Just had to make an initial comment ...to this thread.....
1) I agree Yes ...for Matina/Tamina ...a good one for me but it is not the earliest .
2) In Past coastal cool "marginal " above freezing (0 C) I used to start
outside protected about May 2 and some years we would luck out and get a
"Maugust " and catch some early degree growing days ...that may not be recouped in the coastal cool "summer".
Amazingly under such "marginal cool temp times ...varieties like Cosmonaut Volkov and Sasha's Altai and Black Prince ..set fruit early for me ...
....even earlier than stupicke and matina etc.
3) also I like Silvery fir as a "bomb proof " producer no matter how foul the season .
4) Siberia - the rugose leaf dwarf (is a great one later ...but stays in the fall when temps drop .)
5) I really REALLY liked ...Puck ...and think it was actually early and a super producer in a 7 gallon container.....it surely is a candidate for an early crop and second crop production .
6) I am trying various new ones for various reasons this year one I am trying is
Tarasenko 6.
