Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Spring Photos
Just Hangin' Out in the Boyer Family Garden...
Checking on the Walls of Water...
Raspberries on May 18, 2009...
Hops on May 18, 2009...
Spring Greens on April 9, 2009...
Spring Greens on May 18, 2009...
Could I be more proud???
Checking on the Walls of Water...
Raspberries on May 18, 2009...
Hops on May 18, 2009...
Spring Greens on April 9, 2009...
Spring Greens on May 18, 2009...
Could I be more proud???
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
2009 Plant List
Here is a list of the Fruit and Vegetable Starter Plants we have available for 2009.
Plants in 2" pots are $1.50 and plants in 3" pots are $3.00.
Just CLICK HERE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL
and let me know what you would like. I will let you know what is available and give you a total amount due.
I will take orders on a first come/first serve basis. I can deliver to BHS, BCSIS, or Sun Garden. Others will need to come and pick up.
Tomatos Varieties: (all in 2" pots -- see photos below)
Smarty (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
New! Small, sweet red grape.
The 12-16 gm. fruits are full flavored with excellent texture. The large, very healthy plants are very productive. Little to no cracking. Vigorous determinate.
Red Grape (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Oval to oblong, baby red grape tomatoes.
Fruits avg. 1 3/8" L x 5/8" W. They are firm, meaty, and free of cracking, with delicious chewy texture, sweet taste, and few seeds. Long clusters of 20 or more fruits. Good vine storage and shelf life. Red Grape’s fruits avg. 11.6 gm. (0.4 oz.). Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 60
Brandywine (OG)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
One of the best-tasting tomatoes.
We describe Brandywine’s luscious flavor as "very rich, loud, and distinctively spicy." The large fruits, often over 1 lb., have deep pink skin and smooth red flesh.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 78
Valencia (OG)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Sunny orange fruits with full tomato flavor.
Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz. Their meaty interiors have few seeds. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 76
Sun Gold (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Intense fruity flavor.
Exceptionally sweet, bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes. Vigorous plants start yielding early and bear right through the season. Tendency to split precludes shipping, making these an exclusively fresh-garden to table treat. The taste can’t be beat. Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 57
Cherokee Purple (OG)
(Solanum Lycopersicum)
Unusual variety with full flavor.
Medium-large, flattened globe fruits. Color is dusky pink with dark shoulders. Multilocular interior ranges from purple to brown to green. Relatively short vines. Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 72
Sweet Mojo (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
New! High yielding, attractive red grape.
Excellent, sweet-flavored fruits are borne in abundance on long clusters. They are uniform in size, have good texture, and resist cracking. Widely adaptable. Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 59
Bellstar (OG)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Northern favorite.
Long established with short-season customers as a favorite early plum, fresh or processed. The medium-sized, avg. 4 oz., square-round red fruits are jointless (pick without stems) and easy to harvest. Compact plant with a concentrated early set. Larger and earlier than other sauce tomatoes. Developed by Dr. Jack Metcalf, Smithfield Experiment Farm, Ontario, Canada. Determinate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 65
Principe Borghese
75 days, determinate — Italian heirloom variety very popular in Italy and California for splitting in half and sun drying. They maintain color and flavor well. The plants produce heavy yields of small, red plum-shaped fruits. The plants will benefit from support such as caging.
Peppers:
Mini Apple (F1) (only avail. in 3" pots)
(Capsicum anuum)
New! Thick-walled mini bell!
Fruits avg. 2 1/2 " X 2 1/2" and can be used red or green. Most have three lobes, a few have 4, and a few will have a slight cone shape. Walls are thick and sturdy so the fruits can be stuffed and baked. Medium-sized plant with average leaf cover. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 60 green, 80 red ripe
Anaheim Pepper (2" pots)
79 days -- continuous harvest -- great fresh, canned or dried!
Mildly hot, 6-8 in., medium-thick, tapered peppers ripen from dark, green to red. Bushy, upright plants.
Hot peppers come in an assortment of flavors, colors and heat levels, ranging from very mild to fiery. Add them to salsas, sauces and soups; pickle, stir-fry or roast them. Most are very easy to grow. They thrive in warm conditions and are relatively drought tolerant.
Sweet Pepper Giant Marconi Hybrid (2" pots)
Incredibly versatile! Terrific in salads, salsa, roasted, grilled, or fried.
Bred in Italy, this pepper's also an All America Selections winner. Large, tapered fruits are 8" long x 3" wide and can be picked green or left on the plant a little longer and harvested red. The fruits mature earlier to red than other varieties. Enjoy this wonderful pepper about 72 days after setting plants out in the garden.
Grow in full sun, at least 6 hours of direct sun a day, in soil that is rich in organic matter and well drained. Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your normal planting time, after the chance of all frost.
Eggplant:
Long Asian Type (2" pot)
Perfectly Round French Type (2" pot)
Watermelon (3" pots)
Cantelope (3" pots)
Basil: (in 2" and 3" pots)
Lemon Basil
Purple Basil
Thai Basil
Morning Glory: (4" pots- $3.50)
Heavenly Blue and Picotee
Plants in 2" pots are $1.50 and plants in 3" pots are $3.00.
Just CLICK HERE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL
and let me know what you would like. I will let you know what is available and give you a total amount due.
I will take orders on a first come/first serve basis. I can deliver to BHS, BCSIS, or Sun Garden. Others will need to come and pick up.
Tomatos Varieties: (all in 2" pots -- see photos below)
Smarty (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
New! Small, sweet red grape.
The 12-16 gm. fruits are full flavored with excellent texture. The large, very healthy plants are very productive. Little to no cracking. Vigorous determinate.
Red Grape (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Oval to oblong, baby red grape tomatoes.
