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I agree with those who find that it's a waste of space. Even named varieties were.
I've concluded that 20th.C gardeners who read books that listed mainly strawberries, raspberries and currants (black and maybe red & white) were roughly on the right lines! There are some other useful soft fruits, like blueberries, bilberries and worcesterberry (a.k.a. an impenetrable hedge that also has edible fruit), but they're a bit limited in number.
When a plant doesn't perform I just think 'what could I plant instead?' Answer = on a good soil, if you throw out the honeyberry, there's quite a choice, either flowering (decorative) or fruiting.
I've concluded that 20th.C gardeners who read books that listed mainly strawberries, raspberries and currants (black and maybe red & white) were roughly on the right lines! There are some other useful soft fruits, like blueberries, bilberries and worcesterberry (a.k.a. an impenetrable hedge that also has edible fruit), but they're a bit limited in number.
When a plant doesn't perform I just think 'what could I plant instead?' Answer = on a good soil, if you throw out the honeyberry, there's quite a choice, either flowering (decorative) or fruiting.
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