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They also sell ingredients to food manufacturers through their ingredients division, including date paste, diced dates, date pieces, date syrup, and date powder (date sugar). 100 percent of their products are certified organic by the CCOF. Because water in the Southwest is a precious resource, Woodspur Farms strives to set the industry standard for sustainable irrigation. Date palms are well-adapted to the desert climate and thrive on drip irrigation, the most water-saving irrigation method available. Conscientious crop management is exercised by combining ancient wisdom and modern technology. Ranches are thinned regularly to allow more space between trees for increased sunlight and more efficient water usage. The results are larger, sweeter fruit, abundant crops, and a reduced need for water and fertilizer.
For more information about Woodspur Farms and the fine dates and date products they offer, visit www.woodspurfarms.com. |
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Where to Find UsThe Hickman’s and The Farms Choice family of fertilizer would like to thank the following nursery and gardening outlets for carrying our products. These folks will also be able to provide you with great and timely gardening information, and the plants and other necessary products to make your garden and landscape a success! ARIZONAA&P Nursery Arcadia Color Garden Nursery Berridge Nurseries Black Mountain Nursery Desert Horizon Nursery Elgin Nursery Harlow Gardens Jackrabbit Plant Nursery Mortimer Nursery and Landscape Olsen’s Feed Plant Fair Nursery Preach Building Supply and Landscape Rillito Nursery & Garden Center Sam’s Nursery Shamus O’Leary Tropical Fruit Trees Sprinkler World Stock Shop Treeland Nursery Urban Farm U & The Urban Farm Warner’s Nursery and Landscape Whitfill Nursery North Phoenix/Scottsdale East Valley Yuma Nursery Supply CALIFORNIACalifornia-Arcadia Garden (formerly known as Perla Nursery) |
Prune existing rose bushes severely. This means down to about 12-14” above the ground or bud union. Be sure to seal pruned ends with pruning sealer or Elmer’s Glue. As soon as new growth occurs, begin fertilizing with 
Plant shade and eat it too! Deciduous fruit trees – peach, apricot, plum, fig, pomegranate, apples -- those summer ripening fruits are best planted now. Be sure you purchase and plant varieties best suited for low winter chill. What’s that? Chill hours are the accumulated hours of 45 degrees and below temperatures that occur in late fall and winter. Deciduous fruit trees need various amounts of chill hours to produce a crop. In general, we receive about 400-500 hours of chill on average in the average location in the low desert, although it might be quite a bit less than that this year. Look for varieties that require 200-400 hours of chill for best results and reliable crop production. 
Woodspur Farms, LLC is the largest integrated organic date farming operation in the United States. The company owns and operates farms from California’s Coachella Valley to ranches in sunny Yuma County, Arizona. Woodspur Farms grows medjool, deglet, zahidi, honey, and other exotic organic dates. Operational infrastructure is in place for selling to retail, direct to consumer through their store and through mail order businesses. 
Woodspur Farms has three main facilities for packing and processing date products. Their more than 200 employees are committed to quality, safety, and customer service. Dates are sent to markets worldwide as quickly as possible, making the millions of pounds of products sold every year the best available anywhere. The company continues to lead the field in performance, innovation, food safety, and sustainability and predicts that they will double or triple their production of conventional and organic dates within the next few years.
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