The votes have been counted for the South Texas Mango Favorites for 2009. Our top Winner was Van Dyke followed by Southern Blush, a new offering for us, and Keitt. We appreciate everyone’s patience while they waited for their opportunity to sample our offerings.
We hold walking tours of our orchards. The tour starts at 9AM and lasts about 2 hours. It is a great way to see what some of the more mature trees and plants look like. The cost is $3 which also entitles you to a 10% savings on your first tree purchase of that day. Please call for dates, reservations or ticket purchase.
Wow, we cannot believe how fast the summer went by. Finally we get a break from watering as the temperatures have cooled off and we actually saw water fall from the sky. Of course all the plants and trees are loving it too. Everything looks so much greener and perkier. It is like we all have given a nice sigh of relieve– from the drought.
We have had a series of blooms on the Dragon Fruit so we should have fruit available through much of October.
Fresh Eggs are almost always available as are our range-fed chickens.
As we have done for the past 5 years, “BioWash- 1227” - a type of non-toxic, biodegradable plant wash that we have been using in our own Orchard and Greenhouses is still available through our Nursery. We have found that clean plants are more resistant to disease and insects. To modify an old adage “A Clean Plant is A Healthy Plant - and a Very Happy One Too!” Because our Grandchildren like to taste all the fruits they find in orchard, we don’t want to use anything toxic. Regular use of this Plant Wash makes it sooo much easier to keep things healthy.
If you have a sago palm (cycad) that is suffering from Asian Scale infestation (a snow-like white mass) - talk to us. We have found some materials that are effective in dealing with this devastating problem. And if is too late to save your sago, we can show you some good alternatives.
We do offer the Beneficial Nematodes during the first 2 weekends of each month.
We do have our ACTIVATED MICRO NUTRIENT PELLETS available at this time. This is a great product for those of you who use compost on a regular basis and just need the addition of some micro nutrients (which get tied up in our alkaline soil). This regular Micro Mix contains Sulfur, Manganese, Copper, Iron, Zinc and Humic Acid.
Our nursery is open from 10:00am - 5:00pm, Friday & Saturday. If these times/days are inconvenient, call us for an appointment.
www.riversendnursery.com
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