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Be sure to harden off your plants before planting ...

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Tuesday April 24, 2012   -   By Elaynn

  The warm days that most of us throughout the US have been experiencing, is like a fever for many of us to want to go out and buy plants for our gardens. Most of us purchase our herb and vegetable plants at a nursery or garden centers,...

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The Blessings of an Early Spring!

Blog: L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Saturday April 21, 2012   -   By Twilya

For those of us who took advantage of the early spring we are now reaping the rewards.   It is April 21 and I picked enough strawberries to feed the four of us for a bedtime snack.   I also photographed the first tomato of the season that is...

The Bluegrass Farmers' Market is back!

Blog: Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Thursday April 19, 2012   -   By Kentucky Proud

Opening day for the 2012 season of the Bluegrass Farmers' Market was wonderful, amazing, awesome and spectacular! To put it all into one word... it was “wondamazawtacular!” I believe that is how I am going to describe the BGM from now on. :) Our...

It is Time to Get in the Garden!

Blog: L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Thursday April 19, 2012   -   By Twilya

Today is the first day of our weekend sale.   We are certain to have what you are looking for whether it is a unique or tried and true variety of heirloom tomato, bell pepper or chili pepper plants.   Perhaps you want to put in an herb garden or...

Waiting for the hummers to arrive

Blog: Wild Things Farm   -   Sunday April 15, 2012   -   By Terry

All the hummingbird feeders are ready and waiting....... The bottlebrush buckeye is in full bloom Columbine is happy, happy, happy! The coral honeysuckle is on a quest to take over the front porch! Surely they will be here soon.

Another working Saturday at Home Farm

Blog: Home Farm Herbery   -   Saturday April 07, 2012   -   By Arlene

4/7/12   It was 40 degrees this morning but a clear sky at 6:30 am and I got the watering started.   Gloria came in to work at 8 am and we put in the new azalea beds and got the weed fabric down between the aisles...

Wayne,s Green House

Blog: Blackberry Creek Farm Sugar Grove   -   Wednesday April 04, 2012   -   By Wayne

Hey! It,s Farmer Wayne!  About my greenhouse, While discussing a greenhouse unit during our 2012 season plans for the farm we decided on a medium sized hoop house so I  ordered the materials required to build a 24'x 50' unit, To save a little on the...

Great Tomato Plant Sale Days - Day 3

Blog: L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Saturday March 31, 2012   -   By Twilya

We sold A LOT of plants yesterday but we still have plenty left. Some varieties are becoming limited. If you are ready to get a jumpstart on spring and love unique varieties and flavors then you owe it to yourself to stop by today and check out our...

Great Tomato Days - Day 2

Blog: L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Friday March 30, 2012   -   By Twilya

Day 1 was a GREAT day to visit L'Ecuyer Gardens.  If you missed it we are still offering our plants today until 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow until 4:00 p.m.  Great selection!  Don't miss out! 

Celebrating Spring with a Giveaway!

Blog: Growing Days   -   Thursday March 22, 2012   -   By Julie

Finally, my friends—it's here. SPRING! Tra la! To celebrate my favorite season...  I'm giving away a “Spring into Spring” gift to one lucky, randomly selected reader! Look! Books! Plants! Seeds!...

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Blog: L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Friday March 16, 2012   -   By Twilya

St. Patrick’s Day Tomorrow will be dedicated to planting a new bed of leeks and onions.   If there is time I will likely add a few more rows of peas.   Today has been spent potting flowers and hanging baskets....

trying to finish up some projects

Blog: Home Farm Herbery   -   Thursday March 08, 2012   -   By Arlene

3/7/12 It was a beautiful day today at Home Farm, but very windy. Carl and I worked on the new beds he is building.   We got the weed bedding down dispite the wind and two sections of wood placed on each bed.   Rain is...

Spring Update March 8, 2012

Blog: Walkers Fresh Veggies   -   Thursday March 08, 2012   -   By Mark & Carolyn

Walkers Fresh Veggies CSA Update We have the first greenhouse filled. Seeded 2000 cabbages, 3000 Broccoli, 2000 Early Girl Tomatoes, 1000 Sunbrite tomatoes, 250 Solar Fire Tomatoes, and around 1000 Basil. The cabbage and broccoli are all up, and the...

3/4/12 a day at Home Farm Herbery

Blog: Home Farm Herbery   -   Sunday March 04, 2012   -   By Arlene

3/4/12   It was very windy today and about 40 degrees even though the greenhouse was a balmy 72 degrees. Today I added 5’ x 3’ to the old Iris bed & I planted 25 Blazing Star Liatris.   I also added 15 African Corn Lily...

Tornado warnings all morning today

Blog: Home Farm Herbery   -   Sunday March 04, 2012   -   By Arlene

2/29/12 Tornado warnings all morning today and big winds, rains, thunder and lightening until 2 pm. today. 3/1/12 Today was a lovely, but busy day in the mid fifties. Gloria came to clean today and before going over to George’s to do the same she...

We still keep busy at Home Farm Herbery

Blog: Home Farm Herbery   -   Sunday March 04, 2012   -   By Arlene

I awoke at 4:40 am today and could not get back to sleep so I got a lot done around here before breakfast. Right after breakfast I headed out to the green house and filled up a whole table of seed container flats, put in the potting soil and then planted...

Feb. 26th Home Farm Herbery activities.

Blog: Home Farm Herbery   -   Sunday March 04, 2012   -   By Arlene

Again it was 24 degrees this morning with a thin layer of ice on the little garden ponds. When I got to the greenhouse everything was nice and toasty and I was able to shut off all the heat lights. I worked in the greenhouse for about 3 hours and I potted...

Catching up on what has been going on at Home Farm...

Blog: Home Farm Herbery   -   Sunday March 04, 2012   -   By Arlene

Feb. 9th, 2012. The first of the heirloom seeds have arrived, plus all this years wild flower seeds I intend to plant. Our zone 6 Kentucky winter has been mild so far, but we were cold in the mid 30?s today. Tonight we went to the Hart County Farmer’s...

Spring is a comin'

Blog: The Appalachian Shed   -   Thursday March 01, 2012   -   By Terrie

Despite the temps spiking up and down, the seedlings are right on schedule for spring planting.  The greenhouse is bursting at the seems with old favorites and new (to us) Heirlooms. John has over 20 varieties of Heirloom tomatoes this year!  I am...

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