{"id":10093,"date":"2017-12-04T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10093"},"modified":"2017-11-27T11:26:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:26:22","slug":"new-the-bushel-and-berry-collection-of-patio-fruits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2017\/12\/04\/new-the-bushel-and-berry-collection-of-patio-fruits\/","title":{"rendered":"New: The Bushel and Berry Collection Of Patio Fruits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bushel and Berry\u2122 Collection Raspberry Shortcake<\/p><\/div>\n

Back in late 2016 Star\u00ae Roses and Plants* purchased the company formerly known as BrazelBerries\u00ae. In 2017 they have rebranded\u00a0the plant offerings\u00a0into the new Bushel and Berry\u2122 Collection. Beside the old favorites, a new collection of edible berry plants are available at participating garden centers nationwide.<\/p>\n

I have successfully grown two\u00a0varieties on the sunny\u00a0portion of my deck here in northeast TN (USDA hardiness zone 6-b). The spring purchased\u00a0 plants bloomed and produce fruits which were delicious. The Bushel and Berry Collection are easy-to-grow and ask for very little maintenance other than watering and fertilizing. Disease and insects did not trouble me my first year. I can\u2019t promise that this will continue in future years. My plants were covered with cheese cloth as fruits began\u00a0ripening for bird-proofing.<\/p>\n

According to Layci Gragnani, program manager for Bushel and Berry, “the collection\u00a0has a new look reminiscent of the biodegradable berry baskets found at farmer\u2019s markets.”\u00a0 Currently, The Bushel and Berry collection includes seven varieties:<\/p>\n

Raspberry Shortcake\u00ae – thornless<\/u> dwarf raspberry<\/p>\n

Peach Sorbet\u00ae blueberry \u2013 delicious fruits plus red fall leaf color<\/p>\n

Jelly Bean\u00ae blueberry \u2013dwarf plant with attractive red fall leaf color<\/p>\n

Blueberry Glaze\u00ae \u00a0– small dark berries and red fall leaf color.<\/p>\n

Pink Icing\u2122 blueberry \u2013 yummy fruits in summer and fall foliage<\/p>\n

Perpetua\u00ae blueberry – double cropping (2 harvest times)<\/p>\n

Baby Cakes\u2122 – thornless dwarf blackberry.<\/p>\n

Three growing tips (from me):<\/p>\n

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  1. Repot in late winter to a slightly larger decorative pot and remove (prune) off old canes and any dead shoots.<\/li>\n
  2. Fertilize with a water soluble products like Espoma\u2122 or Miracle-Gro\u2122 bi-monthly from March through August<\/li>\n
  3. Place fine mesh netting over pot(s) as fruits begin to ripen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *Star\u00ae Roses and Plants also markets the Knock Out\u00ae Family of Roses as well as Drift\u00ae Roses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Back in late 2016 Star\u00ae Roses and Plants* purchased the company formerly known as BrazelBerries\u00ae. In 2017 they have rebranded\u00a0the plant offerings\u00a0into the new Bushel and Berry\u2122 Collection. Beside the old favorites, a new collection of edible berry plants are available at participating garden centers nationwide. I have successfully grown two\u00a0varieties on the sunny\u00a0portion of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1124,657,1218,1319,681,1281,1037,674,882,665,599,816,853,742,843,1136,1060,601,729,933,825,849,1031,777,1210,630,646,113,819,455,642],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10093"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10260,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10093\/revisions\/10260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}