E153: Growing Exotic Fruits In Cold Climates with Annette Clarke

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With colder weather hanging on in Manitoba, it feels all the more compelling to dream about the incredible range of edible plants that can be grown across Canada.

Our guest, Annette Clarke, from Exotic Fruit Nursery in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia takes us on a virtual field trip to her farm and greenhouse where we learn about remarkable fruits and how we can grow them in colder zones. Some of the topics covered include Chocolate Vines, Blue Sausage Fruit, Persimmons, Mulberries and Pawpaw!

This episode covers:

• Comparing Annette’s experience on the Sunshine Coast to her new grow-zone in Nova Scotia (30:35)

• Discussion of growing practices & permaculture (31:55)

• Annette’s remarkable greenhouse? (40:30)

• Choosing exotic plants to grow (47:30) 

• Chocolate Vine (Akebia) & Blue Sausage Tree (49:10)

• Persimmon (51:25)

• Mulberry (58:40)

• Paw Paw (104:25)

• Rapid Fire questions (111:00)

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