Heeeres AUGUST!

Welcome back to another fine episode of Lost In the Farmers Market or LITFM for those of you into that acronym thing. Let’s face it, short hand terms are where it’s at these days and so this entire blog will be written in short hand starting right now.

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Yeah sorry no, we’re not that cruel to the readers here at LITFM. If we had actually posted an episode like that it’d probably sound like every can of alphabet soup in the soup aisle at the local supermarket had imploded. But yes this does cap off this week’s episode and if you’ll bear with us we will get right to how this acronym business relates to anything.

Since this is the last post of July 2014 it’s time to talk about the upcoming month in the view of one of the things gardeners most dread and that is the August Slump. That’s right, August starts tomorrow, and with it comes the issue of heat humidity and drought. I admit thus far the weather has been very erratic this year and yet you never know it may straighten up and drop some drought on us tomorrow.  With that in mind now is the time to consider applying fertilizers so when your plants stress out either from the weather or the depletion of nutrients in the soil from their active establishment you are ready.

The first thing to consider in this topic is the use of fertilizer. Obviously fertilizer is critical to gardening success but the type of fertilizer you use is literally half the battle. Now before you go out to bLowes or Home Despot and buy that box or jug of bonnie fertilizer or Miracle-blo* consider one thing before you buy it. How often does it say you should use it? Miracle-blo* often says you should use it every week or two weeks and depending on the product they’re peddling this year it may say to use it every time you water your plants. Now think about that, what kind of quality fertilizer needs to be applied every time you water your plants? The answer is that no quality fertilizer needs to be applied with that frequency, and the same can be said for any fertilizer that needs to be reapplied weekly.

The issue is this, water soluble fertilizers are even once applied still water soluble so after you apply miracle-blo* the next watering will wash out a portion of it. Rain will certainly wash away any residuals of your fertilizer application and then within a few precipitation events (natural or by your own hand) you are back where you were with a nutrient deficiency and nothing to show for all the extra work. In an ideal world, we would all have fantastic ever-fertile soil and this would not matter, but honestly the world isn’t ideal and often our soil has issues. So this leads to that acronym stuff and how it relates to the topic as a whole.

The most important step to getting better results in the garden is learning how to read the labels on fertilizer packages. Typically fertilizers unless produced to handle micro nutrients or unless they are formulated to handle only one nutrient or group of plants will often have what is called an ‘NPK’ number on the front label. NPK is short hand for Nitrogen, Phosphorous & Potassium, and the three major nutrients that your plants need. These three nutrients in the right measure barring a major micro nutrient problem are often enough to get a respectable result in the garden and so fertilizer companies make a big deal of them. Typically a bad of fertilizer will say something like 10-10-10 which represents the relative amounts of NPK present in the bag when used at the suggested application rates for the target plants. For note, if a soil test recommendation calls for 10-10-10 fertilizer you can apply 20-20-20 at a reduced amount (50% less) per square foot to get the 10-10-10 effect. Likewise you can double apply 10-10-10 over half the recommended area to get the same effect as 20-20-20.

Now it is fair to say that formulations vary greatly, often the specific plant targeted will break up that formulation, for instance a fertilizer aimed at improving the flowers of a given plant might be 12-55-6 (sta-green), or a vegetable fertilizer might be 2-5-3 (Jobes), a general organic fertilizer might be 5-1-1 (Alaska) or lastly a combo flower and veggie fertilizer might be 18-18-21 (Miracle-blo*). In short the formulations vary widely and the use of the fertilizer is marketed specifically to remove more cash from your wallet. The truth is that the plants don’t know the difference, and so buying liquid soluble fertilizers is somewhat inefficient.  It is actually wiser to buy a granular fertilizer with slow releasing effects to save money and in the long haul negate the problems that you face with your soil while you work to improve the soil.

