steelnut Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 We're still doing landscaping, so I'm still planting flowers and everything looks beautiful! But, I have a question about planting grapes, blueberries, gooseberries, red raspberries... Do I have to plant two of each? I know when we planted our fruit trees, way back, I was told that I had to plant at least two of each for pollination. Thanks in advance. And don't mind my misjointed typing. My wireless keyboard has decided to double and triple space everything and I can't seem to fix it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I think blueberris and raspberries have to have cross pollination. Not sure about the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Gooseberries are self pollinating. Most grapes are too but not all. Raspberries and blueberries depend on the cultivar. Some are self pollinating and some are not. Cross pollination often results in bigger crops than self pollination. To cross pollinate you can't just plant two of the same variety like two red delicious apple trees. You would plant one red delicious and one yellow delicious. See? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 You might want to check each type of plant you bought with a local nursery or on the internet to make sure what all needs a pollinator and what doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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