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135 in Fedco Seeds 78 in Fedco Trees 63 in Fedco Bulbs 3 in Potatoes, Onions and Exotics
100% organic cotton canvas bag featuring the amazing harvest artwork of Fedco’s own Sarah Oliver. Tote bag is 12½" wide x 14½" tall. 24" handles. Square bottom.
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A great alternative to perlite in your growing medium—carbonaceous, renewable and less dusty to mix. Also used as a mulch for container plants. Parboiled to eliminate viable weed seeds.
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Peat-free is the way to be! This professionally calibrated mix will give any peat-based potting mix a run for its money. In a head-to-head trial,...
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Perennial legume. Up to 12". Vigorous large-leafed white clover. Readily self-seeds. Excellent for perennial grazing pasture and improving soil quality in areas transitioning from woody growth.
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Perennial legume. 8–12" tall. Fantastic nitrogen fixer with great protein and digestibility. Tall enough to be harvested for hay, silage, and green chop. Good choice for poorly drained soil.
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Short-lived perennial legume. Up to 24". Vigorous and high-yielding clover suitable for pastures, underseeding and cover-cropping. More drought-tolerant than white clover.
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Tender biennial legume. Up to 18". Rapid growth in cool weather makes this vigorous clover great for cover cropping and green manure. Crimson blooms attract bees and make good cutflowers.
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Apple essence lure for use with red ball traps. Increases the efficacy by attracting flies from a distance. Works up to 12 weeks to attract apple maggot flies.
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Use to monitor and trap insects, including apple maggot fly and cherry fruit fly. Use 1-6 traps per tree (depending on tree size) to significantly reduce apple maggot damage.
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Six red ball traps, apple maggot lure and a jar of Stiky Stuff. Provides pest monitoring for a small orchard or pest control for 1—3 trees.
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A 12" diameter stainless steel frame with 3 interchangeable screens. Use the small screen to prepare potting mix, or use the large one to sift compost. Also great for cleaning seeds!
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Forged stainless-steel V-shaped blade is nearly indestructible and will not bend, even in hard soil, has a sharp point for piercing sod or soil, and an etched depth guide. Non-slip easy-grip handle.
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We polled the pruning professionals on our staff, and they ranked this as a cut above all the rest on the market. What sets this pole pruner apart...
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Every winter Fedco veteran and arboreal enthusiast Mike Smith uses this type of pole pruner to remove browntail caterpillar nests from his...
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These shears have straight blades slightly rounded tips, which prevent damage to fruiting and vining crops, herbs and flowers. Carbon steel blades with chromium coating to stop corrosion.
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The beveled sharpened edges of this blade separate weeds from their roots just below the soil surface. Minimizes soil disturbance and reduces likelihood of allowing more weed seeds to germinate.
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A beautiful handmade rendition of a unique plow-shaped design from Korea. Cuts through soil and weeds with ease, and makes cultivating a joy! Designed for right-handers, but many lefties like it, too.
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Galvanized metal limb spreaders are more durable than the plastic versions. Use them to establish optimal crotch angles on young tree branches. Bundle of 12 spreaders in four sizes.
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This ultra-portable pocket scope magnifies 60–120x, with a powerful LED light to deliver a bright clear image. For plant analysis and curious kids!
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This sturdy yet lightweight tool won't puncture or damage fruit. Its well-designed head with patented tabs that gently procure fruit and catch it into a mesh bag. Extends from 6'8" to 11'8"
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Grace your walls with whimsical and beautiful black-and-white cover art from past Fedco catalogs! High-quality 12 x 18" prints are suitable for framing or thumbtacking.
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This book dives deep into the chemical and biological workings of your garden soil! Plenty of in-depth science, but also includes 12 soil amendment recipes simple enough for a layperson to follow.
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by Douglas W. Tallamy, 200 pages, 6x9, hardcover. All life occurs in a web, seen and unseen. This book about oaks makes that web visible in a...
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With this book you will learn how and when to collect seeds from your favorite native trees and shrubs, how to process them, store them and sow them to grow your own legacy of trees.
