I hope you are enjoying this slow, cool rainy day and all your trees, shrubs, and perennials are getting a well deserved drink before winter truly sets in! Every garden tool has its use? As the gardening season winds down your shovel has been faithful all season long and now its time to show it some TLC too! Clean, sharp tools not only make gardening more enjoyable but also help reduce strain on your body and allow your tools to last for years to come. Here’s your quick guide to winter tool...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello, With the end of the veggie garden in sight for most of us (our expected first frost date is around the first week of November here in the Rivertowns), it’s the perfect time to reflect and prepare for an even better garden next year! Garden notes or a garden journal will be a huge asset when it comes time to plan or make decisions about next season’s garden. Good notes Improve our planning - they allow us to see when and where certain veggies were planted and make adjustments Identify...
3 months ago • 1 min read
As the weather gets cool, it’s time to brush off the trowel one more time and dig soil tests! This is the best time of year for checking on how you can bring nutritional balance to your soils as well as prime the soil micro ecology for next season’s plantings. Anything you add to the soil now will have plenty of time to enter the soil food web and be ready for your next season’s veggies to scoop right up! While we might harvest tomatoes and lettuce as gardeners what we truly cultivate first...
4 months ago • 2 min read
This whole month, I’m back in planting mode! Along with the fall veggies (spinach, baby lettuce, radishes, arugula, etc.) that I’m planting, I’m also focusing on cover crops to prepare my beds for the coming winter (you did notice the chilly nights this past week, didn’t you?). Let’s get everyone on the same page here: Cover Cropping is when we grow crops primarily for their benefits to the garden rather than for harvesting food. Cover cropping can have a myriad of benefits depending on the...
4 months ago • 2 min read
As we start moving into late summer in the garden, I have been looking ahead to what will be in the garden this fall. As the cucumbers and zucchini start to age out, especially the first succession planting, there are a number of great vegetables that appreciate the coming cool weather. Carrots have already been planted for the past few weeks, but spinach and baby lettuce greens have just started sprouting again! It feels mighty good to see new seedlings breaking ground again. These...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Happy 4th of July! As we move into the height of summer, many gardeners are facing the challenge of maintaining their plants through periods of intense heat. Despite the recent break in the heat wave, temperatures are still high, making proper watering and care essential for garden success. For those of us growing tomatoes, this season has presented a unique situation. My plants are running 2-3 weeks behind schedule because of how late I planted them, which keeps my focus on promoting strong...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Set the stage for your best garden ever! Start your season right with a bag of Vermont Compost! There's nothing else out there that compares! If you want to get deep into the details on your dirt, we can come out and run a soil test and give personalized recommendation to help you get the most out of your soil. Make an Appointment Here! Big things are happening in the Homegrown greenhouse! John our mentee this year from Grow NYC's Farm Beginnings Program Newly potted Strawberry baskets!...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Homegrown Kitchen Garden Nursery is offering something new We want to help you share the feelings of hope and anticipation that comes with planning a spring garden with your friends and family Brighten up the season for someone you love with a Garden Bundle Gift Card Starting next week Homegrown customers can choose from a variety of themed garden seedling bundles to give in the form of a gift card. Just choose the one that fits the interests of a special person in your life. Once they follow...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Well, we just had a warm week! With all that beautiful weather you might start to notice some of our first cool weather weeds popping up in the garden. Even before we start planting things, getting a head start on pulling out these early season trouble makers will give us a huge leg up for when its time to start growing the first of our veggies in a few weeks. It worth taking a moment to look for some of those cool season annuals/biannuals like Chickweed (Stellaria media) or my favorite...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read