Granular fertilizers or solid fertilizers typically come in bags that are range in weight from one to fifty pounds and are sometimes available for specific needs. For instance Espoma’s Holly-Tone is geared towards ericaceous plants that prefer acidic soils but then it is also a slow-release product that is organic, and adds to the soil. Take the reference above to Alaska Fish fertilizer. This is also an ORMI recommended product that uses organic residues to feed your plants, it is not a highly soluble mineral salt like most soluble fertilizers and it too encourages good soil biology and even has been found to encourage fungal activity in the soil. Another consideration is the use of a manure product such as Black Hen which is 2-3-2 and is basically a dried granular manure product with slow release characteristics.

This bring us back to the real core of the discussion,  you only need to apply fertilizer to compensate for  a soil that is not able to support what you wish to grow due to a nutrient or soil structure condition present at the time. Applying a soluble fertilizer based on mineral salts such as Miracle-Blo* only is putting a Band-Aid on the problem. In comparison a slow release organic-based fertilizer is a bit like applying a local anesthetic, stitches and a gauze wrap. The real fix is to improve the soil whole sale, with organic matter and avoiding nutrient depletion in the first place for which the metaphor might be routine checkups, early preventative surgery and clean living. But enough of that, lets take a peek at this week's pictures.

This weird fungus appeared in the crescent garden and continues to build shelve like growths. It's been there for about two months now and keeps getting bigger.

Amorphophallus sp. - Voodoo Lily

Ok I admit to not quite knowing what voodoo lily this is, it's one of three I bought at the same time and this si the first time it's returned in at least two years. The white Voodoo lily was pictured last week.

Oh Myyy!

Muscadinia rotundifolia 'Southern Home' - Muscadine Grapes, Black

 So two years after the muscadines are finally producing something, no complaints here.

Lycopersicon esculentum 'Amish' - Amish tomato

Punica granatum ' nana' - Dwarf Pomegranate

Amazingly the little Dwarf pomegranate is currently producing several fruits, I've snapped a shot of this plant in bloom in a prior post. I never expected it to bear fruit, at least when it goes up for sale all of you out there know you will get something out of it for sure!

Christmas cactus in 6" pots and a single Rotary peperomia plant cluster in a 6" pot, coming soon to the market!

With all the garden topics covered it is now time to talk about the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market. As you might have seen the weather is all set to not be so nice this weekend and I’ll personally play it as it comes, Friday is supposed to be far worse than Saturday and so on Saturday morning I’ll determine if I will go with merchandise or as moral support for the other farmers. With that said the market in some part goes on rain or shine on Wednesdays and Saturdays all 52 weeks of the year. The Wednesday market is from 2:00pm through 6:00pm and the Saturday market is between the hours of 9:00am and 1:00pm. The market is located in downtown Fayetteville in the front parking lot of the Fayetteville Transportation Museum at 325 Franklin Street. Should the weather been deemed nice enough the following is a list of what product will be coming to market

Southward Skies: A northern guide to southern Gardening

This is the second edition of my book, which was published using data compiled from several years of test garden operations. It’s written to aid gardeners of all skill levels in successful garden methods that are targeted for the south east but had proven to be a valued resource for gardens across the eastern coast. It’s certainly a good gift for that gardener you know or for yourself if you’d like to have a reliable field guide. The book costs $25.00 and we do take checks for this item, you can even have it signed.

On Sale: (3x for 5.00)

1x Pepper, Jalapeno, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Pepper, Sweet Banana , 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Pepper, Carolina Wonder, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Brown Berry, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Tomato, Martino’s Roma, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Rainbow Cherry Mix, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Red & Yellow Currant, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

3x Cucumber, Armenian, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

3x Cucumber, Poona Kheera, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

3x Horned Melon, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

3x Vine Peaches, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Basil, Thai, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Basil, Cinnamon, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Basil, Red Rubin, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

-For note a number of the listed sale plants are appearing for their last time this Saturday so get ‘em now while you can because otherwise they will become one with the compost bin!

