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Find a honeyberry cultivar for your next spring planting

Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

Honeyberries resemble elongated blueberries, have few pest problems and are easy to grow.

On this Horticulture Day episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with horticulturist Randall Vos about this species of honeysuckle that is native to the cold regions of Europe, Asia and North America. The flavor of the fruit is similar to a blueberry with black currant or raspberry overtones, and their cold hardiness and tolerance of shade make them a great cultivar to try in your garden.

Aaron Steil also joins the program to answer listeners' horticulture questions.

Guests:

  • Randall Vos, horticulture specialist, ISU Extension and Outreach
  • Aaron Steil, consumer horticulture specialist, Iowa State University
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Talk of Iowa Fruits and VegetablesHorticultureHort Day
Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.