I'm going to have to try this. I've never thought of putting banana peels under my gooseberries.

Very cool! Thanks so much for sharing. Happy growing!

Thanks for sharing that 😀

Oh! I'm jealous of your compost cranberry plants! I've tried several times to grow cranberries from seed but they never germinated. I even cold stratified them. What gardening zone are you in if you don't mind my asking?

@@jwrightgardening zone 5 east coast Canada . cranberries and blueberries grow very well around here

@@elizabethraworth64 We do have native cranberries in my region so maybe I should stop trying so hard and just dump some cranberries in my compost pile and let nature take it's course! 😁

My parents used to make elderflower champagne. By adding in some chunks of potato during fermentation, it tasted close to a carbonated liebfraumilch.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Wow, 20 acres? Sounds like a dream! I'm so happy that we've been able to help you out. Let me know what you end up planting, and how you like it. We have many more videos with cold hardy fruiting plants to come, so stay tuned. Thanks for watching! Happy growing!

Same! Delighted I found this channel.

Check out Elmore Roots fruit tree nursery in Wolcott Vermont. ( very cold hardy varieties) Also check out Ben Falk Resilient Farm and Homestead, videos and book he's been doing permaculture in Vermont for a long time with great results

More videos coming! Thanks for taking the time to watch. Glad to have you here. Happy growing!

Thanks for the support!!

Yes, and honestly the flavor of a fresh elderberry isn’t the best anyway. They taste better after cooked in my opinion. Thanks for sharing that information with everyone!

@@PlantFanatics Totally agree on the taste. Have eaten a lot of elderberries as a child, but not much raw.

An additional interesting thing about Elderberries is that I understand they are toxic until they are cooked, not to be eaten raw, and poisonous to pets & livestock.

Sea buckthorn is worth growing!

Elderberries mixed with cream & frozen make a delicious ice-cream & then there is the potential for making delicious Elderflower 'Champagne' of course.

@@sarahstrong7174 Please remember to always boil elderberries before use. Small amounts can be eaten raw, but the do contain a toxin that can kill or cause severe stomach cramps. This toxin is neutralised by cooking.

@@beakj Thankyou for your kind message.

Thanks for sharing that information with us! Happy growing!

Thanks for watching! Happy growing!

Thanks for the sub! Glad to have you here!

Unfortunately we don’t have any experience with those yet. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch the video. It means the world. Happy growing!

Thanks so much! Glad to have you here. Happy growing!

We grow the Autumn Olive as well. What a great plant. What variety of Seaberry did you get? I'm glad you were able to find the male pollinator, as they can be difficult to find at times.

Hahaha, gardening is a rabbit hole. You'll always end up finding another fruit that you just can't live without. Happy growing!

Thank you for the kind comment! We made this channel to help as many people find the right plants and care for them as possible. Whats your favorite fruit tree that you have right now?

@@PlantFanatics we just purchased our first home in Amarillo. I just purchased a cocktail tree with peaches, plums and nectarines grafted onto the same tree. I'm hoping that the variety will ensure that I still have one harvest of fruit if we get a late frost. I have multiple varieties of raspberry plants and as well as blackberry and blueberry plant that are potted. I hope to be able to put them in the ground sometime this year.

They are a wonderful plant to grow!

More videos are coming! Thanks for watching!

Instead of buying another goumi berry you could try and propagate the softwood branches.

@@jjcousin1 Oh yeah! Definitely cheaper. But maybe a different variety would be more effective. ?

Why don't you just cut the thorns off?

@@kdccmb That would take hours. A mature gooseberry is a very compact and tangled bush. Picture dozens of stems coming from the ground arching upwards a few feet and then going back down to touch the ground in a circle around the base. Like a plant fountain. And also without thorns, then it would be more appetizing to the deer.

Hi Peggy! When we list on our site that the growing zone is 6 that means that it can tolerate temperatures down to zone 6. The heat tolerance for figs is out of this world. They don't require any chill hours to produce fruit, so they do great in warmer planting zones. I know people who grow figs in the deserts of Arizona where temperatures easily reach 115-120F on a regular basis. So figs would be a perfect plant to grow in your location. As far as other fruit trees that I typically talk about, the heat really won't be an issue. The issue would come with fruit set. Many cold hardy plants require a certain number of chill hours (temperatures below 45F) in order to produce fruit. So that's really the direction that I would come from in choosing plants for your hardiness zone. How many chill hours do you typically get in any given season? And then what are the common pest and disease pressures for fruit trees where you live? I don't list high temperature tolerances for the fruit trees I sell thus far because they won't be affected by the high temps. They could grow in the heat of the Arizona sun. Thank you so much for the great question!

So exciting! Elderberries are very quick to fruit, so I bet you'll get fruit this year! Keep me updated with how things go. Happy growing!

I do get this question quite a bit. Typically if you live in anything more than a subtropical zone you won't want to grow a lot of these, as they require a winter dormancy or certain number of chill hours to produce fruit. I live in zone 6/7 and these plants are great here. I'd say you could grow them in zone 8 and 9 as well. Higher than that and you'd be pushing it. This is of course different plant to plant, but for the most part if you don't fall below 45 degrees Fahrenheit for a few months a year I wouldn't grow most of these.

@@PlantFanatics Thanks. I'm pretty solid in zone 6 (MD/PA border passes through my back yard). I can't wait to try some of these.

Yes, very important to know that everyone has a different palate. Thanks for sharing. Happy growing!

Sorry for the late reply. We are able to send them to Arizona!

I would just do a quick Google search and maybe call around your area.

Do you have irrigation set up? Tested the soil to see if it’s conducive to growing plants at an optimal level? Do you have a decent helping of mulch surrounding the plant for water retention during the hot summer months? Zone 7 typically allows these plants to grow wonderfully. Is oils consider testing all these perimeters. I do believe if they aren’t growing well there’s a problem in one of these sectors. Thank you so much for watching the video!

@@PlantFanatics It is right next to a cherry tree that is doing amazing and an elderberry that is doing amazing. I use back to eden woodchips style.

If you see any Elderberry bushes I am sure you can get cuttings for free. They root very easily even in the winter. I prune mine seriously in fall and they come back fine.

@@nancywebb6549 thanks

Honestly where you can find them will vary based on where you are. Just a quick Google search and maybe calling around will help

@@PlantFanatics ,I was surprized Google was pretty useless. But that's partly my problem, since I cannot see well enough to drive.

Elderberries are indeed classified as bushes, not trees, and their height does not typically reach 5 meters. It seems there might be a mix-up with another type of plant. Elderberry bushes usually grow to about 1.5 to 3 meters (5 to 10 feet) tall.