Sent May 11, 2011 Nothing is still
Up on the hill
As I prepare for my party.
Saturday is the date
At the Farm is the place
Bring all your friends, sisters and family!Hello, My rhubarb is ready for picking and for sale now. Check my website for some fabulous rhubarb recipes. Olivia will be making
rhubarb sorbet for Saturday. I'm open almost everyday now. Call ahead to make sure 952-442-4816. I have bulk vegetable seeds for sale. Also onion sets, seed potatoes, onion plants and cabbage
plants are here. I have great soil for container gardens. And I have organic worm castings that can be used to amend your soil. I use a Jack fertilizer for my flowers and I have it for sale too.
And of course all the garden advice you need is available from me in person or get my updated book, Gardening According to Donna - With Canning Appendix. It can help you become a
successful gardener. I added the canning tips section to the book I published last year full of 50 plus years of gardening expertise. Last year's version sold out quickly so I reprinted the updated edition
this spring. Call or stop by to purchase mybook! Its a great resource for any gardener or want-to-be gardener. |
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Sister Saturday Party and Plant Swap At the Farm
Come to Sell - Swap - Buy and to Just Enjoy all the Activities!
Saturday May 14, 2011
How this works . . . Do you have extra plants, bulbs, starts? You can bring them to sell or swap!
In 6-inch pots (or smaller)
- Divisions of plants (peonies, grasses, lily of the valley, ferns, lilies, cone flowers, yarrow, hostas, etc.)
- Perennial starts
- Bulbs (callas, dahlia, cannas, iris, etc.)
No seeds, bedding plants, annual flowers or vegetable plants
- Containers (fancy pots, urns)
- Gardening Books and Tools
- Trellises, Arbors, Garden Décor
- Anything related to Gardening
FREE
Setup Area for Your Items! Bring your own tables, chairs, etc. Set up starts at 8:30 am. I do not charge you for the space or anything. It's a way for you to move some of your plants and meet other gardeners too. I know you will be great and will "Sell the Sizzle"! Call if you have questions 952-442-4816.
Events 9 am to 2 pm - Plant Swap and Sale
9 am to 3 pm - Junk Market (Jane Hall of Mustard Moon & Friends)
9 am to 1 pm - Vintage Photo Shoot (Taylor Hubbard of Waconia)
10 am to 12 noon - Master Gardener (Evie Burau)
10 am to 12 noon - Tea Sampling (Hostess - Yvonne Brown, Folk Artist of Excelsior)
11 am to 12 noon - Rhubarb Sorbet Demonstration (Olivia Kornelis)
12 noon to 3 pm - Wine Experts (Sovereign Estates Winery of Waconia)
12 noon to 3 pm - Live Music by Jenn BosticI will have my Fern Peony plants for sale. Also to Plant in Your Expanding Garden:
- Rhubarb Roots
- Fall Bearing Raspberries
- Everbearing Strawberries
- June Bearing Strawberry Plants
- Asparagus Roots
Remember, I have eggs available most of the time now. Call ahead to make sure 952-442-4816. See you Saturday!
Donna When you care enough to Eat the very best, ask Donna! |
Gardening Tips - Growing Rhubarb May is a great month for rhubarb! Great to eat if
you have established plants and great to plant if you don't.Plant rhubarb in the spring. It can also be divided in the spring from your old established plants. Plant the
transplanted rhubarb at the same depth of what you dug and divided, just at the crown of plant. Do not pick any rhubarb the first year you plant it.
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The second year you can start to harvest, about 1/4 to 1/3.
The third year you can pick more 1/2 to 3/4. Do not pick rhubarb after July 4. The plant needs to grow and replenish itself for next season.
Its good to feed it with compost or manure in the fall.
When you care enough to Grow the very best, ask Donna! |
