Re; Your blueberry varieties - Patriot? And I can’t remember the other really big one. ‘Chandler’ produces big berries, but not sure on the height.
We’re adding blueberries, for sure. We have a TON of Black Cap (wild) Raspberries and wild Blackberries as well. Beau actually took the big mower and mowed paths to the best picking spots, so that’ll be fun later in the season.
He also has Black Cap canes that grow around our mailbox, but I make him keep those under control so the Mailman doesn’t get all scratched up!
You know, for someone that HATES wild roses, and will mow them over with abandon, (I LOVE them for the hips in the fall) he sure is NUTTY over the other PRICKLY cane ‘junk’ that grows wild around here!
*Rolleyes*
Nah, these are ‘O’Neal’, ‘Tifblue’, and others. Southern highbush and Rabbiteye varieties. IIRC we planted 3 or 4 different varieties 11 years ago when we moved in. I kept them watered regularly the first couple of summers and now it’s like gallons and gallons of free food, just show up with a bucket and pick.
Wish we could grow the black raspberries down here. We have exactly one locally adapted red raspberry variety that makes buckets but isn’t great fresh, it’s more of a cooking/canning raspberry.
Your mailperson has it easy. Fire ants decided to build a 3ft tall ant bed around and on our mailbox post. It was ginormous and appeared nearly overnight. They’re dead now though :)