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Cha..Cha..Cha Chia!

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Friday September 11, 2009   -   By Jessica

Chia is often found growing on sunny hillsides, disturbed fields, prairies, and plains throughout the West and often after fires. This member of the sage family (Salvia columbariae) is very aromatic and worth growing. Chia will grow anywhere from 6- 24 inches...

Roma Tomatoes

Blog: Whispering Pines   -   Sunday June 21, 2009   -   By Roni

Started twenty new Roma tomatoes from seed today.  Lord willing, we should have some nice tasting paste type tomatoes to make spaghetti sauce with this fall.  The Roma's take about 75-90 days to ripen.  They are an...

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Yarrow...A Local Favorite

Blog: Morgan Botanicals   -   Friday June 05, 2009   -   By Jessica

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) belongs to the sunflower family and can be recognized by its highly segmented leaves (millefolium means "thousand leafed"), and the clusters of daisy-like white or lavender umbel shaped flowers at the top of the stalk....

On the Porch

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Saturday March 28, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

Well I couldn't stand it! In my last post I mentioned it was raining and I guessed I'd be inside....or on the porch.....well, the porch won! I transplanted some purple petra basil, and some opal basil. Then proceeded to plant some tarragon (never...

SPRING FEVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Saturday February 21, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

Yea it's official, spring fever is here....LOL! I have all my little seed packs and have been in the greenhouse, and will be out there again today planting cinnamon basil, thai basil, purple basil, BRUSSELL SPROUTS, tomatoes, peppers.....yea my greenhouse will...

Cold and Wet

Blog: Greenjeans Farm   -   Sunday February 08, 2009   -   By Jeff & Toni

Yesterday it was my birthday, hung one more year on the line.   We planted willows and hazelnuts Thank you my wonderful work friends for your generous gift certificate to Oak Valley!   Today I planted lots of herbs and flowers in the greenhouse and...

crestview

Blog: Crestview Inc. Farms   -   Wednesday January 28, 2009   -   By Susan

This is my first Blog. I really do not know how this is going to look. Been starting seed in the greehouse and taking cuttings, cant wait to get out in the soil. Also I have been planting onion plants. We are working on the new hoop house for...

Seeds....and more seeds!

Blog: Debbie's Garden   -   Monday January 26, 2009   -   By Chickadee1

....Been dreaming about seeds.....can i ever have enough? And ordering more seeds.....ah those catalogs!  And everyone else has seeds on the brain, too, by the looks of my store! I still have genovese basil, lime basil, lemon basil, cinnamon...

Get a head-start on planting.

Blog: Rocky Mount Gourds   -   Sunday January 25, 2009   -   By Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount

It is still too early for most of us to start planting in our Gourd Patch, but, there is still time to start new gourd plants indoors for a head start.  Peat pots or small pots with a starting mixture may be used.  If you have a green house, this is...

farming is for the birds

Blog: Tributary Farm   -   Monday December 01, 2008   -   By Ozarkpoppy

That title may be cliche but how can you resist it when you have as great  a crop of  bird feed as we have this year.  And it has to be the best kind of bird seed at that; the birds love it, it is free, and I don't even have to fill...

Fall...No down time on a garlic farm!

Blog: Cornerstone Garlic Farm   -   Saturday November 08, 2008   -   By Garliclady

When all the traditional farmers around these parts are putting up there plows ,putting the last of the tobbaco in bulk barns, finishing up thier Last farmers market. We are getting our second wind! It is planting time and in a garlic farmers mind this is...

medical marijuana gros great in Laama Doo!

Blog: Llama Doo fertilizer for houseplants and garden   -   Thursday November 06, 2008   -   By Darral

use as a seedling starter by inserting a medical marijuana seed inside and planting about as deep as your finger in really loose soil


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