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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: plumseverywhere on April 07, 2012, 07:55:20 pm

Title: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: plumseverywhere on April 07, 2012, 07:55:20 pm

Has anyone successfully grown Pineberries?  I came across an advert for some plants the other day and quite like the look of them but they don't come cheap so I've decided to make some enquiries first  ;)

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/apr/01/pineberry-strawberry-waitrose (http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/apr/01/pineberry-strawberry-waitrose)

Title: Re: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: Mammyshaz on April 11, 2012, 07:58:47 am

Mmmm..... Not quite sure what to make of it plumseverywhere. Will watch this topic with interest.

Title: Re: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: southernskye on March 20, 2013, 12:58:03 pm

Out of interest....did anyone grow any of these and how were they?
Rgds
Sskye

Title: Re: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 20, 2013, 11:10:56 pm

After reading the feedback, I don't think I'll bother although they do look interesting.

Title: Re: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 21, 2013, 07:40:30 am

I didn't in the end because I lost hundreds of strawberries to woodlice last year and didn't want to spend out on these for the same to happen  (yuk, phobia inducing scuttling little multi legged things)

Title: Re: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 21, 2013, 09:12:24 pm

Good hen food though.

Title: Re: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: YorkshireLass on March 21, 2013, 09:13:28 pm

I had a plant last year but some critter ate the fruit  :rant:  It sent out lots of runners so we'll see what it does this year.

Title: Re: Pineberries anyone?
Post by: southernskye on March 23, 2013, 02:15:24 pm

OK YL, be looking forwards to hearing about them.
Good luck
Sskye.