Herbs

4x Basil, Genovese, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Artemesia, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Fennel, Black, 7” pot ($5.00)

4x Lavender, Hidcote, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Oregano, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rosemary, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Sage, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

2x Thyme, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Toothache Plant 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Ornamental:

4x Baloon Flower, White 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Nicotina, Flowering Tobacco, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Irish Eyes, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Golden, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

House Plants:

2x Peperomia, Huntington BHG, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Coming Soon:

Assorted Aloes

Assorted Peperomia

Assorted Succulent house plants

Rotary Peperomia, 6” pot

Christmas Cactus, 6” pot

Dwarf Pomegranates 6” pot

Chicago Hardy Fig, 6” pot

And this wraps up another discussion on LITFM, your handy resource for demystifying the crazy corporate gibberish of the garden world. If you have any questions about this episode or the content within feel free to contact us via the blog or in person at the market. Thank you for reading and as always keep ‘em Growing!

* P.S. No that’s not a typo I actually call Miracle-gro that they honestly deserve that name for all their patent product dishonesty.

Rocking so hard, the The rain came

Welcome Back to another episode of Lost in the Farmers Market, where we discuss aspects of gardening from an angle you might not have seen coming. To be honest half the time we have no idea what angle we’re coming from; but then that makes each episode more fun than if it had been scripted. For today’s topic I’m going to answer a common question asked about the test gardens and by extension settle a long standing quandary of sustainable gardening.

So the one question I get most frequently comes after I run through the yearly harvest numbers. Visitors to the gardens, market or during the talks given as part of Sustainable Neighbor’s own events often ask me what I do with all that produce. The obvious answer is that by bulk most of it does quite literally get consumed on premises. After all if one went through the trouble to grow produce, then it makes sense that it should be consumed by the person behind it provided there is not some amount of surplus. It should be said that when one harvests several ounces of say cherry tomatoes it’s not as plausible to eat them all before they start to go bad since the plants will just keep producing as long as I keep picking and providing for their needs. So this brings the conversation to other means to enjoy the harvest and extend the useful life of a given harvest.

I notice it’s often at times hotly debated if canning or freezing your produce is better, and indeed most gardeners actually should be using both methods. The fact is canning and freezing both have their strengths and weaknesses as well as processes that need to be observed to produce better final product. Canning in common context refers to the preservation of produce under glass using mason jars. Typically the food is stored with a bit of preservative liquid or broth and once sealed is generally held to last for a few years if all processes including sterilization of materials were completed properly. It should also be said that any food canned and intended for long term storage should be fully cooked to prevent the unwanted growth of fungi and bacterium inside the jars. More often than not you will know a canned batch has gone bad because the pop-up section of the internal sealing lid will bulge out and the jar may leak around the rims. A bad smell may come from a poorly canned batch of produce. With that said the chief strength of canning is the longevity of your product, it needs no refrigeration, it is largely temperature insensitive and can be as safe as store bought product with the advantage of you knowing precisely what all the ingredients are.

In respects freezing is the high nutritional value cousin of canning. The net advantage to freezing foods is that you need less preparation, sterilization and depending on the food little or no cooking. For instance when it comes to most fruit you can literally wash it, cut it to size and freeze it. Once thawed frozen fruit can be used in a given recipe and since it’s been frozen it’s still in whatever shape it was when you stored it. This makes freezing the great alternative for storing acidic foods, and is viable for storing bullion made of herbs or broth concentrates. The down side to freezing comes with unintentional thawing, if the power is out or your refrigerator should malfunction you may be in some trouble.

Personally I use both methods but with a slight modification. Produce from the test garden in late spring through late summer is frozen and anything else is canned. The intention there is to create a stockpile of ‘fresh’ food supplies to add to dry storage foods during the winter. As a trick for this the canned goods are in broth, and that broth is vegetarian base with extra garlic, oregano, basil and rosemary to increase preservative effects. Admittedly if I can get it I often include Perilla with ginger to assist the shelf stability of the canned produce.

That said as some of you might know, I have significant fruit crop harvests and that goes directly to the freezer for use either in baked breads or cakes during the winter or it ends up as a component in brewing. Take for instance this year’s Blueberry harvest, we had a LOT of rabbit eye blueberries to the tune of two and a half pounds frozen, and then some wild picked blue berries came into the picture and this was the result.

Six pounds of blueberries total produced this color, so hard-core!

