Honeyberry (haskap)
Fruit · cool season · also called haskap, blue honeysuckle, honeysuckle berry
When to plant
- Set out plants about 4 weeks before your average last spring frost.
Hardy to zone 2 and ripens before strawberries. Plant two varieties that bloom together. Pick when purple all the way through.
Frost dates depend on where you live. Enter your ZIP code to get exact dates.
Dates by zone: 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b
Growing basics
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Spacing
- 4–5 ft
- Soil temperature
- At least 40°F
- Containers
- At least 10 gallons
- Plant family
- Other
- Harvest per plant
- About 5 lb
Companions
Keep apart: Horseradish. Horseradish spreads aggressively. Give it its own spot.
Keep apart: Mint. Mint spreads aggressively into neighbors. Keep it in a pot.
Keep apart: Fennel (bulb). Fennel slows the growth of most garden plants. Grow it on its own.
Keep apart: Sunchoke (Jerusalem artichoke). Sunchokes spread aggressively and shade neighbors.
Grow it well
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