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Blueberry - Pink Lemonade
Blueberry - Pink Lemonade The Blueberry 'Pink Lemonade', Vaccinium 'Pink Lemonade', produces white flowers that are tinged pink. They appear on this blueberry in early spring, then pale green berries follow the flowers, ripening to a deep pink with a good mild flavor and firmness. 'Pink Lemonade' offers great fall and winter interest! In fall, leaves turn golden yellow then bright orange. Then in the wintertime twigs are dusky reddish-brown. Moisture content should be adequate and even. Plant 'Pink Lemonade' in borders, beds or in a mass planting mixed in with other ornamentals or perennials. The fruit attracts songbirds and other wildlife to the garden.
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Grape - Edelweiss - Sale Price: $59.95 The Edelweiss Grape, Vitis 'Edelweiss', is a plant that has medium-sized fruit that is sweet and pleasantly flavored. Its green-white color and high sugar content make it an excellent dessert or white wine grape. The vine has large fruit clusters with fine texture and flavor. It does have seeds, but is disease resistant. It should be protected at -30°F and ripens late August. This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage. Grapes are primarily grown for fruit production in home fruit gardens where they provide good ornamental value: bold summer foliage, showy fruit, some fall color and shaggy, twisted trunking and branching often best seen in winter. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures. The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home. Grapes need full sunlight and high temperatures to ripen, so plant on southern slopes, the south side of windbreaks, or the south sides of buildings. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share. |
| Blackberry - Arapaho Thornless - Sale Price: $39.95 Blackberry Arapaho Thornless, Rubus 'Arapaho Thornless' PP#8,510, is the earliest Thornless Blackberry in existence. An important characteristic is its small seed size. The berries are large, very firm, and tasty with excellent flavor, and the berries are a favorite of songbirds and butterflies. The Arapaho Blackberry Plant is a self-supporting blackberry plant (does not need a trellis) that ripens earlier than any other thornless variety, in the last of May. The large berry of the Arapaho Blackberry Plant is a colorful berry with reds and blacks. Arapaho Blackberry produces sucker plants which allow it to quickly establish a solid hedge row of plants. This new blackberry variety can be distinguished by its thornless canes with erect growth habit, its early ripening, and its excellent fruit flavor and firmness. Blackberries thrive in sandy or good to average garden soil. Plant them in full sun. In home gardens, keep plants about 3 feet apart. If planting in rows, keep them 3 feet apart in the rows, and keep the rows 5 to 8 feet apart. Mulch around the plants to a depth of 4 to 6 inches. Maintain depth of mulch by adding as necessary throughout the year. This berry is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin E, Folate, Magnesium, Potassium and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Manganese. |
| Gooseberry - Pixwell - Sale Price: $57.05 Hardy Shrub with Edible Fruit The Pixwell Gooseberry is a deciduous shrub that provides edible fruit. Plant a row of them along a garden fence or just one for interest in a planting bed. The most valuable feature of your Pixwell Gooseberry is of course the edible fruit it produces from July and into September. Gooseberries are often picked when they’re still firm, green an under-ripe for use in pies, preserves, wines and other dishes. However, if you can contain your excitement you’ll witness your berries transform from their green to red, and eventually a deep purple. Your berries will be softer when ripened, but also oh so sweet! Your Pixwell Gooseberry will grow up to 6 feet in height with vigorous growth and a hardy nature. It’s mildew resistant and easier to prune than other varieties due to its almost thornless nature. It has a spring bloom of flowers that you probably won’t notice. However, bees and butterflies certainly will, making this plant a valuable asset to your yard’s wildlife in the spring as well as in the fall. Gooseberries have been prized for generations, and this variety will be an outstanding asset to your garden as well. * Nutritious berries * Hardy * Beneficial to wildlife |
| Grape - Bluebell - Sale Price: $49.95 The Bluebell Grape, 'Vitis 'Bluebell', has berries that are medium to large and blue-black in color with tender skin. These have a very good table quality. With excellent hardiness, this grape should be used in northern areas as a substitute for Concord. Resembles Concord in size and color but with more tender skin and greater hardiness. It ripens early to mid-September in Minnesota and is a good climber. It is excellent for wine making. This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage. Grapes are primarily grown for fruit production in home fruit gardens where they provide good ornamental value: bold summer foliage, showy fruit, some fall color and shaggy, twisted trunking and branching often best seen in winter. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures. The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home. Grapes need full sunlight and high temperatures to ripen, so plant on southern slopes, the south side of windbreaks, or the south sides of buildings The flowers are attractive to bees. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share. |
| Grape - Kay Gray - Sale Price: $49.95 The Kay Gray Grape, Vitis 'Kay Gray', has medium to large berries that are produced in small clusters on productive vines. It produces fine hardy white grapes, has a white slipskin, and is suited for fresh eating and wine making. Flavor varies with climate, ranging from a rather ordinary labrusca to a pleasant fruity flavor, depending on where it is grown. Its virtues include early ripening, low acid levels, disease resistance, and good winter hardiness. The best part of this variety is the vine. In addition to the good resistance to disease, the vine has withstood -42 degrees without damage. It ripens in early September. This grape tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but must have good drainage. Grapes are primarily grown for fruit production in home fruit gardens where they provide good ornamental value: bold summer foliage, showy fruit, some fall color and shaggy, twisted trunking and branching often best seen in winter. Grapes need a good support system like fences, walls, trellises, arbors or other structures. The grape vines can be quite attractive year-round and can provide good cover, screening, or shade to areas around the home. Grapes need full sunlight and high temperatures to ripen, so plant on southern slopes, the south side of windbreaks, or the south sides of buildings. Considered to be a good grape for juices and jellies. Birds love grapes, so be sure to plant some to share. Kay Gray was developed by the Wisconsin grape breeder Elmer Swenson in 1980 and is named after a family friend. |
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