Ripe for the Pickins!

Calla Lilies

                                       Let's count the blooms.

                                          Cucumbers and sweet potatoes.

Cucumbers can't hide from us, my precious!

 

Eggplants are growing leaps and bounds.

 

Yellow squash wants to be in your frying pan and Zucchini squash wants to be all up in your grill.

Celosia

Flores del Sol (Sunflowers)

                                
This okra is ready to be picked.  If only it had friends like you.

             Homegrown slicing and roma tomatoes.

 Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes

 

These onions really clean up well.  Must be going to graduation.

You might see these onions on Americas Got Talent?

Farmer's Market Season is Here!

Time for squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes & glads!



Tomato & Basil Sandwich...just add some fresh mozzarella = YUM!




Country Bouquets $5.99 ea. Comes with free floral saver powder pack.



Put this on the grill with some teriyaki sauce & you will not be disappointed. 

Purple ruffles basil & sweet potato vine...these colors look great together in the landscape!

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.

Foxglove grown from seed.

Squash and cherry tomatoes planted on black plastic.

               How many different plants can you count in the greenhouse?
               I count 21,550 different plants.

                 Hanging Baskets for sale 2 for $20.00 or $12.99 each.

Bell Peppers are on their way. 

                                       Cherry Bandana Lantana for $3.50.

Zucchini and yellow squash in the greenhouse are coming along.  Soon my precious!

Remember the onions.  The countdown until they are ready in June begins.

Now this is a true local tomato.  Grown in the sandy soils of Smithfield, VA.

                 Remember the delicious Sun Gold cherry tomatoes?  Ummmmm.

Assorted Annuals $3.50/qt pot

Lantana                                               Sweet Potato Vine

We've got a wide selection.

Hanging baskets $12.99 each
or 2 for $20.00.
(available later this month)

Vegetable 6-packs $2.75 each
Volume discounts when you purchase a flat of eight 6-packs.

Tomatoes (slicing, cherry, roma, heirloom)
Squash (yellow and zucchini)
Peppers (bell, jalapeno, banana)
Eggplant (purple, white)
Watermelons (large, icebox)
Cantaloupes
Cucumbers (slicing)
Okra
Basil (lemon, mozzarella)
Other Herbs

Flower 6-packs $2.75 each

Marigolds
Snapdragon

Calendula

Celosia and much, much more. 

1 Gal. Perennials $5.50 each or 2 for $10.00

Varieties such as:

Yarrow, Salvia, Purple Cone Flower, Daisies

Not to mention fresh produce for sale all summer long.

Zinnias