Lemon - Meyer

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Fig - Brown Turkey - Sale Price: $171.35 Fig- Brown Turkey, Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey', has the longest ripening season of the recommended varieties. The fruit is medium to large, with a reddish-brown skin tinged with purple. The pulp is reddish-pink and of good quality. It is subject to cracking in wet weather and has a larger eye than Celeste and hence will sour more quickly. The fruit is excellent for making home preserves. Plentiful sunlight is a key to maximizing fruit production. Choose an area that is in the sun most or all of the day. Figs grow extremely well along the Texas Gulf Coast. However, the trees require cold protection in the far northern and western areas and supplemental irrigation in the state's drier areas. The fig fruit is unique. Unlike most fruit in which the edible structure is matured ovary tissue, the fig's edible structure is actually stem tissue. The fig fruit is an inverted flower with both the male and female flower parts enclosed in stem tissue.

Blueberry - Liberty - Sale Price: $51.35 Blueberry - Liberty, Vaccinium corymbosum `Liberty', is a productive, very late ripening blueberry with berries that are moderately large and display an excellent powder-blue color.  Each fruit has a delicious aroma and tasty flesh, making them a very popular choice. Liberty is a vigorous upright growing plant with numerous canes that are moderately branched and the fruit are well exposed. With its robust flavor and excellent firmness, Liberty makes delicious jams, jellies and desserts. Liberty has a harvest season that begins about 5 days before the variety known as ‘Elliott’. The upright bushes make a stunning hedge in fall when the foliage goes bright red-orange! With very good keeping quality, these blueberries are packed with vitamin C, high in dietary fiber, and an excellent source of manganese. Zones 4-8

Strawberry - Earliglow - Sale Price: $42.75 The Strawberry Allstar, Fragaria 'Allstar', a spring planted herbacious root, produces consistantly large, light colored strawberries year after year. The Strawberry Allstar is a June-bearing strawberry that is very disease resistant. It produces sweet, extra juicy berries and is very hardy.

Grape - Elvira - Sale Price: $39.95 Grape 'Elvira', Vitis labrusca 'Elvira', is a white-fruited variety and great for the northern climate and recommended for difficult growing areas. Producing medium berries, it is vigorous and hardy, ripening with Concord and being resistant to mildew. Elvira grapes make good, crisp white wine and the wonderful flavor pairs well with roast duck or other wild game. Elvira is a white variety of Vitis labrusca and Vitis riparia parentage. This white grape needs sunlight and high temperatures to ripen, so plant on southern slopes, the south side of windbreaks, or the south sides of buildings. Plant in the spring in deep, well-drained soils; avoid standing water in the spring. This vine has good ornamental value with bold summer foliage, some fall color, showy fruit, and shaggy branching, Elvira grape plants can be quite attractive all year round since they drape elegantly over fences or through lattices.

Raspberry - September - Sale Price: $42.75 Raspberry September, Rubus idaeus 'September', is a cold-hardy, upright, ever bearing raspberry. The September raspberry produces both summer and fall crops of sweet, red or yellow berries on suckering canes. Summer fruits are borne on second year canes and fall fruits on first year canes. The upright canes are lined with thorns; new canes are produced via suckers that spread from the base of the plants. The plants should be placed 3' apart in rows between 7 to 9' apart. September performs best in full sun with plenty of water, and it requires a good fertilizing when blooms begin. This prickly shrub produces flavorful, medium-sized fruits that are juicy and tasty and are loved by people and wildlife alike. Southern states may see berries ripen in August but the maximum flavor is seen in September. Use the berries for fresh eating, canning or freezing. The sweet aroma of the September raspberry accents the distinctive taste. Plant your own now!