Jeff Rice

Bald Mountain Nursery Newsletter, June 2015

June is starting off fairly cool this year but it will warm up at some point for sure. Be sure to increase the water for the warmer temperatures. Plants need additional water during spikes in temperature and during the summer. Tune up your drip systems if you haven’t done so yet. Remember that trees in particular like long deep soakings two to three times a week for deep rooting. Mulch around your trees and shrubs and you can easily cut the frequency of watering by half. The mulch holds the moisture in the ground instead of it evaporating.  Daily short watering on your tree will cause surface rooting. Deep soaking ensures deep rooting and the tree will stand the heat of the summer much better. Tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers are also going to do better with deep soaking less frequently than with daily short watering. If you are unsure of the amount of water a tree needs, we have a handout at the nursery which will tell you the amount of water per week needed based on the size of the tree. It is a great resource for those in doubt.  June is the month for your second fertilizing of the …

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Free Customer Appreciation BBQ Saturday May 16th

30th Anniversary Free BBQ 11am-2pm May 16th 2015 marks 30 years in business for us at Bald Mountain Nursery. Come join us this Saturday, May 16th. Watch the garden railroad running. Free pot decorating and planting an annual in the pot during the day. While supplies last. Free give aways from Dave Wilson Nursery. While supplies last.

May 2014 Newsletter, Mother’s Day Sale, and Customer Appreciation Day

2015 Marks 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS FOR BALD MOUNTAIN NURSERY. ON MAY 16TH WE WILL HAVE A CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY TO THANK ALL OUR CUSTOMERS. WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT THEM. WE WILL BBQ HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS AND HAVE POT DECORATING FOR KIDS WHICH THEY CAN PLANT WITH AN ANNUAL PLANT AFTER DECORATING. BBQ AND POT DECORATING ARE FREE. WE WILL HAVE SOME FREE GIVE AWAY’S PROVIDED BY DAVE WILSON NURSERY, OUR SUPPLIER OF OUR QUALITY FRUIT TREES. HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US ON MAY 16TH FOR OUR CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY. AND COME VISIT THE GARDEN RAILROAD LOCATED IN THE HILLSIDE GARDEN. KIDS (AND I) LOVE IT.  May 2014 Newsletter Fertilizing It’s almost time to do your second fertilizing of the year. We recommend it be done three times. In spring when things are in full leaf. Usually March, then again in June and then again in the fall. Usually September. Remember to always water your plants well the day before you are going to fertilize. Then fertilize the next day and water in well. Most items will benefit from 16-16-16. There are special fertilizers to use for citrus and for Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Camellias. Also different fertilizing …

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April 2015 Newsletter

APRIL SPECIALS Lantana 1 gallon $4.50 each Assorted Geraniums 1 gallon $4.50 Zonal and Ivy Geranium 15 GALLON JAPANESE MAPLES 30% off Regularly $110.00 to $145.00 Sale Price $77.00 to $101.50 Oshio Beni – 15 to 20 feet Arching branches Bloodgood – 12-15 feet Dark red leaves. Tolerates heat well Emperor One – 12-15 feet Dark red leaves. Black bark. Tolerates heat well Crimson Queen – 6 ft. tall and wide Laceleaf All Sale Prices Limited to Stock On Hand. Water Saving Techniques Clinics We will be holding clinics on water saving techniques for your landscape each Saturday this month starting this Saturday April 11th. The clinics will start @10 am. We will discuss mulching, drip irrigation, watering frequencies, time of day watering etc. The focus will be on ways to reduce the water used in your current landscape or any new plantings. We will also discuss drought tolerant/waterwise plants for the landscape. April Gardening Tips Vegetable starts are available now. We are receiving shipments of vegetable starts every week now and will continue to have them through the next month or two. We also have some vegetable and herb starts in the greenhouse that will be coming out soon. …

