Monday, May 7, 2012

Mother's Day Plant Sale!

Mother's Day Plant Supersale!
All Hanging Baskets are on sale for $7.50
(Includes a free scoop of slow-release fertilizer)
All 6-pack flower, vegetable, and herb transplants are on sale this weekend for $2.00 each.

Get ready for some fresh produce
because the high tunnel is bursting from the seams.
We've got Diva and Socrates cucumbers.
Early Multipik and Lioness yellow squash
& zucchini squash.

Tropicana greenleaf lettuce heads are currently available. 
X3R Red Knight bell peppers.

Here is an overall picture of the inside of the high tunnel as of May 7th.
The tomatoes and Sun Gold cherry tomatoes are steadily growing.

In the ongoing effort to battle common insect pests such as aphids, mites, and thrips we ordered several thousand ladybugs online and released them in the high tunnel this evening.  The are predatory insects which eat the bad insects. 



For those of you who like tropical plants we've got Black Coral elephant ear plants on sale for $9.99 each.  These should grow black leaves with blueish veins.