TREES & SHRUBS: To avoid breakage from heavy snow, periodically put on your boots, heavy coat, and a hat with a brim, and gently shake snow off trees and shrubs that are already in leaf.
ROSES: If you have not already pruned them, now is the time to remove canes that are dead,
damaged, crossing and rubbing, or growing out of bounds. Make clean cuts with a good, sharp
pair of clippers. Avoid cutting back roses that only bloom in spring until after they’ve bloomed.[Read More]
cool weather veggies
Tomatoes Worth Waiting for!
Tomatoes: We’ve always started bringing out our outstanding selection of tomato varieties in the second week of April, but a little glitch with our new grower has caused a slight delay…we expect them to arrive starting the week of April 21st. So please hang in there with us – our exceptional, locally adapted varieties are truly worth waiting for!
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More vegetables for your Summer Garden!
Planting a vegetable garden provides access to fresher, more nutritious, and organic produce while also cutting down on grocery bills. It acts as a therapeutic, stress-relieving activity that offers exercise and sunshine, alongside positive environmental impacts like lowering your carbon footprint and supporting local pollinators.
The list of magnificently MASA started veggies is updated to incude:
Arugula – Astro
Arugula – Surrey
Broccoli – Happy Rich
Broccoli – Nutribud
Broccoli – Spring Raab
Broccoli – Umpqua
Cabbage (Green) – Tendersweet
Cabbage (Green) – Tiara
Cabbage (Red) – Amarant
Chard – Bali Red
Chard – Bright Lights
Chard – Fordhook
Collard Greens – Cash Crop
Collard Greens – Flash
Kale (Curly) – Rainbow
Kale (Curly) – Redbor
Kale (Lacinato) – Black Magic
Kale (Lacinato) – Darkibor
Kale (Lacinato) – Mamba
Lettuce (Butterhead) – Australe
Lettuce (Butterhead) – Nancy
Lettuce (Green Leaf) – Green Pack
Lettuce (Little Gem) – Spretnak
Lettuce (Oak Leaf) – Oscarde
Lettuce (Red Butter) – Alkindus
Lettuce (Red Leaf) – Hyper Red
Lettuce (Red Leaf) – Ruby Sky
Lettuce (Red Romain) – CalShot
Lettuce (Romain) – Solid Green
Onion (Cippolini) – Gold Coin
Onion (Grilling) – Red Bottle
Onion (Keeper) – Front Range Globe
Onion (Keeper) – Rosa Milano
Onion (Keeper) – Valencia
Pac Choi – Little Shanghai
Pac Choi – Mei Quing
Pac Choi – Tatsoi
Pac Choi – Win Win Choi
Radicchio – Indigo
Spinach – Hammerhead
Spinach – Kolibri
Spinach – Rangitoto
Dill – Bouquet
Cilantro – Calypso