Seaberry Sea Buckthorn mistakes I made

[@charlesbale8376]

Thanks for taking time to share your experiences and thoughts on sea buckthorns.

[@elvisestevez5816]

I saw this video not long ago and purchased a few females and 1 male... + some buffalo berry. Can't wait to see it in time-- and yes I pruning them :) . Thanks for the info--- very valuable.

[@heterodox3487]

Extremely valuable lessons for anyone establishing seaberry and hugelkultur, thanks for sharing. You've got a beautiful place.

[@wolrdtraveller]

Thank you for this video. For some of us who are amateur gardeners and wannabe permaculturists, this is invaluable. I propagated sea buckthorn berries from seed this year, and can't wait to see what the M/F ratio will be! I also have other seaberry plants that I've been hesitant to put in the ground for now since we are in N. California and have a gopher invasion. Just haven't had the time to dig holes with wire baskets in. Also, we hope to have less thorny seaberries in our future.

[@IanaBOye]

Got a pair (male and female) seaberries in the pota for a season that am about to transfer to ground. You just showed me exactly what not to do. Thanks a lot for sharing your success and mistakes.

[@GrowingABetterTomorrow]

Glad I could help

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Great I did the same but five Seaberry plants but didn’t confirm they were females they won’t flower till next year so it was a bit potluck. I’ll buy some more females of the Russian thornless variety if I can get hold of them

[@niconico9748]

Great content! I have a question, what smell and taste should have dried fruits of seabuckthorn? The ones I bought smell pretty bad. Is that normal or should I throw them away? Seems like nobody I know, knows the answer.

[@GrowingABetterTomorrow]

Sorry I don't know the answer to that question. Because they were so small and challenging to harvest, we never harvested enough to dehydrate them.

[@niconico9748]

@@GrowingABetterTomorrow Thank you for your reply!

[@justin66446]

Great video, I like the ideas about buckhorn plays for the fence. I am trying to plant some buckthorn in my yard, but have very close neighborhood around my house. What is your recommendation about planting some of the buckthorn plants around my yard to protect from mamals.and also like hinving a privacy fence .? Thank you for sharing

[@gabevanek4458]

Very useful info. I had planned on planting out a hugel wind/ privacy wall with various berry bushes. I better adjust my plan

[@patriciadavis7444]

GREAT INFO MANY BLESSINGS ❤❤❤❤

[@GrowingABetterTomorrow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@danelleroundabouts2559]

With the hugle beds and digging them out especially at the bottom of a hill I was concerned about the water that would collect in them. As you have shown the water is there. So then would the underground wood and other material go into anaerobic conditions if that water does not drain quickly. (PNW here so we are wet most of the year) If it is /does how would that affect plants? I didn't plant trees for that reason and also concern over air trimming. Ours are too far away from the house for a kitchen garden. We did try it one year and WOW watered once when planting then the next day. That was in April then didn't water again until mid Aug and only because we thought we should. It was record temps and a drought year. The hugle bed was the only green. Every thing was growing and we had a great harvest. Just planting annuals is too much of a pain. So we need to figure something else. I got some Seaberry to plant on them now I am 2nd guessing that. My hugles are 80' long and about 10' wide. Thanks for sharing your info I know you have saved my tires. I knew the thorns were there but didn't really think about the tires. Guess planting near the driveway is out! LOL thanks again.

[@GrowingABetterTomorrow]

Hi Danielle, thank you for the comments and questions. Yes the very deep pits that are lined with wooden materials due get completely saturated at times. however the benefit that we have on this site is that we are like a great big gravel bed which has great drainage. therefore The plants in those areas can have saturated roots for up to two weeks at a time if the plants are planted at ground level. however I no longer plant trees or any annuals for that matter at ground level. in our annual we use permanent raise beds that are often 8 in to 24 in high, above ground level to allow adequate water to pass through the areas and down the slope of the land in order to prevent plant loss during downpours or prolonged rainy seasons. you may have noticed that I have a mini excavator called bumblebee which I used to create mounts that are often 12 to 24 in above ground level and sometimes even deeper beds which are the beds which I plant are food forest trees and bushes into. over the years I have noticed a significant amount of sediment building up soil on the downward slope sides where there are mountains therefore I take that into account whenever I'm planning a new part of a food forest or garden. Yes indeed whenever the Woody material becomes completely saturated and does not adequately drain that The soil in that area will become anaerobic however due to our gravel substrate the anaerobic organisms only hang out for a relatively short period of time. great questions and good observations, keep up the great work Danielle.

[@zeuson88]

How do you know Its female? And I guess its what you want for fruit production. My father has one I gave him that has grown into a tree but yet no fruit.

[@GrowingABetterTomorrow]

As I recall, the way to differentiate the mail from the female plant is closely examining the buds. Before the flowers emerge from the buds. The female buds are thick. Bi-lobed in appearance, whereas the mail buds are multi-lobed looking like a cluster of grapes but much smaller than a cluster of grapes. You do need at least one male plant in order to get fruit from the female plants. Probably one male plant will produce enough pollen for several female plants if in close proximity. Hope this helps!

[@zeuson88]

@@GrowingABetterTomorrow Thank you. I think he planted a what he think Is a male near It on a pot. Im not sure overall If It was such a good idea to put the old one In the ground due to me later on getting the information about the plant being a sucker on his 10x10meter garden hahah

[@shanegray1846]

Great Video! thank you for sharing your experience!

[@GrowingABetterTomorrow]

Hi Shane, thanks for your comment! Have a great day!

[@DeborahJohnson-lx1ej]

I think you've saved me a whole lot of money. I was about to buy 100 bare root plants, but you saying you only got 6 females out of 50 plants has made me re- think. Maybe I need to pay more for plants that have been sexed.

[@jetniel497213]

The only thing keeping me from getting them are their murder spikes 😭 i hope i could find thornless ones

[@maryjane-vx4dd]

I bought 3 small thorn varieties. The no thorn variety is on my wish list at the nursery. I ordered 2 male, but they haven't shown up yet from a different nursery. If they don't come I'll check with a local food forest farm to see if I can purchase a couple male plants. From what I understand there's no such thing as a no or low thorn male

[@ericsumnicht7829]

Thank you, and yes nice valuable content. In learning a lot😊

[@sungogoNET]

the seaberry desert plant. more sun and less rain

[@christopherc.bickford6868]

Really enjoyed your video that discusses pruning Seaberry. I have one male and one female just planted this year in community garden one New York City. I'm eager to do pruning as they grew from 18" to 36" since April BUT don't want to disturb the polinization process. Any advice or videos that cover those subjects would be appreciated !

[@MsCaterific]

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