Showing posts with label Fruit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruit. Show all posts

Friday, March 4, 2011

Grapes

Bare Root Grapevines
50% off
Choose from Tompson, Flame, Crimson
and Autumn Royal.
All Seedless.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Strawberries

Looks like Summer!!
Strawberry Plants are in, also strawberry pots in 2 sizes.
Perennial garden strawberries come in three main types, defined by when they bear fruit, according to Barbara L. Bowling, author of "The berry Grower's Companion. The three types are June-bearers (also called short-days), day-neutrals and ever-bearers.

June-bearers, are the most widely grown by home gardeners. As their name implies, they produce their crop in June.
Day-neutrals, which are gaining popularity, bear a modest crop along with the June-bearers and then continue to produce fruits into the fall. Day-neutrals, though, generally do not thrive in areas that have hot summers.
Ever-bearers, which sometimes are confused with day-neutrals, bear from early summer into fall but have lower-quality berries than the day-neutrals.

In many areas, if you grow a combination of these types, you will be able to harvest your own sun-ripened strawberries from late May to October every year



Thursday, February 10, 2011

Blueberries - Step 1 "Planting"

One of the 6 Blueberries I planted in my own yard this year. I will be posting as I tend them throughout the season and we'll see how the harvest is.
Plant blueberries at least 4 feet apart, to allow them space to grow. Dig a hole at least twice as wide as the root ball, but no deeper than the container the shrub is in. After setting the shrub in the hole, backfill with a mix of peat moss and topsoil. Blueberries thrive in acidic soil, and the peat moss will keep the pH at the proper level. Then mulch, (I used cocoa mulch) and water frequently until the plants establish themselves. Blueberries have a shallow root system making mulch essential. A 3 to 4 inch deep layer about 2 feet in all directions will maintain soil moisture.