Ep. 240 Beyond the usual: Exploring some lesser‑known fruits for the garden | #GoodGrowing

Curious about adding something a little different to your backyard orchard? On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we dive into the flavorful world of lesser-known fruits you can grow right here in Illinois. From early‑ripening honeyberries and fall-bearing primocane blackberries to compact bush cherries and Illinois-born PRI apples, we explore unique fruit crops that offer exciting alternatives to the usual.   Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XAVtrBFKB40   Skip to what you want to know:    01:30 – Welcome, Grant McCarty! Illinois Beginning Orchard Academy.  03:22 – Some not-so-successful crops for Grant in northern Illinois.   07:35 – Where in Illinois can we reliably grow/harvest peaches?  09:53 – Honeyberries. How to grow and what do they taste like?   14:52 – Are honeyberries problematic like many other honeysuckles?   17:32 – Primocane fruiting blackberries.  21:38 – Is the care of primocane blooming blackberries different than other blackberries?  23:45 – Is there a link to Illini Hardy blackberry?  27:20 – Bush cherries. How are they different than cherry trees?  33:57 – Apples. What are PRI apples?  38:51 – High-density apples  44:31 – Any PRI resources out there?  48:10 – Wrap-up, what’s up next week, and goodbye! More information:Overview of Honeyberry from University of MinnesotaHaskap/Honeyberry, University of Wisconsin-MadisonHaskap/Honeyberry-University of Saskatchewan ResourcesThe PRI Apple Breeding ProgramContact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Johnson: [email protected] McCarty: [email protected]  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.  Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk --You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377     Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR    Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/    Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/    Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902    Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us