I'm so excited! The 'Pineberry' has been my main inspiration for growing my own (mainly strange varieties) for this year and last.
I've been aware of them ever since their April Fool's Day release a few years ago that looked so much like a traditional Fool's Day Hoax.
I wasn't buying it and then I walked passed a hanging basket of them in a nursery last year. I was genuinely taken aback - so sure was I that they weren't real.
Unfortuately the three plants in the basket had already flowered but had failed to be pollinated so I didn't get a single fruit. But I collected 10-15 plants from runners, filling two additional square planters and patiently overwintered the lot.
For the winter months, I added a thick straw mulch and watered them a little every 3 days or so, hoping to keep the plants alive in my garage.
Well it paid off, the plants came back to life in the spring and have now flowered, been pollinated and my largest berries' pips are beginning to take on their trademark red hue. It should only be a couple of weeks or so until I get to sample their flavour for myself!
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