Category Archives: Gardening Tips

Tips for beginning gardeners

How we plant tomatoes

  Tomatoes do not require much additional water after the first couple of weeks. We very rarely water ours at all after that point. Too much watering will also water down the flavor of your tomatoes. If you do need … Continue reading

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Pepper Plants

We will have a very limited number of pepper plants available this year. We’ve chosen our favorites based of flavor and their productivity.      $3.50 each Our plants are still happily hanging out in our warm greenhouse but will be … Continue reading

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Growing Potatoes Successfully

When You Bring your Seed Home  Store the seed potatoes in a cool, dark place with some humidity. Two weeks before planting, bring the tubers into a warm area (65˚- 70˚ F) out of direct light to let them wake … Continue reading

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Container Potatoes

Container Preparation Any medium size container that holds at least two or three gallons of soil can be used. Examples include baskets, 5 gallon FOOD GRADE buckets (drill plenty of holes in the bottom and lower sides & fill the … Continue reading

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Potato Grow Box

It’s still too cold and wet to plant potatoes in the ground. But, you can start planning and building 1 or more of these Potato Grow Boxes.  Potatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow in a container & … Continue reading

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Root Pouch Planting bags

If you’re looking for an easier way to grow your own food – Planting Bags are a great option! These heavy duty bags will last for multiple seasons. The handles make it easier to move them. And, they’re made from … Continue reading

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DIY Leaf Lettuce Kit

  Leaf lettuce is one of the easiest vegetables to grow in a container. We have everything you need to grow your own organic leaf lettuce. Your kit will include the lettuce seed of your choice from the 2 pictured … Continue reading

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Seeds, plants and eggs

We have had requests for organic seed so we ordered a small countertop seed rack with seed for plants that do well directly seeded (rather than grown as transplants). The seeds came yesterday but the display rack did not. So, … Continue reading

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How to Protect Your Plants from Cold

If you have already planted you warmth loving plants, there are a few things you can do to try and save them from the cold temperatures that are coming tonight and early next week. If you only have a few … Continue reading

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Organic Plants Sale

We will be selling our Organic plants again today from 9 am until 5 pm I have updated the plant list on our page with what has sold out. We still have a nice selection of tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplant, … Continue reading

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Earlier Tomatoes

Everyone who grows tomatoes would love to have them ripen earlier in the season. In their quest for this, many people plant them in their gardens at the first sign of warmer weather. If you live in the Midwest, you … Continue reading

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Potatoes in a container

Container Preparation Any medium size container that holds at least two or three gallons of soil can be used. Examples include baskets, large paint buckets (drill plenty of holes in the bottom and lower sides & fill the bottom inch … Continue reading

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