Comparing Honeyberry Varieties w/ Tasting

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[@Milks808]

I found this really helpful, it seems like there's quite a lot of variability from one variety to another but you're the first person I've seen to do a direct comparison on established plants. I will consider the Boreal varieties off the back of this

[@louisethomas8074]

I have them. They are very sour. They are not anything like blueberry even when very ripe

[@georgiapeachnut2490]

So good to see a video on the Haskaps. I have a Honeyberry and Borealis. Both fruited for the first time this year. Yes you definitely have to net them. Great job Ross🤗

[@youngbuck5009]

Can’t wait to try more of my varieties. I learned my lesson with the rabbits coppicing some plants and the chipmunks eating the berries of others…

[@farmerbizzlethebackyardgar2242]

Just found 2 varieties Borealis and Berry Blue at Home Depot this past spring. Kept them in the original pot most of the season and then found a spot. Fingers crossed. Keep the Honey Berry content coming !!!

[@fruitsyfarms5115]

Thanks for this one. Not many vids on this species

[@wysiwygcanada]

Also known as Haskap. Might help your searching.

[@charlesdevier8203]

Thanks for the video. I have Boreal Beast and B Beauty bushes, but too young. Only had 1/2 dozen berries each. Mid-Missouri zone 6A

[@codegirl2069]

Which one do you prefer ?

[@wysiwygcanada]

New varieties come out every year it seems. We just planted "blue banana"; fruit is supposed to be much larger. Great plant either way.

[@WesTheGrower]

I also just picked up blue banana, just planted in ground a few days ago

[@cruzcooper213]

What do you think of the taste and how long does it take for the green berries to be perfect to pick?

[@wysiwygcanada]

@cruz cooper hiking I really like the flavor. Not very sweet on their own. Yield is decent off each bush provided you net them. Goes well with rhubarb for pie or jam. Or great on their own. Picking for us is usually June. Usually just before our Strawberries and Hardy Cherries need our attention and netting. So they fit in well.

[@cruzcooper213]

@@wysiwygcanada do you have a pollination partner with it?

[@wysiwygcanada]

@cruz cooper Yes. We also staggered the varieties for ours. I just throw a few cloth pots of borage around just in case.

[@pjchmiel]

Very nice garden, you must have great soil for them to be growing so well. I have barely been able to keep them alive on my site in Michigan, my soil is like beach sand and almost nothing grows with any rampancy. Also have rabbits, deer, and possibly woodchucks bothering the Honeyberry plants and eating the foliage and flowers. I may have to move them into fenced areas as I have had to do with Elderberries and Currants to stop the wildlife from annihilating them, but none of mine are over knee high after about 8 years.

[@qualqui]

Ah, I get it, yesterday a guy I'm subbed to in Oklahoma mentioned Honeyberry in his live, and curious as I am, I clicked on another video, now Honeyberry videos poppin' up all over my screen!😂And of course you being the Fruit Man,so COOL you have some on your property.☺👍As for me being south of the border, well, at least I have yummy myrtleberries at my reach.😋Thanks for sharing Ross, and can only imagine the tons of videos to watch on this IRIE channel of yours.

[@RossRaddi]

Good stuff!

[@michaellee6168]

Have you considered making preserves out of your honey berries ?

[@tedtimmis8135]

Mine tend to have a funky aftertaste.

[@rosemarythyme8595]

I just ordered 5 varieties of these to plant this year. What type of netting are you using? According to my research the Aurora is the sweetest.

[@dns_error]

Beast , Beauty and Blizzard. Try these in a full sunlight. They get very sweet and produce a lot.

[@RossRaddi]

Thanks for sharing.

[@SUPERFRUITofficial]

and Borealis?!

[@scarpru]

Just like my hinnomaki gooseberry. They look ripe but they're not for a few weeks after they turn red.

[@amessnger]

We planted all three of the Boreal series this year. I choose those because they were described as being the latest blooming. We seem to battle late frosts every spring. We rarely get very many blueberries for that very reason. Do you recall when these bloomed for you?

[@RossRaddi]

The beast bloomed quite early. Right in line with my late frosts. Contrary to what is published on them, they both seem to flower a bit early actually. Maybe that will change as they get older. They are still very young. What I did learn was that honeyberry flowers are quite hardy. They survived 20-22F multiple nights. No damage. The plums and apricots did not.

[@amessnger]

@@RossRaddi Thank you! That is all good to know for sure.

