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You need to be careful even with organic sprays. Just because something is natural does not mean there are no consequences. Peppermint oil sounds benign, but it can have serious effects.
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What can grow quickly before we have a freeze? Arugula, spinach, cilantro, lettuce, radishes, salad, turnips, baby bok choy, scallions… These are some of our favorites!
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One of our goals is to always have crops to harvest for our farm market and community supported agriculture customers. We use different types of crops to help us achieve this; both cut and come again and one and done.
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Is it summer or fall? Fortunately, our early fall weather is mild enough that the summer crops can keep growing for several more weeks, so we can indulge both summer and fall crops.

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No place to walk? Just the way we like it! Dense planting helps us make maximum use of our space.

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The older varieties of pumpkins are terrific for eating as well as for decoration. Once you have finished using them for ornamental purposes, be sure to roast some seeds and make pumpkin pie.

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Many plants can survive a frost, but they need warmer temperatures to keep growing: 45°F, 7.2°C, at a minimum. This can make winter growing challenging.

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For optimum results, we plant marigolds 4-5 times during the season. We all need a little extra flower drama!

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How long can we keep planting? Even though our official frost date is mid Oct, we have found that we typically don’t get frost until mid to late Nov. We plant crops that can handle a frost and still do well, but we hope for that late frost!
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The tunnels help promote extra height on many of the plants growing here, including eggplant. It’s critical that we provide sufficient support, so that the branches do not break.

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The growing zone number gives you how cold it can get in winter. This is important for your perennial trees, shrubs, and flowers. You also need to know how hot does it get in the summer, what is the level of humidity as well as the rainfall.
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Each chrysanthemum plant can have hundreds of flowers; they just bloom at slightly different times. Eventually, they make for a dramatic display.

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Think fast growing crops that can tolerate a frost: spinach, lettuce, arugula, cilantro, baby bok choy, scallions… and you can have more vegetables growing for you this fall!
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As the summer progresses, there are more bugs. It becomes even more important to have a diversity of crops to reduce the pest pressure as much as possible. Yes, I do feel as if I am constantly at war with the insect population.
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September is one of our busiest months for harvesting, but it is essential to carve out the time to start more seeds for the fall and winter crops.

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They might look delicate and like roses, but Lisianthus has a vase life of close to two weeks and the plants hold up beautifully through summer heat and cooler fall temperatures.
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While a lot of produce CAN be imported, it does NOT have to be imported. There is plenty of local produce available, especially this time of year. Take those extra steps to support local growers, so that you continue to have farms available to you in your area.
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Open on Labor Day? Yes, because the plants do not take a day off this time of year.

Open 9 to 3.

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Plant in September, eat in November! It’s all about planning ahead.

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