Haskap Blossoms in May
Back in November I wrote a post called “Introduction to Haskap Berries (aka Honeyberries)“. Currently, this post is the most viewed post on this site – by far. And so I thought it would be appropriate...
View ArticleEarly Haskap Berries
I took a talk around our yard today and was pleased to notice that my haskap plants were covered in little green berries. It won’t be long before I put up the netting around them to protect them from...
View ArticleIt’s Haskap Season!
Yes, it’s true. I’ve been eating haskap berries this past week. Not bucketfuls, but small handfuls anyway. At this point, only my Cinderella variety have ripe berries. The others are still coming....
View ArticlePrairie Perfect Orchards near Innisfail
This weekend was the annual Summertime Country Drive (a collection of 25 central Alberta farms & attractions). One of the destinations along the way was Prairie Perfect Orchards – a brand new fruit...
View ArticleHaskap/Honeyberries 2009 Update
All I can say is WOW! These haskap are amazing! As most of you know, I moved last summer and had to leave behind my haskaps just as they were starting to produce. I got a few small handfulls from my...
View ArticleHaskap / Honeyberry Pictures (After Three Years)
As promised earlier, here are a few haskap/honeyberry pictures. These were four inch seedlings about three years ago. They have been grossly neglected, but they seem to be doing just fine. This is the...
View ArticleA Few More Haskap/Honeyberry Pictures
This morning I made an unexpected discovery. While checking my an email address that I haven’t used for months, I found that my brother-in-law had emailed me some photos that he had taken last June of...
View ArticleHere’s What’s Growing By the May Long-Weekend
It was way back in in the June of 2008, that I took a Photo Stroll Around the Yard. That’s some time ago, so I figured it was about time to do it again. Of course, now I have a whole new yard to stroll...
View ArticleMy Fruit Trees Are Budding
Well folks, I took another photo stroll around the yard and snapped some of my favorite pictures yet! I’ve got some beautiful pics of my plums in flower, as well as a super cool close-up of my grape...
View ArticleEnjoying the “Fruits” of my Labour
For years I’ve been obsessed with growing fabulous, fresh fruit right here in Central Alberta. Not just saskatoons and strawberries – but grapes, plums, cherries, watermelons – yes, even kiwis and...
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