[@bmaxingout]

hey I was just wondering when you first saw the earwig did you think about how many you might have already eaten...lol Great video thanks for sharing

[@spencerlincoln2428]

Nice! Do the extra ripe ones taste better/sweeter than your chandler blueberries?

[@RossRaddi]

The extra ripe ones are sufficiently sweet. About as much as a blueberry. Chandler if I remember correctly is mostly sweet with not a lot of acidity, so I would imagine anyone's taste buds would always think Chandler is much sweeter.

[@stevegerber169]

Can you recommend a U.S. mail order nursery for buying honeyberries?

[@RossRaddi]

Honeyberryusa

[@Apostolos-UK]

If you haven't tasted the Blue Banana Honeyberry you are missing a SENSATION in taste... Miles and Miles better than any other variety I have and miles and miles better than any blueberry.... Any day better

[@codegirl2069]

what other varieties would you recommend ? please reply, I am trying to do some research before I finally order mine . what pollinator do you use for blue banana ?

[@Apostolos-UK]

I have 7 varieties old and 2 new which I haven't tried yet. Two of them are dessert varieties The one is BlueBanana. The other is Boreal Blizzard They are both excellent eaten off the Bush. All my other ones are for jam and processing in general. For next year I am waiting for Strawberry Sensation and Boreal Beast which are also supposed to be dessert how even I haven't tried yet. And finally I am planning to buy an Aurora which is highly recommended by others for sweetness. Personal favorite remains Blue Banana. You need a compatible pollinator though. A different variety. There are pollination charts for this. The only problem with honeyberries is judging when to pick them. They are ridiculous early to change colour into black and you think they are ready. They are not. There is another 20 days of waiting... Once they become soft and squishy and fall on your hand with a single touch THAT'S WHEN THEY are ready and fully ripe. Cheers

[@codegirl2069]

Cheers mate xX

[@homeharconnen1748]

Strawberry flavor? 🍓

[@kacperrutkowski6350]

​@@homeharconnen1748strawberry sensation is actually kinda disapointing. Kinda like Boreal Beauty but bitter. Giant's Heart is much better while being quite simmilar in flavpur profile.

[@geodegroot8310]

This is a great review of the sub-species. Did I miss something on the Aurora and Tundra varietals...have you tried them? After all of your Haskap ingestion during this video, you are now immune to the next 3 plagues and ready to hit the lavatory in 5,4,3,2.... Your comfrey plant is beautiful, but is it robbing nutrients from your haskap, or is it a nitrogen fixer?!!

[@RossRaddi]

I haven't tried those, no! I hear Aurora is very good.

[@sthompson12132]

in this region of the world comfrey is not just a nitrogen fixer but THE nitrogen fixer lol

[@Olvee]

I planted 17 plants last year. Boreal Beast, Beauty, Blizzard, Vostorg, Jugana, Duet and Aurora. Got 20-30 fruits on Aurora this year. Cant wait to taste! Live at 64' north in Norway.. Not ripe yet. I've heard the size and taste gets better with more mature plants. Can you attest to that?

[@superinvandrare9326]

Hello how did they taste and witch one do you like most Boreal Beast, Beauty, Blizzard, Vostorg, Jugana,?

[@Olvee]

@@superinvandrare9326 haven't testet them all yet. Will be able to test aurora and all the boreals this year. Will let you know.

[@codegirl2069]

@@Olvee keep us updated, please!

[@Optimistforreal]

​@@OlveeReally curious for a comparison, how was your experience? Especially beauty, duet, vostorg, borealis, aurora

[@Olvee]

​@@Optimistforreal Hi, Aurora was great, but I got no fruit to compare with last year. This year I will get fruit on all my bushes. Planning a taste test with my neighbours, with a simple 1-10 rating system. Will let you know this summer :)

[@onebicycle3772]

Why netting the plants?

[@sociopathmercenary]

So birds don't eat them

[@Witasik2018]

Ягода очень любит солнце, в тени она плохо развивается и растет. Так же в тени ягода более кислая, чем на солнце

[@louisethomas8074]

Buyer beware. These are very sour even when ripe. Don’t expect them to be anything like blueberry

[@comtedestgermain5627]

It wasn't ripe when you picked it

[@laraharding849]

Great vid but please say BOR ee ul

[@nailbenderMatt]

If your going to make a video on BOREAL varieties of Haskap. Please learn how to say BOREAL

[@francostacy7675]

Why?…is it that big of a deal

[@yerneedsry]

Every fruit is your damb favorite , get outta here...Why does the front of your house say office?