Edibles in the Garden

[greenstorm]

So one of my intentions for both yards, front and back, is to have them produce food. The back will be a ot of veggies, while the shrubby stuff will need to find spots in front. Some things I want to put in:

o strawberries
o currants
o kiwis
o blueberries
o pawpaws
o rhubarb?
o gooseberries?
o native huckleberries
o cherries?

I'm actively hunting for more things that will work in the area. Know of anything? Doesn't have to be a berry/fruit, but I am looking for perennial plantings.

Comments

so, like, kiwis

[rainbowk.livejournal.com]

Strangely I have thirteen stalks of kiwi rooting in my kitchen right this minute. I may (or may not) have smuggled them illegally across the border... they're from my friend in Portland.

So, if you'd like a couple cuttings, I'd be pleased to provide them; they seem to be doing pretty well so far.

The catch is that they're clippings from both the male and the female plant, but I can't tell which is which. And you need both or you don't get fruit. So what to do?

Re: so, like, kiwis

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

I have both a male and a female kiwi plant, bound in pots right now so I can control their size easily and because they were part of my container garden last year.

I guess you just have to plant all of them and see, right? I got flowers but no fruit last year, not sure if it's because I didn't hand-pollinate and it was a weird year, or if the plants weren't in synch, or if it was just a test run flower-wise. I couldn't tell the flowers (male, female) apart either. *sigh*

I suppose they could also have been mislabelled... and I could have two females or two males.