We’ve pulled together a list of links to each of our bare root fruit and veggie related blogs for 2024 to make it easier for you to find what you’re looking for! Read about the varieties we are carrying this year, including pollination charts and root stock information here: Plums Pears Apples Cherries Peach, Apricot & Nectarine Oddballs, Combos and Crosses Nuts Fruit Shrubs & Perennial Veg Bare root planting instructions with a video can be found here: How to Plant a Bare Root Tree Our bare root is all on sale through the end of February 2024, shop early for best selection. Happy Plan ..read more

Raspberries Raspberries are best grown in full sun and rich well drained soil with regular irrigation. Their blooms are attractive to pollinators and birds will compete with you for the fruit, making them quite wildlife friendly!  Raspberries are self-pollinating. After planting, prune the bare-root canes back to about 2 inches above the ground. Do not skip this step! This encourages the roots to send up new growth during the growing season. It is the nature of raspberry plants to send up new growth as suckers or basal shoots from below the ground. This means the canes that you plant ..read more

Nuts are an investment in the long term. Trees need time to mature before they can reliably produce mature fruit. Protect the harvest from squirrels and birds. Hazelnuts/Filberts (Corylus avellana) Plant in very moist, fertile, well-drained soil for best results. A full-sun to part-shade site should be chosen for optimal results. Hazelnuts are not pollinated by our native Filbert. Jefferson: Thought to be the best all-around hazelnut variety for commercial or home growers in the USA. Extreme disease resistance; immune to Filbert Blight. Produces heavy yields of large nuts that c ..read more

All our fruiting cherries are grown on dwarfing Gisela 5 rootstock (unless otherwise noted) to make them easier for bird netting and access to the fruit. Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) are said to be self-fertile, but sweet cherries (Prunus avium) need a second sweet variety as a pollinator.  Since sour and sweet are different species, they do not pollinate each other. Sweet Cherries: Angela: Has large, sweet, black fruit that resists cracking and disease. Blooms early to mid-season. Ripens mid-season. A self-pollinating tree but will perform better with another variety such as Stell ..read more

Apricot Harcot Apricot: This disease-resistant variety was bred in Canada, making it a great choice for northern gardens because it is a frost-hardy late bloomer resistant to brown rot and perennial canker. Fruits are oblong and yellow-orange with a rich, sweet flavor. Self-fertile but benefits from pollination from another apricot variety such as ‘Harglow’. Mariana 2624 rootstock. Harglow Apricot: This productive variety is a proven performer for the PNW climate. It’s late blooming and early ripening (August), producing a flavorful, sweet & firm, medium to large apricot that is ..read more

Mulberry White Pakistan: (Morus alba ‘Pakistan Alba’). Long, sweet, white fruit, non-staining juice. Self-fruitful. Asian Persimmons Japanese Persimmons (Diosypros kaki) can grow 15’ – 30’ tall. They are valued for both their ornamental and fruiting qualities. They require full sun and can tolerate brief periods of drought but extended drought can kill them. Regular watering will support shoot and fruit development. Asian persimmons do not need pollination to set fruit, and do so on young wood, so regular pruning to maintain vigorous, young wood is advised.  Our offerings are g ..read more

Most apples require another apple or crabapple variety to produce fruit.  See chart at the end of document for more information. Anna: Very early blooming, early ripening and very productive.  A Golden Delicious type great for fresh eating or cooking.  Sweet, spicy, unusual flavor in a beautifully blushed fruit. Considered partially self-fertile but better with a pollinizer. M7 rootstock. Beni Shogun Fuji: Hailing from Japan, this variety is scab and mildew resistant making it a wonderful choice for organic growers. The fruit is medium-large, has orange-red skin, crisp texture ..read more

2024 is going to be a great year for roses at Venture Out! I am really excited about ALL the cultivars I’ve chosen for this year. I did a bit of next-level research to make sure that they all have top ratings, not just for disease resistance and performance in our region, but also for fragrance, rebloom, and vase life. When you buy a rose from Venture Out you are sure to get a quality performer! For the past couple of years, I’ve done a “top 10” list. This year, it was just too hard to narrow it to 10, and besides, why should I limit myself? So here are my Top Fourteen Rose ..read more

As the hint of fall rolls in with the cooler nights and shorter days, we begin to reap the benefits of all our hard work this spring and summer. We turn our thoughts to harvesting, preserving and utilizing all the fruits of our labors, which in itself can be a big task. If you’re looking to extend your harvest season, however, now is the time to get those late fall harvest veggies planted and think about what can be overwintered. Here in Western Washington, we benefit from a temperate climate where we can get multiple crops of many of the short season veggies. Our first frost date can vary a ..read more

Annuals are plants that complete their entire life cycle in one year, from seed to full grown plant, to making new seeds before they die. This means that they have great impetus to grow quickly, bloom profusely, attract pollinators, and create as much seed as possible in their short lifetime. With proper care most of them can be full and flowering through the entire growing season! Some might find annuals less desirable, since they will need to be replanted each year, but there are many benefits to utilizing these fabulous plants appropriately in our gardens! Hanging Baskets – A beautiful ba ..read more