| I'm sure the problem people have with cultivated juneberries and humidity are due to the geographic origin of the domestic cultivars. The wild ones I pick live on the edge of islands on Lake Winnepasauke in NH, where there's lots of summer rain and humidity (and they are literally hanging over standing water) and they are clean and healthy. It might be worth looking for local native seedlings rather than relying on Canadian prairie stock, if you live in a humid place. Ginda On May 22, 2007, at 5:01 AM, Lee Reich wrote: I've tried juneberries for years. At my particular site, which is lowlying with more humidity than the surrounding area, juneberries are a failure. In about 20 years of trying a half-dozen varieties, I've harvested perhaps a handful of fruits. Others get lost to a various insects and diseases. The best years for my plants and for wild plants in the mountains here have had very summers. |
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