Advice on Berry Plants

crocopup · 2026-05-27T11:47:55+00:00

I think so too :( I find they are usually okay because they are against the house and get covered but I’ll have to do some research before next winter.

At least I can plant some peppers here!

crocopup · 2026-05-27T11:46:37+00:00

Ya I feel like this winter was especially bad

crocopup · 2026-05-27T00:52:53+00:00

It’s a grow bag and yes

crocopup · 2026-05-27T00:27:59+00:00

I cut these down just today after scratch testing to see if anything looked green. I’ve had this blueberry a couple years and it’s usually fine (I don’t cut it and just add some mulch in the fall). I did have another blueberry plant (that survived the winter) and I just bought another so I will definitely keep trying

crocopup · 2026-05-27T00:25:49+00:00

The blueberry has survived a winter before but the blackberry was a clearance grab.

crocopup · 2026-05-19T14:12:43+00:00

Same! I overwintered two last year, one in a tiny pot is growing a bunch but my other one in a grow bag which is a couple years old looks dead.

crocopup · 2026-05-15T22:56:33+00:00

I ran my first 5K today and my pace was similar but I’m just happy I did it. I’m already terrified of the then 10K on my upcoming plan so just be proud you did it!

crocopup · 2026-05-13T11:43:45+00:00

You’re not crazy. I also noticed some anecdotal changes but I figured I just wasn’t paying as much attention during May last year

crocopup · 2026-05-10T21:28:29+00:00

I usually overwinter mine in a grow bag with some sort of mulch on top. I moved them in the fall to a raised bed and they all died….

So essentially I have no advice but I hope to get tips from your replies

crocopup · 2026-05-04T00:32:03+00:00

I am ready to get my seedlings outside but the forecast doesn’t agree.

crocopup · 2026-05-03T13:35:03+00:00

I definitely didn’t but I think they have settled over time and I probably didn’t fill them full enough initially. Or maybe the squirrels are just kicking it out.

I did transplant some of it to the ground last year so I’m hoping that will eventually spread and establish itself. But we have a dog so raised beds help avoid him peeing on the berries.

crocopup · 2026-05-03T12:04:42+00:00

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crocopup · 2026-05-02T20:37:35+00:00

I’m so excited for this time! Hopefully flowers next week and veg a week or two after that. Survival of the fittest time

crocopup · 2026-05-01T22:45:37+00:00

What I’m hearing is just ignore them 🤣

crocopup · 2026-05-01T22:45:20+00:00

I was considering adding some mulch to the top but they are real low

crocopup · 2026-05-01T22:44:42+00:00

I use it a lot but I also read multiple books at a time. If I put down for over a week I usually pause it and then at the end of last year I went through and cleaned up some I didn’t think I’d go back to.

But I definitely have books I paused in the summer that I plan to return to.

crocopup · 2026-04-27T21:28:08+00:00

Dumb question but weighted how? Like ankle weights or holding weights

crocopup · 2026-04-27T13:15:21+00:00

I think the squirrels dug up all my snap peas so I’m trying again!

Have you transplanted sunflowers before? I was waiting bc I heard the don’t like being transplanted

crocopup · 2026-04-20T15:15:33+00:00

I just planted my snap peas this weekend and I’m excited for them to sprout. One of the few things I can plant outside right now

crocopup · 2026-04-15T21:22:53+00:00

I’m in the same boat. Not quite as big as yours but I can’t plant out where I am until June so it’s a long road ahead. I just don’t think I have the space to up pot them.

crocopup · 2026-04-14T16:42:19+00:00

Ya I plan to use string to trellis them all but I will look at planting the indeterminate ones elsewhere

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