I’ve no idea what this will end up as, but then it’s all just a fun experiment, and you don’t see many blueberry wines out there either. Who knows this could be 2014’s slammin-ultra-sensation-libation! Ok…channeled Macho Man Randy Savage a bit there….apologies in advance if that blew some of your minds up. But hey how does LITFM follow something that cool up in this post? I know pictures from the field those are definitely gonna finish up the brain-splosion effect.

Adenium obesum – Desert Rose

A Desert Rose in bloom in July, certainly a fitting thank you for all the fuss I put into caring for this fine specimen. For note the desert rose is a caudiciform, or a succulent with a fat trunk that has evolved to store nutrients when the environmental conditions are not ideal.

Aloe hybrid – Silver Ridge Aloe ‘Rare Flare’

For once the foliage isn’t the focus as this aloe is a summer bloomer and in a shade of red-pink that is worthy of note. I sold smaller potted plants from this mover plant last summer and it may return for the summer houseplant season this year. Also some red Gomphrena (annual flower) and Blue African Basil has sort of crowded into the picture.

Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal ' – Blue African Basil

In reading the long Latin name above yes blue African basil is a cross between Dark Opal basil and Camphor Basil and bears both of their best traits. This mature specimen is the source of all blue African cuttings I sold this year and has proven to be the fastest rooting plant in the gel propagation tests short of chocolate mint. Because it produces so many flowers the mason bees and other similar insects love this plant.

Aloe deltoides – Checkerboard Aloe

At the corner of the block-row beds, is my Checkerboard Aloe specimen plant. But alongside you can see Aztec Gold African Marigolds and yet more red Gomphrena. The combination gives some good color, form shape and drought tolerance.

Miribilis jalapa – Four ‘O’ Clock & Gomphrena globosa – Globe Amaranth (Purple)

In the bed that had the lupines I planted a number of gomphreana to hold the soil and keep weeds in check then sowed four o clocks and cosmos to begin the perennialization of the bed. For note Four O Clocks are actually perennials in our climate as is the lupines the globe amaranth and cosmos will self-sow.

 The treatment of Squash stem Borers.

"He's an ugly little spud isn't he?!" - The Ghostbusters

  

Yeah my volunteer gourds got the borers so I went on the offensive. In the cases of stems I could move I cut the borers out. Note that where a borer enters he’ll make a gross looking plant seal around the entry hole composed of its dried feces. Usually the borer isn’t far from that so you can see the entry hole plug in the first picture hanging off the stem. Inside is a grub about 1” long that’s all white except its head which is either black or red. In the case of picture one I pried the ugly thing out and killed it. In the case of picture two where I could not move the stem I waited until night and shined a bright LED lamp under the squash stem until I saw a dark mass inside then drove three old sewing pins through the borer to stop it from doing any more damage. The next morning I used a small but very sharp 2” folding knife to cut the now very dead border out of the squash. Needless to say squash borers are little bastards and utterly devastating when your squash is encouraged to grow up on a trellis. On the ground the squash will root at intervals making the borders less effective. If this is a regular problem try butternut squash…no hollow stems plus the borers hat butternut squash for some reason.

Plumbago ariculata – Cape Leadwort

The word Plumbum comes from the Latin word for Lead, Plumbum, which is seen on the Periodic table as Leads short hand Pb. It got the name because of the plants sap creating lead-like stains on the skin leading to the ancients Greeks and Romans to believe it was a cure for Lead Poisoning. The blue flowers also somewhat resembled the color of lead under certain circumstances also. Now keep in mind I got this from the distressed plant bit at Lowes and this type of plumbago is a hardy perennial. It’s already responded to its new home quite nicely.

Amorphophallus alba – White Voodoo Lily (left)

So in the category of odd Latin names Amorphophallus comes from the ancient Greek words Amorphos and Phallus or literally misshapen Penis.  Yes the guys who named plants totally had sex on the brain ALL. THE. TIME. Now why is it in the test gardens? Well for one it’s the white voodoo lily and that makes it kind of rare. The foliage as seen goes well with the Barlowe Double Columbines and has come up thicker this year than any prior year. The flower resembles a Calla lily sort of but the ‘petals’ are more cup like and the actual flower, that thing in the center called a Spadix is sort of well man-bit shaped. It’s one of the few members of the Arum family that can grow around these parts with no special provisions for care. When this blooms…oh how the innuendo will fly.

