A deficiency of vitamin K can affect a new-born baby or fetus as well. Vitamin K deficiency may result in internal bleeding (in the skull), malformed fingers, and under-developed facial features like ears, nose, and chin. Vitamin K helps in the overall development of the fetus. This explains why a pregnant woman is usually given vitamin K in the form of food supplements.
Honeyberries grow best in moist, well-drained soil. The ideal pH is 6.5, but they are adapted to a pH range of 5 to 8. Unlike many other berries, they produce well in a partly shaded location and on wet, clay soils, although they do best on a well-drained soil.
But, honeyberries are higher in antioxidants than blueberries, and not fussy about where they live. The honeyberry is ideal for the home grower who may not necessarily have the greenest thumb because it will grow just about anywhere, says Ingvaldson. It does not require a low pH like the blueberry, it can grow in a range from 7.5 down to 4.5 pH. Honeyberries will grow anywhere from zone 3 to zone 9. A sunny to partly sunny location is best in northern zones, and shade in southern zones.