2016 Seeds & Plants on Sale, Locally? Online Catalog Sales?
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Comments (23)I agree that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages of the boonies. We only have 2 interent options, the phone company or Hughesnet (satellite), since although 60% of my town has cable we are in the 40% that doesn't. (Funny that all the selectmen's homes were covered, though.) We currently have Hughesnet, but they limit the amount of data to the point that 10 -15 minutes of video uses up our entire data for the day, and we aren't on the lowest data plan! Good thing we have laptops since we have to go elsewhere to download new software or updates. (They have an option to download between 2-7 AM, but it only works for Windows and we have Macs.) We are planning to try the phone company now that they have concluded their strike since our neighbor has better connection with them, especially at high volume times like 6-8 AM and 3-12 PM....See Moresales sales sales
Comments (13)Katsura Gardens (508-746-9559) has a 20% off sale on nursery stock, i.e. shrubs, trees and perennials. This combines with the MA tax-free days this weekend. I don't know how long the sale will continue. I went there to get some Espoma Rosetone which they usually carry. They were out of Rosetone, so I came home with three Juniperus virginiana Grey Owls instead. I've been thinking about them for a few years, and it was a weak moment since I was already planning to buy something. I'm hearing thunder, again. Last night was exciting with the lightning. Claire...See MoreSeed Sale At Tomatofest
Comments (49)AikiMikey, Here's a few recommendations: CHERRY TOMATOES: Sweet Million (65 DTM), SunGold (57 DTM), Black Cherry (65 DTM) If I could grow only one tomato variety, it would be Black Cherry. FOR FRESH EATING: Early Season: Early Girl (52 DTM), Glacier (58 DTM), Sophie's Choice (55 DTM) or Burpee's Fourth of July (49 DTM) Mid-Season: Big Beef VFFNT (AAS winner in 1994) (73 DTM), Better Bush (68 DTM), Eva Purple Ball (70 DTM), Momotaro (74 DTM) Late Season: Mortgage Lifter (85 DTM), Royal Hillbilly (85 DTM), Supersonic VF (79 DTM) FOR COOKING: Rutgers VFA (75 DTM) Heinz 1439 VFA (70 DTM)) Santa Clara Canner (80 DTM)) Opalka (75 DTM) Rocky (75 DTM) San Marzano Redorta (75 DTM) Viva Italia (75 DTM) A couple of notes about the above. ---I believe seeds of all those varieties, except for Sophie's Choice and Fourth of July, are available from Tomato Grower's Supply Company. ---Sophie's Choice is available from Tomatofest and Remy's Sample Seed Shop, among other places. ---Fourth of July is available from Burpee Seed. I don't order it online because it is easy to find on the seedracks in my local Wal-Mart and it is not cost-effective to order just a couple of packets of seed from Burpee because shipping is high. ---About half of the varieties I listed above are available from Pinetree Garden Seed (superseeds.com) and they sell in smaller packets that are a bit less expensive than many other companies' packets with slightly larger seed counts. ---Sample Seed Shop is a new seed company owned/operated by a Garden Web member named Remy. Remy's packets are only $1.00 each. Like Pinetree Garden Seeds, she offers packets with a slightly smaller seed count per packet, which makes her seeds a great choice for someone wanting to experiment with several varieties that are new to them. This year, Remy has 6 or 7 of the varieties I listed above. Finally, if you are feeling adventurous and want to try one of the dark-colored tomatoes often referred to as 'purple' or 'black', you can't go wrong with Black Krim, Black From Tula, Cherokee Purple, Indian Stripe, JD's Special C-Tex, Gary O Sena or Pruden's Purple. The dark-colored tomatoes have a superb, rich flavor and I could be happy growing nothing but the black/purple types. One note about cooking tomatoes: I can a lot of tomatoes every year, along with a few pickles, peppers, jams and jellies and I don't necessarily grow as many cooking tomatoes as you'd think. Instead, I just cook/can whatever varieties have produced an abundant harvest at any given time. Our favorite home-canned salsas and sauces usually have a blend of 5 to 10 types of tomatoes with the mixture including both paste and slicer types. You can, in fact, make a superb sauce from just Sungold or Black Cherry tomatoes although I wouldn't try it if I didn't have a Roma tomato processing/straining machine to remove the skins and seeds. Dawn...See MoreIs growing prairie perennials for online sale a viable side business?
Comments (8)Thanks for the feedback so far. I've planted 20 trays, each with 128 cells, and left them in my unheated garage to stratify overwinter. I'll sprout them in my 6x8 greenhouse in the backyard come spring, transplant them to the deep-pot trays, and see how fast they grow. If they're large enough, I might try to sell them in Fall 2016, or just overwinter them again and sell Spring 2017. And like I said, I only plan on doing local sales via Craigslist postings and fliers around the community. My goal is pretty mild: to earn $1000 per year as side income to set aside in a college fund for my 5-yr old daughter. And if I can't sell all the plants I grow, I can just plant them in my own yard, plant them in a wildlife management area a few miles away I like to hike and hunt in, or give them to friends and family. I'm only in less than $100 total for all the trays, potting soil, etc....See MoreMizzteek Z6 MA
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