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Guygan t1_ixdum89 wrote

Depending on where you are, you can grow pawpaws outdoors in Maine.

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Maine-iac_207 t1_ixdvh1a wrote

We have cherry, pear, peach, apple and plum trees (all semi-dwarf) and I’m in southern Maine. They all produce extremely well, even with the drought this past summer. We purchased all of our trees from Skillins. They were expensive but great quality fruit trees. You can buy the Skillins bonds in the winter and save 25%.

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neuromonkey t1_ixebvfq wrote

Yup. Apples, pears, cherries... erm... not on trees, but four varieties of grape. And a couple others that haven't borne any fruit, so I forget what they heck they are. Peach? Plum? Eh, they're still pretty small.

Two pear trees, and the grapes are the most productive. We have many gallons of reduced pear and grape juice. My gf has made a handful of things from them, including a couple of grape shrub (not the bush, the beverage.)

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R0ndoNumba9 t1_ixeebg5 wrote

My grandfather used to have a fig tree he would dig a big hole for, bend over, and burry every winter so it would survive. He eventually gave up on it in his later years because of the amount of work it took to keep it alive.

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bugdude666 t1_ixefgnh wrote

Replying to Maine-iac_207 (#618,958)

Skillins bonds are great. We have apple, peach, and pear - also southern maine - and they do well to the point that we get overwhelmed by the peaches. Cherry apples also fuckin slap.

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Lady-Kat1969 t1_ixefkfx wrote

You could try haskap berries, which taste sort of like a cross between blueberries and cranberries. There are some growers in the County, but they're hard to find.

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bugdude666 t1_ixem80y wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#621,590)

Keep in mind it’ll take a bit for them to produce - but once they do, ya better get your canning setup ready!

E: raspberries and blackberries also do well up here, as of course do blueberries. I prefer wild bluebs but the ones we have as bushes are also pretty good. This year my raspberries were producing well into October.

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Tony-Flags t1_ixer07k wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#621,606)

We have a very small fig tree in a pot that we put out on the back deck in the spring, bring it inside in the fall. Its still very young, we get about 12 figs a year so far. Hopefully more to come down the road.

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Guygan t1_ixerpwt wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#621,581)

They have a program there to try to reintroduce native pawpaws to the US. They are super-cool and will even send you seeds. If you have questions, you can just call and they are thrilled to talk to you about pawpaws.

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meowmix778 t1_ixfjxlm wrote

We have a few cherry trees but nothing special beyond that.

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anisleateher t1_ixghmp4 wrote

I've been at my house just over a year and I have apples peach, fig, sweet cherries, raspberries, blackberries, grape and blueberries in the ground. I'll be getting pears, plums, serviceberry, lingonberry, beach plum, and tart cherry on my next Fedco shipment in spring. Black walnuts and American chestnuts will be going in as well.

So far I've only harvested a couple raspberries and blueberries.

Unfortunately my paw paws failed.

Check out Edgewood nursery for odd edible plants grown here in Maine. Fedco is my go to for trees. If you haven't, also check out Mt. Joy Community Orchard in Portland!

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anisleateher t1_ixgi3d7 wrote

Replying to R0ndoNumba9 (#620,868)

My grandpa also grew figs in ground, but in Chicago. He used a wood box filled with hay and a window on top to overwinter. He usually trimmed it back hard. It's my first year with figs in ground, but I'm growing mine in a Japanese low cordon style. For protection I made a raised bed frame with a hardware cloth border around it to keep voles out. I filled it with leaves and hay and covered it with a tarp to protect from the wind. Fingers crossed it will survive!

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Guygan t1_ixh56mq wrote

Replying to bugdude666 (#621,671)

My house came with 6 high bush blueberries that are well-established. We get so many blueberries we literally can’t keep up with the picking. It’s insane how prolific they are. By July I give up and just let the birds eat them all.

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Guygan t1_ixha4dn wrote

Replying to bugdude666 (#630,918)

Years ago here folks were discussing cannabis legalization and my attitude was basically “sure, why not?” and someone flamed me and called me a “delusional cartel apologist”.

Lol.

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