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From the manipulation of ants into zombies to diaper-digesting fungi in landfills—each page is a revelation, infused with curiosity and a breadth of perspective.
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A well-organized, comprehensive and useful guide to making herbal medicines—the best I’ve come across in my herbal peregrinations. Extensive materia medica covers 190 plants.
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Covers a wide range of crops, while addressing orchard design, dynamics and horticulture in unparalleled detail. Pruning, planting, companion planting, spraying, not spraying—it's all here!
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A must-read for anyone in the cannabis industry. Covers all aspects from soil and seed, to planting, growing and maintaining, through markets and product diversification. Funny and informative.
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Brilliantly framed as a detective story, this book is a must for anyone interested in apples and the old-timey experts behind the scenes. Filled with photographs and beautiful illustrations.
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Outlines a spectrum of tools and methods to suit both the casual dabbler and the fastidious fermentista. Features a solid groundwork of basic recipes and techniques for hard or soft cider.
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An approachable botany textbook and herbal field guide to North American plants with colorful illustrations on nearly every page. Regularly updated by the author since its release in 1996.
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Filled with clear how-to and how-not-to instructions, along with useful illustrations and laugh-out-loud humor, Turnbull walks through the basics and delves into specifics for more than 150 plants.
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Full of tools to plan for success before your first seed hits the soil. If I’d had this book when I started farming, I would have avoided many mistakes!
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Highlights reasons to plant an elderberry bush and how to do it successfully. He walks us through a history of the plant, its cultivation and propagation, and its many uses in food, tools and toys.
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Emphasizing a revitalized historical overview of what worked (and still does) for past cultures throughout the world to inspire us as we reinvigorate our sustainability for the future.
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by Kirsten K. Shockey and Christopher Shockey, 376 pages, 8x9, softcover. With more than 140 recipes that excite and intrigue, this book is...
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The first comprehensive guide for farmers interested in how to get started growing hybrid hazelnuts—the ecological crop of the future, with a processing potential even greater than soybeans.
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The ins and outs of everything from feed sources, housing/bedding options and fencing styles, to marketing, record keeping and staying sane. All necessary details of humane and organic swine farming.
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Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments: A Step-by-Step Guide to Fermenting Grains and Beans
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by Kirsten K. Shockey and Christopher Shockey, 408 pages, 8x10, softcover. It turns out there’s more to fermented grains than beer, and more to...
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With plenty of scientific detail and practical knowledge about a variety of regenerative practices, Phillips reveals how mycorrhizal fungi are deeply embedded in healthy soils and plant physiology.
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Painted portraits of People working for Earth Justice (including 5 from Maine!), accompanied by concise biographies and framed by essays about earth justice.
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First published in 1973, this comprehensive guide to canning, freezing and drying the garden’s bounty has been updated and offers useful recipes and trustworthy food-safety protocols.
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If you are a fan of the Eyewitness educational books from the ’90s, this one is for you. Covers 45 insect and spider species, with photos of every life stage! Includes an easy comparison guide.
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Classic reference with spectacular photographs and detailed instructions on seed saving techniques, including: harvesting, drying, cleaning, storage and proper isolation distances.
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The Small-Scale Poultry Flock: An All-Natural Approach to Raising and Breeding Chickens and Other Fowl for Home and Market Growers Revised...
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by William Bryant Logan, 384 pages, 6½x9½, hardcover. “Once…no place could prosper without its inhabitants knowing how to cut their trees so they...
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edited by Sherry Wildfeuer, 40 pages, 9x12, softcover. “Inspiration and practical advice for gardeners and professional growers.” Contains lunar...
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by Robert Kourik, 486 pages, 8½x11, softcover. Don’t fear the thickness of this tome—it’s saving you from reading a 3-foot-tall stack of papers,...
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by Jeff Jepson, 166 pages, 6x9, softcover. Timberrr! Crrack! Is there a more satisfying sound than that made by a newly felled tree landing...
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by Robert Kourik, 225 pages, 8½x11, softcover. Soil yearns for roots. In fact, plant roots define soil and, to a great extent, control the soil...
