How about Caper Berries?
CA Kate z9
10 months ago
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Comments (14)MHG (&NC), I have found Kotata and Siskiyou to be very similar. I think the quote above was before Siskiyou fruited for me and I would overall rate it a touch better than Kotata since its bigger and the flavor was more reliably good. NC, Siskiyou is definitely better than Triple Crown. It is part raspberry though (maybe 1/4th) so its not a direct comparison, they are different flavors. The thing I still am looking for is a "really blackberry" tasting trailing berry that is hardy enough for me. So far the new "Onyx" berry is looking good on that and Black Diamond is another possibility. In terms of hardiness, I have not heard of any reports on any of these berries (besides the Boysen and TC) from zones any colder than mine, so I really have no idea how hardy they are. I have found many to not be all that hardy, e.g. Cascade, Black Pearl, Marion, Logan, etc, so its a fruit you have to be careful on varieties to get good hardiness. All the other ones we have been talking about, Siskiyou, Kotata, Black Diamond, etc, have been hardy for me thus far, but thats all I know. I got my Kotata from Burnt Ridge. One thing to consider if you are in to experimenting is to do what I did: get a few of each kind and try them all out! I plant them alternating varieties and close together (2') so I can pull the bad ones out and often still have a good planting. Scott...See MoreCapers
Comments (2)Yes, they are supposed to be one and the same. I'm just not sure how they will do here or much of anything else about them. They were different so I was curious about them. The plant is $10 so I wanted more info before spending that on an herb....See MoreChristie tell us about your goumi berry
Comments (3)I hadn't heard that the flowers were supposed to be fragrant. Now I wish I had checked. The first year it fruited, they were green, then they were gone. I missed them. The second year, I covered them so the birds wouldn't get to them before me. I discovered that if you eat them when they first turn red and look ripe, they AREN'T. They were terribly bitter. I had to wait another 10 days or so and then they were much more edible, a little bit sour but no more than the average strawberry. I wouldn't call it my favorite fruit but they were good. If they were a little bigger or seedless, they'd be better. I think they'd make good juice. If the frost didn't get them this year and I have enough, I may try putting some through my juicer and see how that goes. It seems to be easy to grow so far and made it through the last two horrible summers just fine. I'm pretty sure it's something that you don't have to spray, not prone to pests and diseases so that's a big plus....See MoreMy new Caper Bush Do you grow this drought friendly edible plant?
Comments (46)Update! I walked out in the yard and found a ripe caper berry AKA seed pod. It was split open and from what I could tell, there were 5 fresh seeds. I did my research, found one method of growing them that I liked, and yesterday I planted them after they had been in the fridge for 2 weeks. I was surprised to find there were about 10 seeds, so since i had prepared 6 sleeves, some sleeves got 2 seeds. The goal here is 6 plants. One plant is NOT enough for a jar of capers! If 2 sprout in one sleeve, I will sacrifice one by cutting it off. I got my planting sleeves on Amazon. They disintegrate in the soil so the roots will grow out of them and not be disturbed during planting. Evidently Capers do NOT like their roots disturbed! Here is the open pod I found: And the planting process. I used one of those containers mushrooms come in at the grocery store. My planting medium is a sterile damp mix of perlite and vermiculite also purchased at Amazon. Seeds are in there, and misted and covered with plastic wrap. I'll update again if any sprout!...See MoreCA Kate z9
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