Desert King Fig

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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.

Mandarin - Owari Satsuma - Sale Price: $126.95  Evergreen Tree with Edible Fruit The Owari Satsuma Mandarin is an evergreen tree that produces excellent fruit. It would do well in your yard as a specimen plant, or in a container near a patio. Think what it would be like to walk out into your yard and pick a fresh Mandarin orange off your own tree. Imagine that first gush of juice, still warm from the sun’s rays, as it flows over your tongue. Nothing can compare to that zesty, sugary sweet flavor. It’s an experience like no other, and the Owari Satsuma is the best Mandarin tree to bring that experience to your own backyard. Your Owari Satsuma Mandarin is the hardiest of all the Mandarin trees. It’s disease and pest resistant and cold tolerant. Even though it can reach 12 feet in height, it can easily grow in a container if you prefer, and handle any pruning necessary to keep it a preferred shape and size. The dark green, evergreen foliage fills out its rounded nature well, giving it a vibrant, healthy appearance year-round. Its flowers are a delicate white bloom, and their fragrance will carry easily to the bees and butterflies who will love to stop by for a visit. The Owari Satsuma Mandarin tree is obviously easy to care for and provides excellent Mandarin oranges. The succulent, sweet fruit ripens in late December and stores well. It’s not only delicious, but also healthy…and even peels easily. You won’t find another orange anywhere that is easier to peel or less messy to eat. It’s especially great for kids who can manage the orange themselves with no fuss or muss. You can’t do better than an Owari Satsuma Mandarin tree. Plant several today and begin enjoying its exquisite beauty and mouth-watering fruit. * Excellent fruit* Fragrant flowers* Disease and pest resistant

Strawberry - Surecrop - Sale Price: $42.75 Strawberry Surecrop, Fragaria × ananassa 'Surecrop', is a heavy producer of large, firm, rich but sweet fruit in mid-season. 'Surecrop' is an easy-to-grow crop and it makes great jams, jellies, pies, tarts, and an ideal canner. The berries redden all the way through, with a rich but sweet flavor. The fruit holds well both on the vines and after picking. June bearing strawberries produce a single crop each year during a 2-3 week period. If you get blooms the first year while the plant is getting established, pinch the blooms off to ensure a large fruit crop the next year. The average yield of one quart per plant and it is self-pollinating. Light to even sandy soil with good drainage is required. Neutral to slightly acidic is best. Strawberry plants need consistent, frequent watering to produce well. 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.

Orange - Moro Blood - Sale Price: $126.95 Moro Blood Orange is a variety of orange with crimson, blood-colored flesh. The fruit is smaller than an average orange, and its skin is usually pitted, but can be smooth. It is known for its high content of Vitamin C, Potassium and Carotene. It is easy to peel, medium-size and is usually seedless. Culinary Chefs who want to add visual appeal and outstanding flavor to salads, sauces, appetizers, and desserts, are making this orange quite popular. Deliciously sweet and slightly sour, the Moro Blood Orange offers a raspberry overtone and tends to be slightly less acidic than other oranges.  By the time the fruit matures, the flesh is deep red. For best results, place your dwarf citrus tree on a porch or patio in the spring, summer and early fall. As winter approaches and temperatures begin to drop in the thirties, bring your tree indoors and place in a window with a western or southern sun exposure. It prefers full sun, fertile, but well drained soil, and moderate water.

Blueberry - Patriot - Sale Price: $42.75 Good cold hardiness and consistent crops of Patriot’s gigantic fruit make this tops on the blueberry plant list. Expect 10-20 pounds of luscious berries from just one bush! ‘Patriot’ has huge (quarter-size), tart, dusky fruit bursting with true blueberry flavor, coming earlier than some other varieties, in late July. It is a highbush blueberry cultivar which typically grows at least 4’ tall or more, a perfect choice for a living fence. ‘Patriot’ will give you lovely, bell-shaped, white flowers in May; delicious, exceptionally nutritious fruit in July and a show of bright orange color in fall. If you have a low, wet (but well-drained) area in sun to part shade, just acidify the soil, plant it, mulch it, and it will thrive. Blueberries cost a small fortune anymore; grow your own and eat them right off the bush, or use them in cobbler, muffins, jam, jelly or syrup. Be sure to get several so you can share some with your feathered friends. Self-pollinating. Zones 4-8.