Fall feels like it is getting here. The nights are nice and cool and the days very comfortable. We’ve had a couple of decent rain events so far. A little over 2″ of rain on the season here at the nursery. More rain due this coming Wednesday. Forecasts say maybe an inch. Hope so.
It is the best planting time of all the seasons. I know I sound like a broken record but I can’t emphasize enough that fall is the ideal time for planting trees and shrubs. The diagram above shows very well why. The diagram shows a tree but the same logic applies to shrubs.
FALL IS THE BEST TIME FOR PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS. Take advantage of the beautiful weather we are having and do fall planting. Your fall installed plants will do much better next summer than those planted in the spring. Plant wildflower seeds this month as well. Sow them right before a rain and they will take hold and next spring will be beautiful blooms.
Dormant Spray on Fruit Trees
This month you will need to be thinking about spraying your first dormant spray on your fruit trees to prevent leaf curl. Use liquid copper and horticultural oil or Neem oil with the copper to spray the trees when they are dormant. Looking at the orchard here at the nursery, it looks like about 3 weeks or so and they will need their first spraying. Once the trees have lost their leaves, is when you want to do your first application. You will do two more applications after, for a total of three. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentines Day are easy dates to remember. But you have to watch the weather and the trees. Sometimes they will not have lost all of their leaves by Thanksgiving and if we get a warm snap in February, the final spaying will need done earlier. But be sure to get 3 sprayings done to prevent leaf curl. I spray all my trees in the orchard. It helps to stop other diseases such as fireblight and it also kills over wintering insects. It’s also a good idea to rake up the old leaves to help prevent disease and insect problems too. Don’t neglect this task or you will have leaf curl next spring which puts the trees under stress and they do not produce well and have to suffer through the summer, when a healthy treated tree has no problems getting through.
Blueberries, Cane Berries, Figs, and Pomegranates just arrived.
Our blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, gooseberries, raspberries, figs and pomegranates just arrived this past week. I sent out an email with the prices and varieties that just came in. If you did not receive it, let me know or you can go to the website and the list is there on the bare root fruit tree list. Remember when planting blueberries, use some acid fertilizer in the soil when you plant. Also give them good drainage and some afternoon shade.
Blue Spruce, Dogwoods, Japanese Maples, and Rhododendrons
Our shipment of living Christmas Trees such as Blue Spruce arrived a couple of weeks ago. Japanese Maples, Dogwoods and Rhododendrons arrived as well.
Bare Root Roses and Fruit Trees
Bare root roses will be arriving in mid December. We have complete lists available at the nursery, and also on our website or you can email me and I can send you lists via email. I will notify via email when things arrive.
Bare root fruit trees will be arriving late December and will be available for sale the beginning of January. Complete list of items coming in and prices is on our website or available for pick up at the nursery or request one via email and I will send it to you.
Gift Certificates
We have gift certificates available for holiday giving. We can sell them over the phone via credit card and send the gift certificate to you or direct to the recipient. We do not sell them online.
Regular Hours Year Round
A reminder on our hours.
Monday, Wednesday through Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-4. Closed Tuesday.
We do not change our hours for winter or close because of rain. We frequently get questions about that so I just want to let everyone know that nothing changes for winter or rain.
We will be closed November 27th for Thanksgiving.
We also close December 24th and 25th for Christmas.
Very nice fall weather we are having this year. Get out and enjoy it and we hope to see you soon.
Jeff
Open Monday, Wednesday-Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-4.
Closed Tuesday
530-743-4856
