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Time to order berry plants

By Bill Moss, Published: February 13, 2015

Spring is just around the corner and now is the time to order strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry and asparagus plants to support awards and programs for youth in Henderson County.

All plants are bare root and must be picked up at Henderson Farms, 705 Tracy Grove Rd., Flat Rock, on Saturday, April 11, from noon to 4 p.m. All plants prefer full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Instructions for planting and care comes with the plants. Visit this link for an order form: 
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015plantorderform.doc . Return order forms with full payment by Friday, March 13, to the Cooperative Extension office in Jackson Park. Extra plants will be available at Henderson Farms after 2 pm on April 11. Information: 828-697-4891.