Sales begin Friday, April 17 from 4 to 7pm.  See Spring Sales & Open Patch Dates page for more details.

Annuals:

Surifina Wave Petunias in red, blue, wild plum, lime green and lavender lace

Northern Lights Grass

Geraniums in hot pink, hot pink with red center and coral

Homestead Purple Verbena

Rebecca Viola in purple, yellow and white

Perennials:

Hostas six varieties

Bright Pixie Asiatic Lily

Clementine Blue Columbine

Barbara Mitchell Daylily

Blue Salvia

Double Pink Dianthus Early

Sister Theresa Astilbe

Orange Harvest Iris

Hollyhocks

Lavender

Vegetable Plants:

Tomatoes: Juliet (Cherry), Early Girl, Celebrity, Better Boy, Costoluto, Manitoba, Jetsonic, Gulf St. Market

Cabbage: Stonehead and Copenhagen

Peppers: Early Hot Jalapeno, Red & Yellow Bell, Jupiter Bell, Hot Wax, Fish Hot

Cucumber:  Talladega (burpless)

Eggplant:

Nightshadow & Black Beauty

Broccoli & Cauliflower

Top Nine Reasons His Glories Farm qualifies as “green”

1. We gladly accept donations of used pots throughout the year
2. Rice hulls are used in our potting soil (rice hulls serve the same purpose as vermiculite, but are environmentally friendly!)
3. We accept donations of egg cartons to reuse
4. Any produce that isn’t sold or used by us feeds our chickens
5. Turnips growing in the garden over winter provide chickens with fresh food while creating a great cover crop
6. Milk jugs, dairy containers and the like all have a second life as “pots”
7. Plastic bags from Wal-Mart, etc. are the perfect way to deliver most garden produce
8. Fresh flower bouquets are just as gorgeous in donated vases!
9. Slates cut from plastic mini blinds make the best markers for our seedlings

Trying a variety of vegetables and flowers often requires that you begin the process by planting seeds.  Amazingly, some packages of seeds will cost $2 or $3 so making the most of each tiny opportunity counts.

One step that is often overlooked in the seed to blooming process is the tricky step of transplanting.  Wow!  You wouldn’t believe how much time and process goes into successful transplanting.  (At our farm … this project seems to happen most often on a Sunday!)

First, the seedlings need to be at least an inch to two inches tall and be careful as you loosen the soil around them because the roots will be at least that long too.  It is at this step that many seedlings are lost.  You do have to handle them gently especially cabbage and broccoli.  If these seedlings are significantly bruised or broken, don’t try to plant them.  They won’t survive.  Tomatoes, however, are much hardier and, in our experience, will revive.

Second, the amount of sunshine seedlings receive while transplanting and for the following day really matters.  Take them out of direct sunlight and let them rest with sufficient water.  Seedlings that are transplanted, watered and left in direct sunlight will struggle to recover.

Another vital piece of the transplanting equation is air movement or if you are working within a greenhouse -  a fan or open window.  Air movement is imperative if you want your plants to adjust when moved to the garden.  If this element is removed, your plants will simply collapse when planted, and all that precious time and energy will be lost.  So don’t forget to create a breeze for them.

Thanks for checking in on His Glories Farm!  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Welcome to His Glories Farm!  Spring is in the air, and we are excited to be back in the garden!

With the warmer weather, lettuce, spinach, radishes and other spring greens are growing rapidly, and the greenhouses are filling up fast!

New to the Farm this year are glorious coral and hot pink geraniums, lime petunias and orange German iris.

Sale dates are set so please check our Open Patch Dates and make plans to attend.  We hope to begin the produce deliveries in late April.

As always, you are welcome to contact Vanessa at vanessa@hisgloriesfarm.com with questions.

His Glories Farm is a breath of fresh air serving up beautiful daylilies and delicious locally-grown produce.

See us at your local Farmer’s market.