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  • From: "William Freels" <w.freels@worldnet.att.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Boysen Berries?
  • Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:12:48 -0600

My father, in 1942, planted a 60 ft. row and used post and wire to support the boysenberries the same as you usually do grapes.  I remember that he had me to clean out 3 mule stalls and spread the manure alongside of the plants.
 
The row produced so much that many families in our neighborhood had plenty.
 
Every few years, he would have me cut the canes back to the ground and spread manure again.
 
I do not remember any problem with the canes dying  but  maybe that was why he had me to cut the old canes back to the ground to get rid of some disease. 
 
The berries were doing fine when he sold the homeplace in 1950.   He did not plant bosenberries at the new homeplace in 1950. 
 
The new owner did not take care of the berries as well as my father had and so in a few years the berries were not doing very good.  I guess he just plowed them up and that was the end.
 
Bill Freels
Paducah, Ky     
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Boysen Berries?

I ordered blackberries last year, and will order a few more with a friend.  I've been tempted to try Boysen Berries, they sound like fun and good eating.  However, we have both rust and anthracnose in wild brambles here, and I had selected only disease resistant blackberries.  I know there is no mention anywhere of resistance in Boysen berries, but tell me, are they likely to just pine away in a couple of years? 
Donna in Tennessee, z6. 


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