Newsletter & Tips

Bare root season begins January 2015. The trees will arrive in mid to late December. Bare root berries will arrive in November. Usually the second week or so. I will send out email notifications as soon as they are in and ready for sale– click here to join the mailing list. Click here to view our bare root fruit tree, berry and vegetable list. Some new items this year: Dwarf Cherries. 8-12 ft. mature height. Parfianka and Pink Satin pomegranate. 6 in 1 Espaliered Cherries. They have been confirmed. Hopefully we get them. Leah Cot Aprium If you are interested in reserving trees, come in and pay and we will tag the trees when they arrive and notify you. We must have payment in advance in order to reserve trees.

We just received a shipment of wind chimes and rhododendrons. Nice size 5 gallon and 2 gallon Rhododendrons. $19.00 for 2’s and $39.00 for 5’s. The latest coupon (click to view) is good until 12/15. $20 off $100 or more purchase. Does not apply to special orders. Our Fall sale continues. Click to view the Fall flyer.

FALL FERTILIZING TIME IS NOW! Do your fall fertilizing now. Plants will use some food now and store the rest through the winter and have a boost in the spring to take off and grow. also will be healthy to go through the winter. We have a complete fertilizer instruction sheet available at the nursery if you need it. THE IMPORTANCE OF FALL PLANTING: PLANT THIS FALL AND USE LESS WATER  NEXT YEAR! This planting bed was planted last fall. It contains lantana, Mexican Sage, Butterfly Bush, Salvia, and Gaura. Since we planted it in the fall, this summer we have only watered it once a month. It looks great and is using very little water. 2 to 3 inches of mulch was added when planted. PLANT IN THE FALL AND MULCH AND USE LESS WATER NEXT YEAR.   View the fall flyer: Bald Mountain Fall 2014. USE THE COUPON WITH THE SALE FLYER AND SAVE $$$$$!

Remember, FALL IS THE BEST TIME FOR PLANTING. THE INVENTORY IS FULL AND LOOKS GREAT. THE WEATHER IS COOLING DOWN. Plant in the fall and use 2″ of mulch around your new plantings and you will only have to water a couple of times a week or less to keep them going. They will establish over the winter and then next spring and summer, they will require much less water to keep them growing nice and healthy compared to plants put in during the spring. Use the mulch and deep soak when you do have to water so they can thrive through the summer with much less frequent waterings. FALL IS THE BEST TIME TO PLANT TO ESTABLISH HEALTHY PLANTS FOR NEXT SPRING AND SUMMER. We also have CA Native plants available for fall planting. Choose from Matilija Poppy, Bush Lupine, Busha Anemone, Toyon, Ceanothus. All are ready for planting this fall. Read the fall flyer here: FRUIT TREES FOR FALL PLANTING.

Fall is almost here. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler. It’s been a little warm so far the last week or so but it will be cooling soon. The official first day of autumn is September 22nd. The weather should be cooling down soon. The mornings are nice and cool. Fall is starting to be felt in the air. Time to get out and do fall planting now or soon. Fall is the best time for planting just about everything, particularly trees. Click here for the fall 2014 tree list. This is a list of what is in stock. We can order items that we do not have. Plants that are planted in fall get the cooler weather to get roots established without the stress of the heat and transplant shock and continue to establish roots even after they lose their leaves. They will continue root devlopment with the fall and winter rains. The roots then are established and the tree or shrub is ready to take off and grow next spring and is well established before the heat of the summer and can tolerate the summer heat much better than the same plant put …

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Eucalyptus Trees for Fall Planting Red Ironbark or Willow Leafed Peppermint. One Gallon $4.50 ea. Plant your winter vegetables soon to get them established and producing before the weather cools. Higher elevations can plant now. Lower elevations, now in the shade or in the next few weeks. Best to have them in by early to mid September for best production. Lettuce, Broccoli, Swiss Chard and Brussel Sprouts in now. Cauliflower and more in soon.

Vegetable Gardens By now you should be getting vegatables from your garden. Watch for tomato worms. Use caterpillar killer on them or pick them off and kill. Water your garden well about 2 to 3 times a week. Give it a good deep soaking when you water. You may need to fertilize one time this time of year. If you are suffering blossom end rot, add calcium. Harvest regularly to keep your garden producing. Hopefully it looks full now and not like the beginning of the season. Water Mulch Mulch Mulch Water With the summer heat comes the need for watering. Considering the dry conditions this year you should mulch around all your plants to reduce the amount of water you need to use. The mulch holds the moisture in the ground and reduces evaporation leaving more available tooo the plants. Remember that it is better for trees in particular to have deep soakings 2 to 3 times a week rather than daily short watering. This will get a deeper root system and produce a tree that can withstand the long hot days much better than one that is watered daily for short periods. If you are seeing stress from …

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