2008 Mecklenburg County 4-H Fall Plant Sale

4-H Plant Sale

Deadline to order is October 31, 2008

Plants will be available for pick up on November 7 (9am - 5pm) and November 8 (9am - 12 noon) at the Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension Office (1418 Armory Drive, Charlotte, NC 28204). You will receive a reminder note prior to plants arriving.

Orders are now CLOSED. Those ordering by October 31 can pick up their plants at the 4-H office on November 7 and 8.

Or call 704-336-2082; weekdays; between 8am and 5pm.

Blueberry, Blackberry and Muscadine plants are sold in 1-gallon containers and are well adapted to the piedmont growing conditions. Cost for plants is $8 each. If you order 10 or more, cost is $7 each - mix and match.
BLUEBERRIES At least two different varieties must be planted to ensure cross-pollination in order to produce fruit.
Tifblue:	Ripens mid to late season. Fruit are medium size with good flavor and an average stem scar. Plants have a good upright growth habit. Tifblue is one of the oldest cultivars that is still being planted, released in 1955 by the University of Georgia . Tifblue is recommended for home use.
Climax:	Ripens early season. Plants have upright growth habits with more of an open spreading crown than other varieties. Climax has been used for years in commercial, pick your own, and home settings. Berries are firm with excellent flavor, good color, and a very small stem scar.
Premier:	Ripen early to mid season but usually earlier than other mid season varieties. Fruit are larger in size with excellent color, great flavor and a dry stem scar. Plant growth habit is upright and vigorous. Recommended for all applications but is especially recommended for hand picking.

BLACKBERRIES
Ouachita:	Fruit are large in size, very good flavor, and an average sugar content. Fruit ripen mid season over about five weeks with consistently high yields.
Apache:	Thornless variety. Arapaho is erect-growing. Fruit are very large in size, with very good flavor. Fruit ripen over about a five week period with very high yields.

MUSCADINES
Cowart:	Black; fruit are medium size, ripen early to mid season, have very large clusters, excellent flavor, good quality and a wet stem scar. Plants are very vigorous and disease resisitant.
Doreen:	Bronze; fruit are medium in size, ripen late, clusters, and has good flavor. Plants are disease resistant and the growth habit is very vigorous. Uses: Wine, Home, Juice and Jelly.

Strawberry Plants Sold in bundles of 25. 25 for $10, 50 for $15, 75 for $20, 100 for $30.
Allstar:	The Allstar variety produces a large, sweet, mild berry. The berries are firm and have that perfect strawberry shape. These are excellent for freezing, eating fresh, and for preserves. This plant is highly disease resistant and vigorous. The berries ripen mid-season.