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March Gardening Tips

Fertilizing It’s time to get ready to start fertilizing. Almost everything should be fertilized soon. As soon as deciduous plants have their full set of leaves fertilizing should be done I’ve actually done it in timing with the rain and had the rain water it in for me. If the rains time themselves right, it makes it easy. Hopefully we get some decent rains in the next several weeks to help with that. For most plants you should use a balanced fertilizer or an all purpose fertilizer. The three numbers will be the same such as 16-16-16 or 5-5-5 for organics. When fertilizing trees and shrubs apply the fertilizer at the drip line and work it into the soil. Make sure the plant is watered well before applying the fertilizer and water the fertilizer in after application. We carry 16-16-16 in 33 pound bags priced @ $24.95. We have organic balanced fertilizer from DR. Earth in 12 pound and 50 pound bags as well as 4 pound boxes. We also carry a full line of organic fertilizer for all other fertilizing needs. Vegetable Gardens Prepare the soil with good amendments. Also incorporate into the soil a vegetable fertilizer and bone …

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One Final Fruit Tree Pruning Clinic– Sunday February 15th, 10am

Mark Your Calendar! No reservation necessary. Just show up. We will demonstrate pruning of peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, apricots, pears. We will also explain dormant spraying and show how to mulch and use drip irrigation on fruit trees to water deeply and save water at the same time.  The clinic lasts about an hour. Free coffee and hot chocolate.  Bare Root Season Contnues Through February. We sell bare root through the end of February. About 3 weeks left for bare root fruit trees. Don’t wait too long. – Jeff

Bare Root Season Continues Through February 28th

FREE COFFEE AND HOT CHOCOLATE DURING BARE ROOT SEASON FRUIT TREES Standard Fruit Trees $18.00 with a few exceptions. Semi Dwarf Fruit Trees $20.00 with a few exceptions. The selection is still good. At the end of the month we pot up what is left. Once they are potted they will not be available until late spring or fall and the price is higher. ROSES Bush and climber roses $15.95. Bare Root. In container $18.95 24″ Patio Tree Roses $26.50 36″ Tree Roses $36.00 We also have bare root lilacs and Rose of Sharon and berries available as well. Remember, bare root season ends February 28th. After that bare root trees are no longer available. We begin potting them at that time. CITRUS TREE We will be getting citrus trees the first or second week of March. Weather depending. We will not bring them in if we are still having hard freezes. Seed Potatoes and Onion bulbs and Garlic and Shallots are now in. Plant them now and harvest potatoes, garlic and onions later in the spring. Try growing potatoes in potato pots. This is a pot in a pot with open sides. When the potatoes are ready lift the …

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Fruit Tree Pruning Clinics Sat. January 17 and Sat. January 31– 10 am

MARK YOUR CALENDAR. No reservation necessary. Just show up. We will demonstrate pruning of peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, apricots pears and apples. We will also explain dormant spraying and show how to mulch and use drip irrigation on fruit trees to water deeply and save water at the same time.  The clinics last about an hour. Free coffee and hot chocolate.  Bare Root Season Now Through February. Large selection of fruit trees available as well as berries, vegetables, roses. Shade trees and lilacs and rose of sharon also available bare root in the next couple of weeks. We sell bare root through the end of February. Shop early for the best selection. Once a variety is gone it is gone for the season. We do not re-order bare root plants. Bare root fruit 2015  Roses 2015

Bare Root Fruit Trees Are in and Ready For Sale

Antique apples, pistachios, and fruiting mulberries and some walnuts have not yet arrived. Will be in soon. The rest of the fruit trees are here and ready for sale. Shop early for the best selection. Once a variety is gone it is gone for the season. Take advantage of the nice break in the weather and get your fruit trees in. Farmers Almanac predicts wet January and February. Bare root fruit tree list for 2015

December newsletter

Dormant Spraying After the rain and wind, the fruit trees should be losing there leaves. If you have not been able to get the first spraying done you should be able to soon. I know in the orchard here at the nursery, I have not done the first spraying yet. I’ll get it done soon. I have to check the status of the leaves. Get your first spraying done as soon as you can. The second spraying should be around Christmas and then the final spraying around Valentines Day. Spray with copper spray mixed with a dormant oil or Neem oil. The dormant oil will help it cling to the tree. Soak the entire tree including the trunk all the way to the ground. Be sure to clean up the leaves under the tree to help prevent fungus problems. Apples and pears are subject to fireblight. Spray them now and also when the newly forming buds show in the spring before the leaves come out. This will help to prevent the disease. I spray all dormant fruit trees in the orchard. It helps to reduce aphid problems on plums and pluots. Oregon Stock Our shipment from Oregon arrived the day …

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