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Last updated: 5/17/10
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2009-2010 Fundraisers
On Sale NOW!! 10" Hanging Baskets for Mother's Day from Mitchell Farms Sale will run from: April 1st - April 15th **Flowers will be delivered on: Saturday, May 8th* Below are descriptions of this year's hanging baskets Petunia: All petunia baskets have a time released plant food to keep them growing. Sunny
Fuschia: Periodic feeding will keep these plans growing in a shaded area all summer through to frost. Do not let them dry down or root damage and petal drop will occur. A very popular hanging basket for Mother's Day.
Ivy Geranium: Prefers high light and full sun. Triple pinched to ensure compact dense growth. Fischer and Ball FloraPlant varieties.
Impatient & Double Impatient: A very prolific bloomer all summer. The number one impatiens with the biggest and most flowers. Excellent for the shaded areas. Will thrive in full sun if kept moist. Self branching plants that are free flowering, which means no "dead-heading".
Million Bells (Calibrachoa - mini petunia) Calibrachoa is self-branching, self cleaning. Bright sun and heat. Loads of flowers that look like miniature petunias. Grows best in full sun. Do not let wilt. Likes to be fed. A slow release fertilizer has been added to these baskets.
Lobelia: A tender perennial unsurpassed in providing shades of blue, white, and blue/white mix in partially shaded areas. Prefers cool night temperatures.
Bacopa: "Giant Snowflake" Loads of small white flowers. Free flowering, loves full sun to partial shade.
Tuber Begoinas: High to medium low light levels. Keep moist but not saturated. Do not over water as begonias are sensitive to root and stem rots if kept too wet. This is an excellent plant for the shade and darker areas.
Verbena: Grows best in full sun. Keep moist. This is the powdery mildew resistant variety. Keep in full sunlight with adequate moisture. Do not let wilt.
New Guinea: Type of impatient. They do well in partial to almost full sun. One of the most popular hanging baskets, with a wide range of strong clean colors. Pop a basket of these in your garden for instant display.
12" Combination Hanging Baskets: Numerous combinations that will provide bloom all season. Three, four, or five different varieties in each basket create very interesting color and texture. These have been the fastest selling baskets for the last four years
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