Hibiscus coccineus ' Texas Star' - Scarlet Rosemallow 'Texas Star'

 I've had a member of this particular breed in the test gardens for years and as some have you have heard the little old lady used to think it was pot and would call the police on me for "flagrantly promoting drugs!" Well now there's a pair of them in the crescent garden and both are blooming, but the flower is so nice I had to snap a picture of it. It's like the tropical hibiscus but with all the native hardy durability so it's literally the best of both worlds. Did I mention the huge red flowers that bear nectar that can attract humming birds?

But with all the garden silliness and funny names being tossed about it’s easy to forget that the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market is open on Wednesdays from 2pm to 6 pm and on Saturdays from 9am to 1 pm. The market is located at the Fayetteville Transportation Museum and runs all year around. There is plenty of parting and there are both bathrooms and an ATM on site within the museum. With every week we get new vendors and the market grows and now we have a food truck that specializes in burgers. So not only can you get your fresh produce but you can now get fresh ice cream lunch and keep up with the best and latest info about the Agriculture scene. But below you can check out the plant offerings this week at the market.

Southward Skies: A northern guide to southern Gardening

This is the second edition of my book, which was published using data compiled from several years of test garden operations. It’s written to aid gardeners of all skill levels in successful garden methods that are targeted for the south east but had proven to be a valued resource for gardens across the eastern coast. It’s certainly a good gift for that gardener you know or for yourself if you’d like to have a reliable field guide. The book costs $25.00 and we do take checks for this item, you can even have it signed.

On Sale: (3x for 5.00)

1x Pepper, Jalapeno, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Pepper, Habenero, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Pepper, Sweet Banana , 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Pepper, Carolina Wonder, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Brown Berry, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Tomato, Martino’s Roma, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Rainbow Cherry Mix, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Red & Yellow Currant, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Reisotomate, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Eggplant, Casper , 3.5” pot ($2.00)

Vegetables

3x Cucumber, Armenian, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Cucumber, Poona Kheera, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Fruits

3x Horned Melon, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Vine Peaches, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Herbs

3x Basil, Genovese, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Basil, Thai, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Basil, Cinnamon, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

2x Basil, Red Rubin, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Artemesia, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Fennel, Black, 7” pot ($5.00)

3x Lavender, Hidcote, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Oregano, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Rosemary, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Sage, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

2x Thyme, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Toothache Plant 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Ornamental:

1x Passion Vine, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Baloon Flower, White 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Nicotina, Flowering Tobacco, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Irish Eyes, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Golden, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Well this concludes another fine and yet somewhat disorderly episode of LITFM, and there’s just one thing to mention here. In terms of precipitation and not counting the total rainfall on Thursday, we had 1.2” of rain spread across two rain events. This is fantastic and a tad ironic because it poured on Monday right after I used the hose to irrigate. But we need the rain pretty bad and T-storm rain waters your plants….LIKE A BAWSSS! *

*If you don’t get that joke look up the lonely Island song Like a boss on youtube, somewhat NSFW. LITFM does not endorse bombing the Russians flying into the sun or for that matter doing anything with sewer fish.

Consumer Considerations

Welcome back to another episode of Lost in the Farmers Market, this week’s topic is the same as every week; garden and sustainability stuff. Before we delve into the main topic I do have to talk briefly about safe shopping for organic and GMO-Free products .

So on this web log we often talk about what it means to be organic from the context of growing a garden but not from the perspective of what it means to buy organic at the store. Indeed there are a number of existing misconceptions about what Organic means and what genetically modified organisms (GMO) has to do in relation to the term organic. For instance, something that is GMO-free may not be organic, and something that is organic may not be GMO-free. The term organic only means that the ingredients used in the product in question were grown and processed in an organic fashion by the standards set down by either the USDA or some other organizational body. I make that distinction because the growing standards of the USDA are not nearly as stringent as those of the Organic Materials Research Institute (OMRI) or for that matter the standards of the Oregon Tithe. Just being declared organic without listing without listing whose standards you’re running under is a little like intended deception these days.

