Greetings.
I put this thread here because I figured fellow Pacific Northwest residents will be purchasing or growing similar plants as I am.
Getting raw ingredients can sometimes be tricky. While we are blessed with lots of apples and berries here I have had to resort to growing some of my own fruit when I can't find it commercially. As a gardener I like growing fruit as much as I like consuming it.
Having just gotten into fermenting I am evaluating the potential of different fruits for making cider and wine. So I was curious if anyone else is growing or purchasing local fruit in season and using it.
Currently I am growing: black raspberries, red raspberries, trailing blackberry (to be specific a cultivar named Wild Treasure), strawberries, blueberries, apples, and pears. I just put in some lingonberry plants and an aronia (chokeberry) bush. I don't think the new plants will produce significant fruit for several years.
I'm also making an attempt at some native, wild fruit plants but I don't know if they will ever produce enough fruit to be used in anything.
Lastly... Has anyone found a local farm source for elderberries or lingonberries? I think they are both grown commercially in Oregon and Washington but I haven't been able to find anyone selling them to the public.
I put this thread here because I figured fellow Pacific Northwest residents will be purchasing or growing similar plants as I am.
Getting raw ingredients can sometimes be tricky. While we are blessed with lots of apples and berries here I have had to resort to growing some of my own fruit when I can't find it commercially. As a gardener I like growing fruit as much as I like consuming it.
Having just gotten into fermenting I am evaluating the potential of different fruits for making cider and wine. So I was curious if anyone else is growing or purchasing local fruit in season and using it.
Currently I am growing: black raspberries, red raspberries, trailing blackberry (to be specific a cultivar named Wild Treasure), strawberries, blueberries, apples, and pears. I just put in some lingonberry plants and an aronia (chokeberry) bush. I don't think the new plants will produce significant fruit for several years.
I'm also making an attempt at some native, wild fruit plants but I don't know if they will ever produce enough fruit to be used in anything.
Lastly... Has anyone found a local farm source for elderberries or lingonberries? I think they are both grown commercially in Oregon and Washington but I haven't been able to find anyone selling them to the public.