Thursday is weekly tip day at the old Harper blog. This week’s tip has a double meaning. It is time to start thinking about fertilizing your trees and shrubs, especially citrus! We also want to remind you at the same time this Saturday you can come out to our Mesa location at 8am and for $10 get up to 60lbs of fresh produce. Your $10 donation to the 3000 club which puts on the “Market On The Move” uses the money and the extra produce to help feed those less fortunate! This last year they rescued 30 million pounds of produce and helped distribute it to Market on the Move farmer’s markets and local food banks www.the3000club.com is website you can go to for more information. We hope you’ll come out and buy some produce for yourself, share some with a friend or neighbor or someone less fortunate and help the volunteers who man the tables raise money for their non profit group at the same time! Harper’s will give you 10% OFF on any fertilizer if you show your receipt from Market On The Move so you can help feed the trees that feed you!!
Thursday’s Tip:Feed Your Citrus & Feed Someone In Need!
Ladies and Sr’s It’s Your Day /Watch Out For Market On The Move Saturday
I hope all of you of the fairer and greyer will take advantage of this spring like weather and come out and play-oh you get 10% OFF today as always!!! Also look for our new Farmer’s Market-Market On The Move-this Saturday at our Mesa location. A donation of $10 gets you 60lbs of produce to take home or to share! The proceeds go to feed the less fortunate. Click on the link to learn more about this food rescue/farmer’s market concept!!
And The Winner Is!!
Jan Olsen-congratulations you are the proud new owner of a “blue” or purple hibiscus. Alyogyne or blue hibiscus is a profuse spring bloomer. It is slightly more cold and heat tolerant than it’s Chinese cousins but probably doesn’t bloom as much of the year. Plant it in full to filtered sun make sure it has good drainage and enjoy!
Plant Trivia Tuesday!!
You know Spring is just around the corner when these babies start blooming! We hope you’ll have fun trying to guess the correct name of this plant. Be the first via any method of contact-facebook,email,telephone, or hey come on in!! Remember to spread the word about “liking” us on facebook. As soon as we get to that 1,000 mark all our friends will get 10% OFF their next purchase!
Our Drawing Winners & Facebook Fan Update
This week’s winners of our $25 gift certificate drawing are: Donna Jennings and Brian Kocour. Congratulations and thanks for playing!! Remember to “LIKE” us on Facebook. When we hit 1000 likes everyone will receive 10% OFF on their next purchase!!We are only 96 away from hitting that magic 1000 goal!! Have a great Monday all 75 degrees of it!!Good Growin’
Since 1945-Harper’s Home Grown…It’s What We Do & Who We Are!
How Is Your Curb Appeal?
Curb appeal, first impressions, no matter what you call it-how do you feel or look as you pull into your drive? Want to spend more time on the front patio? Want the neighbors to be a bit envious? Or perhaps you think it is time to just freshen things up a bit! These are the same two floor plans in the same subdivision
Add a pot or two a few geraniums and petunias and shrubs that bloom vs. ones that are just green and presto chango, you have an instant reformation. If you want to change things up a bit, we can help. Harper’s does complete design installation and remakes of any existing landscape. From just a front entry to a complete new home we can help you feel better every time you pull into the drive. Is you house your sanctuary, we can make it feel more like it! Give Jerry Harper a call today! 602 659 5994. Good Growin’
Since 1945-Harper’s Home Grown…It’s What We Do & Who We Are
Is Spring About To Be Sprung?
Looking at the forecast for the last few days of January and into the first week of February and it appears that Spring like weather is upon us! Be sure to tune in this morning to 92.3fm KTAR and the In The Garden Hour of the Rosie On The House Show at 8am. We’ll take your calls and answer your questions about what you should be doing in the garden this week. Planting Tomatoes is the Tip Of The Week. Old timers will tell you that the first of February is the time to start getting tomatoes in the ground. We have the plants ready for you this weekend to get started. Be sure to click on the coupon and receive 20% OFF any Gro Well product this weekend. Harper’s recommends fertilome start and grow to get your newly planted tomatoes or any new plant off to a fast start! See you on the airwaves at 8 and in the garden at Harper’s!
Good Growin’
Since 1945-Harper’s Home Grown…It’s What We Do & Who We Are!!
Weekly Garden Tip: Tomato Time
Timing is everything in much of life and it couldn’t be more important in the success of the tomato gardener. The biggest mistake and reason for lack of success in growing tomatoes here in the valley is planting too late. Old timers who have had much success have always pushed the envelope a bit and had their plants in the ground by valentine’s day at least and some the last weekend of January or the first of February. Now to be sure we can and still might have a frost right up through the end of Febrary so be prepared and in fact I’d just cover them anyway. The warmer they stay the faster they will grow! Speaking of growing fast, the second most common mistake is to not have the ground pepared properly or to fertilize enough or a combination of both. If tomatoes , or any annual, slows down or stops growing it is very difficult for them to continue on! So plant early, be sure your soil is very well prepared (see our garden preparation guide:) and fertilize regularly-we like fertilome start and grow or organo 10-10-10.
As far as varieties, well if i asked 10 gardeners i’d get 12 answers as to which is best! The best one is one you grew,harvested,and ate from your own garden. I’d try 2-3 different ones and make the determination your self. Besides, one or two plants generally is not enough tomatoes anyway!! Good luck and Good Growin’
Since 1945-Harper’s Home Grown…It Is What We Do & Who We Are!
Ladies/Sr’s and Tomatoes!!
What a beautiful day! Even better if you happen to be a lady or a senior! As every wednesday you receive 10% OFF! And for our lucky winner of yesterday’s contest, Christine Nimitz-a FREE tomato plant! Yes tomatoes are in and ready! So Sr’s and ladies it is time to garden. Ready, Set, Grow-see you in the tomato patch! Good Growin’
Since 1945-Harper’s Home Grown….It’s What We Do & Who We Are