The common packaging in the supermarket doesn’t distinguish and the best protection a consumer has is to read the package carefully and then read the ingredients label to verify.  As a case in point, RW Garcia’s Big Bag of yellow Corn Tortilla Chips says it’s made of organic yellow corn and is Non-GMO project verified. When you actually read the ingredients information on the back it says the following.

Ingredients: Organic stone ground yellow corn, sunflower oil or non-organic corn oil, sea salt, water, trace of lime.

So the corn, being the main ingredient is organic, that’s good it’s hard to find GMO-free organic yellow corn these days but that part about the oil does worry me. If the non-organic corn oil is on this particular bag…is said corn also GMO-free? The only good news I can find is that this product was certified by guess who? The Oregon Tithe, who are one of the most ardent organic supporters out there so I can only hope I didn’t get the non-organic tainted bag and even if I did the oil isn’t GMO. For note I sent an Inquiry to W Garcia a bit before this post went up and am still waiting for a response. Admittedly I’m of the view that if a single ingredient in a product is tainted by GMO’s or is non-organic the entire product may as well not be certified as free of both. But pending the response from RW Garcia in this case I’m also withholding a judgment on the product. The point of all this is to remind you the reader that you should carefully scrutinize what you buy at the super market even if it says organic. You are the ultimate gatekeeper of your own health and it is your task to ensure that what you put in your body is at the quality level that you decide.

As it turns out this weekend is set to be pretty nice, with a low chance of rain moderate humidity and lots of sun. With such nice weather the farmer’s market is bound to be packed and as you regular readers out there know I’ll be down there this Saturday and the following Wednesday manning the booth with plants a-plenty. For those who don’t know about the market the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market is located in downtown Fayetteville at 325 Franklin Street in the parking lots of the Fayetteville Transportation Museum. Parking enforcement down town takes the weekend off so you can part on the street or in the municipal lots nearby without problem and shop at the market for as long as you like. As always below is Saturday’s plant list for the 19^th of July.

Southward Skies: A northern guide to southern Gardening

This is the second edition of my book, which was published using data compiled from several years of test garden operations. It’s written to aid gardeners of all skill levels in successful garden methods that are targeted for the south east but had proven to be a valued resource for gardens across the eastern coast. It’s certainly a good gift for that gardener you know or for yourself if you’d like to have a reliable field guide. The book costs $25.00 and we do take checks for this item, you can even have it signed.

On Sale: (3x for 5.00)

1x Pepper, Jalapeno, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Pepper, Habenero, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Pepper, Sweet Banana , 3.5” pot ($2.00)

4x Pepper, Carolina Wonder, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Brown Berry, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Tomato, Martino’s Roma, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Rainbow Cherry Mix, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Red & Yellow Currant, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

1x Tomato, Reisotomate, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

3x Eggplant, Casper , 3.5” pot ($2.00)

2x Eggplant, Louisiana Long Green, 3.5” pot ($2.00)

Vegetables

3x Cucumber, Armenian, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Cucumber, Poona Kheera, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Pepper, Lemon Drop, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Fruits

3x Horned Melon, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Vine Peaches, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Herbs

3x Basil, Sweet, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Basil, Blue African, , 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Basil, Thai, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Basil, Cinnamon, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

2x Basil, Red Rubin, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Artemesia, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Fennel, Black, 7” pot ($5.00)

4x Lavender, Hidcote, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

3x Oregano, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rosemary, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

1x Sage, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

2x Thyme, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Ornamental:

1x Passion Vine, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Nicotina, Flowering Tobacco, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Irish Eyes, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

4x Rudbeckia, Golden, 3.5” pot ($3.00)

Coming Soon:

Muscadine, Copper

Red Egyptian Onions

With the plant list posted and the topics discussed this brings to a close another episode of LITFM. If you have any questions about our content feel free to post a message via this blog or stop by the booth at the farmers market.