Follow the simple steps in this Tech Sheet to maintain and extend the life of your Highbush Blueberry Rake for many seasons of blueberry harvesting.
For best results, carefully remove plants from box and transplant as soon as possible, following these instructions for growing your primocane-fruiting (fall-bearing blackberries) (Rubus spp.).
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Highbush Blueberries | Instructions for Growing from Dormant Bare-root Plants | Tech Sheet (PDF)
Remove your dormant, bare-root plants from their shipping box and transplant as soon as possible, following these instructions for planting or short-term, interim storage.
Check the moisture level of your plants immediately upon arrival. Transplant as soon as possible; if you are unable to plant the same day, keep the soil at normal garden moisture levels.
Follow these suggested planting instructions for favorable results in growing grape vines from bare-root plants.
Follow the instruction in this Tech Sheet (#8224) for successful production of Cucumis melo melons from seed, including details on site selection, direct-seeding as well as indoor seed-starting for transplanting, culture, pest and disease prevention, and harvesting.
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Raspberries | Instructions for Growing from Bare-root & Plug-size Plants | Tech Sheet (PDF)
Follow these instructions for raspberry production from bare-root and plug-size plants, for both summer-bearing and everbearing raspberries (Rubus spp.). First and foremost: Check your plants immediately after receiving them, and plant as soon as possible.
An overview of common raspberry pests and diseases, with recommended good cultural practices to help prevent and reduce problems associated with growing raspberries.
Instructions for growing rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) from crowns, including care upon receipt, site selection, transplanting, fertilization, weed control, harvesting, hardiness, and long-term maintenance.
Follow the recommendations in this Tech Sheet for optimal success with strawberry production from your bare-root plants from Johnny's. *** Take special note of steps you should take immediately upon receipt of your perishable, bare-root strawberry plants.***
Follow the guidelines in our Tech Sheet for planting the bare-root form of any variety of strawberry (Fragaria spp.) in containers. Cultural notes are provided on life cycle, soil, planting, temperature, watering, and fertility.
Follow the instructions in our Tech Sheet for growing traditional strawberries (Fragaria X ananassa) and alpine strawberries (Fragaria vesca) from seed, for successful production-style gardening or direct-market farming.