Hillcrest Farmers Market Tomorrow!

Tomorrow I will be bringing the following heirloom plants:

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Cherokee Purple, and Green Zebra.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Mini Bell Pepper, Cayenne, Corno di Toro Giallo (Italian heirloom that's sweet and spicy), Jalapeno, and Red Marconi (Italian sweet heirloom).

Squash and zucchini starts.

Herbs: Basil varieties that include - Sweet Genovese, Lime, Thai, Lemon, Cinnamon, and Dark Purple Opal.  Also, common Thyme, common oregano and oregano Zataar.


Also, in the near future I will be bringing heirloom produce to market throughout the summer season onward.

To Market to Market to Buy a. . .

Well its almost Saturday again and tomorrow I will be bringing a large assortment of plant starts to the Hillcrest Farmers Market in Little Rock from 8 am until Noon.  I have got Red Marconi pepper plants ready to go as well as Eggplant starts.  Also, I have more of the yellow/ golden sweet and spicy Italian peppers available!  Below are a few random pictures from inside the greenhouse and varieties of what I will also be bringing.

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Chadwick Cherry, Cherokee Purple, and Green Zebra.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Mini Bell Pepper,cayenne, Corno di Toro Giallo (Italian heirloom), Jalapeno, and Red Marconi.

Herbs: Basil varieties that include Lemon, Cinnamon, Lime, Thai, and Sweet Genovese. Also, I will have some Zataar Oregano as well as common oregano, and common Thyme.

Squash and zucchini starts.

Okra

Between the rainy days and the dry days it has been hard to think about putting anything in the ground because it has still been so wet.  So, yesterday and today we bit the bullet and planted.  Tomatoes, peppers, squash, and okra were on the top of the list to get planted and they did.   One unique method that we use when planting okra is the night before we plan on planting we soak the seeds in a paper towel and place them in a plastic freezer bag. This allows a few if not most of the seeds to sprout overnight and decreases germination time spent in the soil.  We then plant 1/2 inch deep with 1 foot between each plant and watch for them to poke through the earth.   Also, as strange as it may sound if you are longing for that smell of fresh okra open the bag of okra seeds that has been soaking overnight and before you plant smell.  Its like fresh picked okra from the garden.  

Market Day Tomorrow !

Tomorrow is market day at Hillcrest Farmers Market at Pulaski Heights Baptist Church and I've got plants ready to go!  Here is what I will be bringing:

Tomatoes: Amish Paste, Arkansas Travelers, Beefsteak, Chadwick Cherry, Cherokee Purple, and Green Zebra.

Squash and zucchini starts.

Peppers: Emerald Giant Bell Pepper, Red Mini Bell Pepper,Corno do Toro Giallo (Italian heirloom), Cayenne, and Jalapeno.

Herbs: a variety of Basil including Sweet Genovese, Lime, Thai, Lemon, Cinnamon, and Dark Purple. As well as oregano and thyme. 

It's going to be a beautiful weekend to set a garden out!

My Day:

 This was today:
Woke up at 7:30 am and made coffee and turned on the lights for the plants. Breakfast was peanut butter toast followed by morning plant check up around the greenhouse.  Finally the glorious part of breakfast coffee.  This led to returning outside to set most of the plants outside of the greenhouse for some real vitamin D. Potting soil was low so I had to Run to town.  Getting back planting Parsley, Dill, Sage, and Cilantro was the next order of business totaling 120 all together. After shuffling some plants around for this weekends market everything went back into the greenhouse for the night and the hatches were battened down for the stormy weather. ( Also, watering and lunch was somewhere in there). Now tired and hungry again, I can still think of nothing more enjoyable and fulfilling that I'd rather be doing.

Ready to Go!!!

It may be Thursday night but I am not the only one waiting for Hillcrest Farmers Market this Saturday!  Six varieties of tomatoes and four varieties of peppers have been hardened off as well as some oregano and (hopefully) some thyme.  All are waiting to make their debut into someone's garden.