Fruits avg. 1 3/8" L x 5/8" W. They are firm, meaty, and free of cracking, with delicious chewy texture, sweet taste, and few seeds. Long clusters of 20 or more fruits. Good vine storage and shelf life. Red Grape’s fruits avg. 11.6 gm. (0.4 oz.). Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 60
Brandywine (OG)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
One of the best-tasting tomatoes.
We describe Brandywine’s luscious flavor as "very rich, loud, and distinctively spicy." The large fruits, often over 1 lb., have deep pink skin and smooth red flesh.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 78
Valencia (OG)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Sunny orange fruits with full tomato flavor.
Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz. Their meaty interiors have few seeds. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 76
Sun Gold (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Intense fruity flavor.
Exceptionally sweet, bright tangerine-orange cherry tomatoes. Vigorous plants start yielding early and bear right through the season. Tendency to split precludes shipping, making these an exclusively fresh-garden to table treat. The taste can’t be beat. Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 57
Cherokee Purple (OG)
(Solanum Lycopersicum)
Unusual variety with full flavor.
Medium-large, flattened globe fruits. Color is dusky pink with dark shoulders. Multilocular interior ranges from purple to brown to green. Relatively short vines. Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 72
Sweet Mojo (F1)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
New! High yielding, attractive red grape.
Excellent, sweet-flavored fruits are borne in abundance on long clusters. They are uniform in size, have good texture, and resist cracking. Widely adaptable. Indeterminate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 59
Bellstar (OG)
(Solanum lycopersicum)
Northern favorite.
Long established with short-season customers as a favorite early plum, fresh or processed. The medium-sized, avg. 4 oz., square-round red fruits are jointless (pick without stems) and easy to harvest. Compact plant with a concentrated early set. Larger and earlier than other sauce tomatoes. Developed by Dr. Jack Metcalf, Smithfield Experiment Farm, Ontario, Canada. Determinate. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 65
Principe Borghese
75 days, determinate — Italian heirloom variety very popular in Italy and California for splitting in half and sun drying. They maintain color and flavor well. The plants produce heavy yields of small, red plum-shaped fruits. The plants will benefit from support such as caging.
Peppers:
Mini Apple (F1) (only avail. in 3" pots)
(Capsicum anuum)
New! Thick-walled mini bell!
Fruits avg. 2 1/2 " X 2 1/2" and can be used red or green. Most have three lobes, a few have 4, and a few will have a slight cone shape. Walls are thick and sturdy so the fruits can be stuffed and baked. Medium-sized plant with average leaf cover. Days to Maturity or Bloom: 60 green, 80 red ripe
Anaheim Pepper (2" pots)
79 days -- continuous harvest -- great fresh, canned or dried!
Mildly hot, 6-8 in., medium-thick, tapered peppers ripen from dark, green to red. Bushy, upright plants.
Hot peppers come in an assortment of flavors, colors and heat levels, ranging from very mild to fiery. Add them to salsas, sauces and soups; pickle, stir-fry or roast them. Most are very easy to grow. They thrive in warm conditions and are relatively drought tolerant.
Sweet Pepper Giant Marconi Hybrid (2" pots)
Incredibly versatile! Terrific in salads, salsa, roasted, grilled, or fried.
Bred in Italy, this pepper's also an All America Selections winner. Large, tapered fruits are 8" long x 3" wide and can be picked green or left on the plant a little longer and harvested red. The fruits mature earlier to red than other varieties. Enjoy this wonderful pepper about 72 days after setting plants out in the garden.
Grow in full sun, at least 6 hours of direct sun a day, in soil that is rich in organic matter and well drained. Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your normal planting time, after the chance of all frost.
Eggplant:
Long Asian Type (2" pot)
Perfectly Round French Type (2" pot)
Watermelon (3" pots)
Cantelope (3" pots)
Basil: (in 2" and 3" pots)
Lemon Basil
Purple Basil
Thai Basil
Morning Glory: (4" pots- $3.50)
Heavenly Blue and Picotee
Photos of Vegetable Starts - 2009
Eggplant in our cold frames
Purple Basil in our cold frames
Morning Glories in our cold frames
Tomato plants getting hardened-off in May Sunshine
Healthy tomato plants!!
Purple Basil in our cold frames
Morning Glories in our cold frames
Tomato plants getting hardened-off in May Sunshine
Healthy tomato plants!!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are you so obsessed with growing your own vegetables and making them available to others?
The reasons are so many.
Better nutrition
More positive impact on the environment
Better taste
Preserving the very precious knowledge of how to grow our own food
What are some of your favorite garden supply websites?
Seeds: http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
Organic Fertilizers and many other supplies: http://www.groworganic.com/default.html
Irrigation Supplies: http://www.dripworksusa.com/
My favorite dripline: http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/soakdrp.php
Where do you start your seeds?
In a germination chamber inside our house (designed and built many years ago with the help of my mom).
How do you get you seedlings to be so vigorous?
When they are ready, the move outdoors to our cold frames where they grow under conditions that both accelerate growth but also create strong growth.
I will continue to add to this blog entry...
The reasons are so many.
Better nutrition
More positive impact on the environment
Better taste
Preserving the very precious knowledge of how to grow our own food
What are some of your favorite garden supply websites?
Seeds: http://www.johnnyseeds.com/
Organic Fertilizers and many other supplies: http://www.groworganic.com/default.html
Irrigation Supplies: http://www.dripworksusa.com/
My favorite dripline: http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/soakdrp.php
Where do you start your seeds?
In a germination chamber inside our house (designed and built many years ago with the help of my mom).
How do you get you seedlings to be so vigorous?
When they are ready, the move outdoors to our cold frames where they grow under conditions that both accelerate growth but also create strong growth.
I will continue to add to this blog entry...
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