4-H Plant Sale
Deadline to order is October 30 2009
Plants will be available for pick up on Thursday, November 5 (9am - 7pm) and Friday, November 6 (9am - 5pm) 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 CLOSED! If you placed an order, you can pick up and pay for you plants at the 4-H Office on Thursday, November 5 (9am - 7pm) or Friday, November 6 (9am - 5pm).
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Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry 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. |
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| BLUEBERRIES At least two different varieties must be planted to ensure cross-pollination in order to produce fruit. |
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| 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. |
| 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 is upright and vigorous. Great for hand picking. |
| Brightwell: | Fruit
ripens in early June through mid July. Plants have very vigorous and
upright growing characteristics. Variety is very varieties for fruiting.
Harvest period is 35 Berries
have a medium size, excellent flavor, and a dry stem scar. |
| 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. |
| Triple Crown: |
Thornless variety. Fruit are large in size, and have an excellent sweet flavor. Fruit ripen later than most varieties with very good yields. Triple Crown has fairly firm fruit. This semi-erect variety may require some trellising. |
| 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. |
| Triumph: | Bronze;
fruit are very large in size, ripen early, large clusters, and has good
flavor. Plants are disease resistant and the growth habit is very
vigorous. Uses: Wine, Home, Juice and Jelly.
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Raspberries |
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| Nova: | Fruit are medium in size, dark red, and ripen early. Plants have average growth height and are fairly disease resistant. |
| Heritage: | Fruit are large in size, dark red, and very sweet. Plants have upright vigorous growth habits adapts well in most well drained soils. |