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Much of your success in growing berries depends on how you handle your plants on arrival.
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They should be set promptly if at all possible. We pack them so they should reach you in good condition.
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DO NOT LET THEM DRY OUT. If you can't plant them at once, plants should be kept in good condition in the refrigerator.
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Open the bundles, cover the roots thoroughly and keep moist until planted. DO NOT leave them in crates as they will heat up or dry out, and spoil.
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Larger shipments can be kept in cold storage at about 32-34 ºF if such storage is available. (DO NOT REFREEZE)
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Plants can be heeled in by making a V-shaped trench about 4 to 5 inches deep. But this should be used only as a last resort due to the reoccurring shock the plants go through when removed from the soil for transplanting.
We have dormant cold storage plants. Cold storage plants have several advantages over fresh dug plants because they are dormant when dug and stay dormant until replanted--thus they can be shipped at any time. Cold storage plants that are dormant grow better than fresh spring dug because they stand the shock of transplanting better.
With proper use of Irrigation, planting well into June is possible.
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