Jeff Rice

Bare root season continues through February. The selection of bare root fruit trees and roses is still good. The ground is still moist and the nights are staying cold so the trees are still dormant, so it is an excellent time to plant bare root fruit trees. At the end of the month we pot up what has not been sold bare root and then the price goes up. Take advantage of bare root prices and selection and get your fruit trees in now. Final Dormant Spraying is Due This Month The third and final dormant spraying to prevent leaf curl is due this month. Don’t delay. The final spray should be done before you see color in the flower buds. I recommend doing it as soon as possible. We have a couple of warm days coming next week and you want to get the final spray on before you see color of flower buds. Use copper and horticultural oil together in your sprayer. Use 1 ounce of liquicop and 2.5 ounces of horticultural oil together in 1 gallon of water. I spray all the deciduous trees in the orchard. It prevents leaf curl and also helps to prevent fireblight …

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Blueberries $11.50 ea. Bluecrop, Blueray, Misty, O’Neal, Pink Lemonade, South Moon. Dwarf Blueberries $13.50 ea. Jelly Bean, Peach Sorbet. Compact growing to 2′. Excellent for small containers or on a small porch. When planting blueberries add acid fertilizer and peat moss to create an acidic environment they require. Use 1 cup of Down To Earth organic acid fertilizer for each plant. A 1 lb. box is $4.69 and will do 2.5 plants. A 5 lb. box is $13.89. Add peat moss as well as acid fertilizer. A 4 quart bag of peat moss is $5.59 and an 8 qt. bag is $6.99. Pomegranates $20.00 – Parfianka, Pink Satin, Wonderful. Figs $22.00 – Black Mission, Brown Turkey, Conodria, Kadota, Panache Tiger, Peter’s Honey. Kiwi, Issai Hardy Kiwi. Self fruitful, cold hardy – $20.00 Gooseberry, Hinnonmaki Red – $15.00 Hops, Cascade & Centennial – $11.50 Olive, Manzanillo, Mission – $20.00 Mulberry, Dwarf Black Fruiting – $20.00 Chester Thornless Blackberry, Triple Crown Blackberry, Thornless Boysenberry, Ollalie Blackberry – $11.50 Heritage Red Raspberry, Caroline Red Raspberry, Fall Gold Raspberry – $11.50. Dwarf Bush Form Raspberry & Blackberry. Baby Cakes Blackberry $14.00 Raspberry Shortcake Raspberry $14.00. Dwarf clumping forms. Will grow 2 to 3 ft. …

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Blueberries $11.50 ea. Bluecrop, Blueray, Misty, O’Neal, Pink Lemonade, South Moon. Dwarf Blueberries $13.50 ea. Jelly Bean, Peach Sorbet. Compact growing to 2′. Excellent for small containers or on a small porch. When planting blueberries add acid fertilizer and peat moss to create an acidic environment they require. Use 1 cup of Down To Earth organic acid fertilizer for each plant. A 1 lb. box is $4.69 and will do 2.5 plants. A 5 lb. box is $13.89. Add peat moss as well as acid fertilizer. A 4 quart bag of peat moss is $5.59 and an 8 qt. bag is $6.99. Pomegranates $20.00 – Parfianka, Pink Satin, Wonderful. Figs $22.00 – Black Mission, Brown Turkey, Conodria, Kadota, Panache Tiger, Peter’s Honey. Kiwi, Issai Hardy Kiwi. Self fruitful, cold hardy – $20.00 Gooseberry, Hinnonmaki Red – $15.00 Hops, Cascade & Centennial – $11.50 Olive, Manzanillo, Mission – $20.00 Mulberry, Dwarf Black Fruiting – $20.00 Chester Thornless Blackberry, Triple Crown Blackberry, Thornless Boysenberry, Ollalie Blackberry – $11.50 Heritage Red Raspberry, Caroline Red Raspberry, Fall Gold Raspberry – $11.50. Dwarf Bush Form Raspberry & Blackberry. Baby Cakes Blackberry $14.00 Raspberry Shortcake Raspberry $14.00. Dwarf clumping forms. Will grow 2 to 3 ft. …

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