to your location.
Haskaps will not fruit in a hot climate like India. They need a dormant period over winter to initiate flowering and fruiting.