Hi Andrew. We have one webpage on our website where I have a few picture sliders showing our orchard growth by year. Typically I update the pics in the winter. The webpage is here: lahaveriverberryfarm.ca/our-haskap-story/
Hi Glenn. Thanks for the comment! In our established orchard I normally apply compost, mulch, as needed in the fall. Some years I do not need to apply anything. When I am establishing a new orchard I apply the compost, and mulch as soon as the new plants are in the ground.
put heavy pipe in ground , like gas line pipe . you can them put above ground part in the pipe. when not in use , they can be removed leaving only base pipe in ground
Not a bad idea. The wires would be a pain to deal with, plus the extra labor of installing, moving and storing the posts. It would be useful if using a full mechanical harvester, but the ones with full mechanical harvesters are mostly just draping the netting on their plants. I have since gone away from wood posts due to costs and longevity. I can get a setup from Dubois, with a better cross bar: duboisag.com/ca_en/galvanized-umbrella-hoop-for-bird-netting.html#product-detailed. They used to have a post and top mount to go with it as well, but I am not seeing it on their website atm.
Great video. Question for you, why don't you keep landscape fabric year round to keep the weeds down? Is landscape fabric not a good permanent solution?
That is a good question. I have thought about using landscape fabric, but I just cannot bring myself to adding more plastic into the soil. We are a certified organic farm, and under the regulations we can probably can use it. I am just not convinced that over time it does not release petroleum related compounds, and it will eventually start to break apart. To help keep the weeds down we use wood shavings from a local sawmill.
@@RealtorJuliandoes it really make sense or are you just being nice? I see he uses plastic in other places, I’m sure his bird netting is not natural fibers either and his wood chips are from sources that he can’t control and aren’t organic saw mills and cut down by chainsaws that are fueled, lubricated by petroleum and once working for a saw mill, the gas and oil gets on the wood
So when you harvest do you have to take off the netting and the posts if you use a machine harvester also what time of year do you put the netting on I would imagine you do not need them on in dormancy as no birds would go after the fruits as there is none.
We remove the netting completely. We are using a semi-mechanical harvester (ruclips.net/video/jcznBfhKZ9A/видео.html). The posts and wires stay in year round. A lot of outfits that use a full mechanical harvester, well the side harvesters, only drape the netting on the plants.
I have a few Haskap bushes for 6 years and I’ve never eaten a fully ripe berry. The birds get to them first. This year I’m netting them!
Thanks for the informative video.
Thanks, a nice short tour around your haskap's. i'll be keen to see your plants develop.
Hi Andrew. We have one webpage on our website where I have a few picture sliders showing our orchard growth by year. Typically I update the pics in the winter. The webpage is here: lahaveriverberryfarm.ca/our-haskap-story/
I was wondering when do you apply the sawdust and the compost.
Thank you, your videos have been very helpful to me.
Hi Glenn. Thanks for the comment! In our established orchard I normally apply compost, mulch, as needed in the fall. Some years I do not need to apply anything. When I am establishing a new orchard I apply the compost, and mulch as soon as the new plants are in the ground.
I used 25 mm black pvc water pipe pieces and screwed them on topmof each pole
Nice! I have since changed to using the umbrella type hoop from Dubois: duboisag.com/ca_en/galvanized-umbrella-hoop-for-bird-netting.html
Thanks very much for the videos. How far apart are the posts, roughly? I have 100ft of haskaps, wondering how many posts I need.
For new orchards I use 20 feet. On this orchard it was a bit random.
put heavy pipe in ground , like gas line pipe . you can them put above ground part in the pipe. when not in use , they can be removed leaving only base pipe in ground
Not a bad idea. The wires would be a pain to deal with, plus the extra labor of installing, moving and storing the posts. It would be useful if using a full mechanical harvester, but the ones with full mechanical harvesters are mostly just draping the netting on their plants.
I have since gone away from wood posts due to costs and longevity. I can get a setup from Dubois, with a better cross bar: duboisag.com/ca_en/galvanized-umbrella-hoop-for-bird-netting.html#product-detailed. They used to have a post and top mount to go with it as well, but I am not seeing it on their website atm.
Great video. Question for you, why don't you keep landscape fabric year round to keep the weeds down? Is landscape fabric not a good permanent solution?
That is a good question. I have thought about using landscape fabric, but I just cannot bring myself to adding more plastic into the soil. We are a certified organic farm, and under the regulations we can probably can use it. I am just not convinced that over time it does not release petroleum related compounds, and it will eventually start to break apart.
To help keep the weeds down we use wood shavings from a local sawmill.
@@lahaveriverberryfarm2347 that makes sense, thanks for the reply
@@RealtorJuliandoes it really make sense or are you just being nice? I see he uses plastic in other places, I’m sure his bird netting is not natural fibers either and his wood chips are from sources that he can’t control and aren’t organic saw mills and cut down by chainsaws that are fueled, lubricated by petroleum and once working for a saw mill, the gas and oil gets on the wood
Thanks for the video! can you please post the name of the supplier you use in Quebec? I didn’t quite catch it.
duboisag.com/ca_en/
Could you please let me know what bird meting you are using and where it can be purchased.
duboisag.com/ca_en/proteknet-bird-netting.html
great! make more videos!
Thule is another good material to use as a protection from the birds
Love using tulle plus it's super cheap
So when you harvest do you have to take off the netting and the posts if you use a machine harvester also what time of year do you put the netting on I would imagine you do not need them on in dormancy as no birds would go after the fruits as there is none.
We remove the netting completely. We are using a semi-mechanical harvester (ruclips.net/video/jcznBfhKZ9A/видео.html). The posts and wires stay in year round. A lot of outfits that use a full mechanical harvester, well the side harvesters, only drape the netting on the plants.
Sweet set up don't know what they taste like
The very best varieties give you a raspberry/blueberry taste with a vitamin C zing.
@@lahaveriverberryfarm2347 oh sounds delicious