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Grape - Niagara
Grape - Niagara The Niagara Grape (White), Vitis labrusca 'Niagara' , is a seedless grape that is commonly used for wines, champagnes, jams/jellies and juice. The Niagara grape was introduced in 1868. The Niagara Grape has a very sweet taste that makes it perfect to serve fresh on the table. Niagara grapes are the leading green grape grown in the United States. Most American consumers recognize the Niagara as the source of most white grape juice. The Niagara grapes are very cold hardy, thriving in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5 to 8, and will produce vigorously for 20 years or more. The best planting area for grape vines is where they receive full sun with good air circulation. It is best to provide young plants with some wind protection. Train them on trellis, pergolas, or around patios. Grape vines require a deep soil that drains well. Keeping a pH level of 5.5 to 7.0 is ideal. Excessively wet or dry soils should be avoided. Work the soil to remove weeds and add humus such as peat moss, compost, or aged manure to improve soil quality.
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Raspberry - Fall Gold - Sale Price: $42.75 The Fall Gold Raspberry, Rubus idaeus 'Fall Gold', a spring planted raspberry and it is an everbearing raspberry. This cultivar is an upright, thorny shrub which produces crops of gold-colored raspberries. It is called everbearing because it produces two crops on each biennial cane, unless pruned otherwise. The Fall Gold produces a fall crop on the top 1/3 of the canes and a second crop the following spring on the bottom 2/3 of the canes. The Fall Gold is an extremely hardy plant and will be hardy in temperatures to 25 degrees below zero. This raspberry is excellent fresh off of the plant, for canning and for preserves. Raspberries are rich source of vitamin C and they are high in manganese. They are also very high in dietary fiber. Eat them for taste and health! Raspberries need full sun to produce the best crops. The soil should be rich and slightly acidic. The ideal pH is 6.0 to 6.5. The soil should also be well drained. Supplement the soil with aged manure and compost for best results. For pruning the Fall Gold plant, remove the canes completely after they after they have fruited. (Usually that is in the 2nd year) The new canes will replace the ones you pruned off. Never cut off the new canes that have not produced any berries. The new canes will produce the next year’s crop. |
| Raspberry - Bristol Black - Sale Price: $49.95 The Bristol Raspberry, 'Rubus 'Bristol', is a fruit that is black and large with attractive, fairly glossy skin and firm flesh. Berries have excellent quality and good flavor and are good for canning and freezing as well as fresh eating. Bristol’s upright growth and cluster formation make its berries extremely easy to pick. Firm berries can be handled without bleeding. It is very hardy, high producing, vigorous and ripens in mid-July. Bristol shows tolerance to powdery mildew. The berries are versatile and can be used as fresh fruit, in preserves, or in pies and pastries. Raspberries may be grown successfully at an elevation as high as 7,000 feet. They do best in full sun on non-alkaline, fertile loam soil. However, they may be grown in partial shade or under other environmental constraints. Natural protection against strong winter winds are provided in some valleys, but in other areas it is necessary to provide artificial protection during winter months. Although a well-drained soil is essential for success, a sandy soil will need to have plenty of organic matter incorporated in preparation. Raspberries need a plentiful supply of moisture throughout the growing season. Raspberries take little space, live for years and produce crops the second season after planting. Birds also love the fruit, so you may have to share the harvest. |
| Strawberry - Trumpeter - Sale Price: $42.75 The Strawberry Trumpeter, Fragaria x ananassa 'Trumpeter', is a June bearing strawberry. The Trumpeter produces very large fruit of good quality. This variety is very hardy and exhibits excellent vigor. One of the most important aspects of a healthy strawberry patch is location -- a minimum of six hours of sunlight a day. Although you can get a harvestable crop with as little as six hours of direct sunlight per day, the largest harvests and best quality berries come from those plants that get the advantage of full sun. They are perennial, winter hardy, and will thrive in full sunshine, as long as the soil is fertile and well drained. Healthy plants will produce an abundance of berries for three to four years, after which they should be replaced. Your strawberry bed should have good drainage and be well tilled with rich organic matter such as manure or compost to give your strawberry plants a good start, with amendments again in the spring. Keep your plants well watered until they are established (but don't overdo) and up to fruiting time. Strawberries can also be planted in tubs, containers and hanging baskets. In addition to being low in fat and calories, strawberries are naturally high in fiber, vitamin C, folate, potassium and antioxidants, making them a sweet choice that advances heart health, reduces the risk of certain types of cancer, and gives a boost to total body (and mind) wellness. NOTE: When making a strawberry bed in an established garden, be sure to locate it away from any spot where you have grown peppers, tomatoes, eggplant or potatoes. These plants can harbor verticillium wilt, which is devastating to strawberries. |
| 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. |
| Raspberry - Caroline - Sale Price: $42.75 The new standard for fall-bearing raspberries! ‘Caroline’ can fend off root rot and yellow rust better than Heritage, and that’s just for starters. Reports of far better flavor and way bigger yields have gotten around, making this raspberry literally the one to pick if you’re planning a new patch. ‘Caroline’ ripens in late August, producing large berries with a pronounced raspberry goodness until fall. In warmer climates you will be able to start picking a little earlier. (Birds dream of ripe raspberries, so net them if you want to keep them.) Raspberries have become increasingly popular for their nutritional and antioxidant properties — plant a patch for eating fresh, freezing, jams, preserves, pies, cobblers and sauce, and be healthier for it! ‘Caroline’ will do best in full sun in slightly acid, fertile, loamy soil. Provide winter protection against the north wind. Zones 4-7. Raspberries are rich source of vitamin C and they are high in manganese. They are also very high in dietary fiber. Eat them for taste and health! |
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