This week’s freezing temperatures have the potential to kill our fruits. The unseasonably warm weather in January and February caused the fruiting perennials (peaches and blueberries are our focus) to blossom early. Their landscape counterparts, the Bradford...
The onions have been planted, seed potatoes arrive next week, all 3 greenhouses are working full tilt seeding tomatoes, peppers, and other sweet vegetable plants in preparation for our Spring Plant Sale the first weekend of April. We are perennially short on hands. No...
So let’s talk about planting in clay. Our soils need at least 5 days after a rain to drain and dry enough for us to get in them with the tractor. I’m sure you’ve noticed, as we have, that this is our first 3-day stretch of dry weather in what feels...
Crabtree Farms is successful in large part due to the generosity of our volunteers. There are several different ways to volunteer, and today we’ll discuss two of them: with our farm staff and at our special events. The farm staff is comprised of 4.5 hearty...
The 19th Annual Spring Plant Sale and Festival at Crabtree Farms will be held Thursday, April 4th from 3-6pm (Members Only); Friday, April 5th from 9am to 3pm, Saturday, April 6th from 9am to 3pm, and Sunday, April 7th from 11am to 3pm. The sale offers gardeners...
Planting season is just around the corner. This tip may help area gardeners ensure the survival of tender plant starts during the whimiscal vagaries of our spring weather swings....
We are still in need of folks to help out during the Spring Plant Sale this upcoming weekend. To sign up for shifts, please click this link and create a profile before signing up for shifts. Happy Spring Planting! 🪴
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