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Post by richardw on Feb 5, 2017 12:49:30 GMT -5
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Post by billw on Feb 5, 2017 15:15:06 GMT -5
Size and flavor are often at odds and I think that would be particularly true in the case of blueberries.
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Post by nicollas on Feb 5, 2017 15:35:53 GMT -5
Question is how to get some fruits to sow seeds  |
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Post by billw on Feb 5, 2017 15:55:25 GMT -5
Well, apparently they are going to be marketed in Asia first, so I imagine you will see seeds on eBay and Alibaba shortly.
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Post by billw on Feb 5, 2017 15:55:44 GMT -5
The only question is how many of them will be real.
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Post by philagardener on Feb 5, 2017 18:41:31 GMT -5
My bet is fewer than in the photoshopped pictures . . .
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Post by diane on Feb 5, 2017 22:01:18 GMT -5
I'm currently eating blueberries imported from Chile. I decided to eat the berries one by one - well, half by half - so I could sow the seeds if I found some delicious ones. I've given up on that idea. They're all bland.
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Post by richardw on Feb 6, 2017 12:53:37 GMT -5
Beat they weren't bland as soon as they were picked diane, fruit that get sent half way around the world loses so much of its taste, like California oranges here, bloody tasteless so i never touch em, but i beat they were much nicer before they were chucked on broad the plane. |
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Post by jondear on Feb 6, 2017 21:14:09 GMT -5
Those would make some really lumpy pancakes.
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Post by diane on Feb 8, 2017 13:06:12 GMT -5
Good point, Richard. I'll sow some of the seeds out of the Chilean berries. Now, who is going to be visiting Singapore to buy some giant ones for seeds?
I suspect they won't be sold in New Zealand anytime soon - way back when I lived there, all the best stuff was exported.
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Post by richardw on Feb 10, 2017 0:00:48 GMT -5
Sometimes the so called best was exported, often in the supermarkets they sell over sized gold or green kiwifriut because the market demands even rounded fruit, i reckon the large sized ones are the better.
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Post by steev on Feb 10, 2017 4:54:16 GMT -5
When I was in Central America, it was common understanding that the "good" coffee was exported; leaving the inferior for the locals; just standard capitalism: sell the best product for the best price, wherever; if the locals (who produce it) can't meet the best price that's too bad for them. Modern shipping and globalization have only exacerbated this.
I can only urge the development of local production for local use, to combat this globalization/agribusiness model of food production. When food becomes a commodity, it becomes a potential chip in global politics.
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Post by diane on Nov 12, 2017 1:40:05 GMT -5
So have any of you found a giant blueberry for sale yet?
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Post by richardw on Nov 12, 2017 11:56:13 GMT -5
Thanks diane for rebooting this thread. I'm hoping to see them in the shops at some stage where i'll buy some for there seed. |
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Post by Gianna on Nov 12, 2017 13:18:44 GMT -5
I've not grown that giant berry of course, but I have grown a very large-fruited blueberry developed by the U of FL that is one the largest southern Highbush blues. (Raven) Fruit for some the size of a quarter. And flavor? Said to be good.
But.. when I grew them and got some nice large fruits, the flavor was non-existant. I gave them 3 years, and not a one tasted more than bland. I know others who tried them too. Same report - large but not worth it. They were culled.
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