March
Current Berry Picking Status:
These are approximate times for the 2012 season. Look for updates as picking times get closer and daily updates when picking opens..
Blueberries: Late June beginning of July
Blackberries: Mid to late July
Peaches: August
Red Raspberries: July through Fall
Apricots: Mid to late June
Apples: July through Fall
The U-Pick Patch opens at dawn and closes at dusk. We close the patch every couple of days to ensure that there are plenty of ripe berries for all of our pickers. To check whether the patch is open for picking and for daily fruit availability check this website, find us on Facebook, or call us toll-free at 888-459-2586. The message on this machine changes from season to season and also includes greenhouse hours and more.
March
Lawn
Spot treat broadleaf weeds in your lawn if necessary. Treat on a day that is 50 degrees or warmer. Rain or irrigation within 24 hours of application will reduce effectiveness.
Prune summer-flowering shrubs such as pink spirea, potentilla, hydrangea…
House plants help cure cabin fever!
Sterilze pruners with a 10% bleach solution. Rinse, dry & oil to prevent rust.
Time to apply a pre-emergent to form a barrier for sprouting crabgrass.
Start tomato plants indoors now.
Plant now: cabbage, peas, spinach & turnips
Trim evergreens, cut out damaged wood.
Plant potatoes, onions, lettuce, horseradish roots, and asparagus crowns
Start annual flower seeds indoors. Ageratum, dusty miller, moss rose, etc.
Apply lime sulphur on fruit trees to prevent problems with fungus.
Clean out birdhouses, but don't paint them!
2991 Goldfinch Road
Hiawatha, Kansas 66434
