woooooohoooooooo i just bought a pineberry

[darcyvuqua]

hopefully it takes off and sends out runners just like strawberries

i think they look great i dont think i will have any problems with them well i hope not anyway

has anyone else got any of these plants??

[LilithPaige]

Not me but I will be watching this thread! They look awesome I'm very tempted to try
(I don't like strawberry's so if they really do taste pineapple-ish they would be great for me!)

[marchogaeth]

Perhaps you could ask a mod to put this in the fruit forum. You might get more responses then.

[darcyvuqua]

Perhaps you could ask a mod to put this in the fruit forum. You might get more responses then.

Do'h i was to excited

[veggiechicken]

If you do a search for Pineberry you'll find a number of threads about them

[lottie dolly]

apparently they do throw out runners,now i GOT to see about getting some of them,mmmm

[redser]

Are they widely available to buy? Never heard of them till this thread

[darcyvuqua]

i saw them in a magazine not to long ago there quite a few on ebay

[lottie dolly]

just had a look,gosh they know how to charge,aparrently no seeds,as they are a x breed,and only come true from runners of the parent plant,1 place i looked showed they only a small plant,and the fruit just under an 1in wide,also not big on cropping like the strawberries,

[MartinRSharpe]

I think a few might be on the "to get" list for next year. The other half doesn't like Pineapple so I might actually get to eat them :-)

[redser]

Thanks. Looks very interesting, would like to have a couple to try.

[jjat8cv]

Pineberries

I bought 3 in a sale at Dobbies at Shepton Mallet. They only cost me £1 each and all had runners. Will plant them in the garden not the allotment so that I can keep a close eye on them. Will not have any results until next year though.

[binley100]

I have pineberries bought from wilkos ..........didn't get a lot of fruit this year but they tasted ok and have put out plenty of runners so fingers crossed for next year.

[darcyvuqua]

pineberrys in wilkos wish i had seen them locally would have snapped a few of them up before now

[snohare]

I have never, ever even heard of pineberries until this thread !
I must get some.
Any tips on growing them/soil requirements ? Are they hardy ? Or are they yet another of these species destined never to be grown where the winter nights are longer and the haggis prowls free ?