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Calcium helps strengthen plants’ cell walls, improving crop quality, disease resistance and storage capacity. Can help prevent problems like blossom end rot and bitter pit.
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Copper is necessary for efficient photosynthesis and respiration and affects the sugar content and flavor of produce. Contains 4% chelated copper derived from copper sulfate.
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Iron is essential for chlorophyll development and function, and is also involved in nitrogen fixation by legumes. Contains 5% chelated iron derived from ferrous sulfate.
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Manganese helps plants to synthesize chlorophyll and is used in electron transport during photosynthesis. Contains 1% nitrogen from vegetable protein and 5% chelated manganese.
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Zinc is a component of auxin, an essential growth hormone, and is also necessary for proper root development. Improves cold tolerance. Contains 7% zinc derived from zinc sulfate.
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Magnesium is a building block of chlorophyll and therefore essential to efficient photosynthesis. May boost yields significantly, especially for roses and tomatoes.
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These innovative leg gaiters feature a patented mesh-fabric design that slows ticks by 400–800% as they climb up your leg, while exposing them to microencapsulated permethrin to repel them.
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These mesh ankle guards have a stretch knit band at the ankle and elastic band at the calf to keep mosquitoes and flies off your socks and legs. A nontoxic and affordable layer of protection.
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A Fedco customer requested this way-better bird netting that doesn’t “make you want to attack anyone in your general vicinity whilst trying to...
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Perennial grass. Long-lived, versatile and low-maintenance grass good for pasture, lawn, or hay. Deep and extensive root system protects against erosion. Tolerates most adverse conditions.
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Superb cover crop mix for fall planting where mechanical tillage is available the following spring. 78% winter rye and 22% hairy vetch. Adds nitrogen to the soil and suppresses weed growth.
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All-purpose lawn blend for the Northeast. Good for a range of conditions, full sun to partial shade. Makes a great understory for orchards and other perennial woody crops.
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Diverse multispecies clover-heavy mix is great as a soil-building living mulch under tall-growing competitive crops, like cannabis. Suitable in raised beds, containers and high tunnels.
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With annuals and biennials, grasses and legumes and broadleafs, and roots of all shapes and sizes, this blend mimics natural diversity and encourages a flourishing and balanced microbial population.
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Perennial pasture mix of grasses and clover, well suited to Maine and other areas with similarly variable weather and temperatures. Provides season-long regrowth and good grazing.
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A superior soil-building cover crop mix. The oats come up first and are pulled down by the peas, which are then pulled down by the smothering vetch. Weeds don’t stand a chance in that jungle!
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Perennial grass. Long-lived vigorous grass. Tall leafy plants grow rapidly even in poor soils, tolerates moderately drained soils. Can be established in spring, summer, or even late winter.
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Perennial grass. A popular perennial hay species that produces good yields, resists lodging and is easily cut and cured. Very winter hardy. Does not tolerate heat or drought.
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Provides consistent water flow regardless of slope or hose length. No external parts to snap off or leak. Does not clog as easily as soaker hose. With proper care, tubing will last 10 years or more.
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Provides consistent water flow regardless of slope or hose length. No external parts to snap off or leak. Does not clog as easily as soaker hose. With proper care, tubing will last 10 years or more.
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Upgrade from that old plastic milk jug and hang a 2-gallon aluminum sap bucket from your maple tap. These used buckets are less expensive than brand-new buckets, but may show light wear.
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After our mammoth multi-year search for a high-caliber plant-based fungicide and insecticide, the thyme has finally come! For use on cannabis and...
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Durable UV-resistant mesh floating row cover. Excludes all manner of insect pests, even those as small as flea beetles, thrips and aphids. Also excludes birds and rabbits.
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A botanical insecticide derived from chrysanthemum that has a rapid knockdown and high kill rate, but low toxicity for humans and other vertebrates. Commercial use only. Please apply with care.
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Microscopic sharp edges cut into insects’ bodies and cause death by dehydration. Insects cannot develop resistance to this mode of action. Good for cutworms, also good for ant or flea trouble indoor
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Botanical Insecticide/Miticide/Nematicide with azadirachtins A+B. Offers rapid knockdown of spider mites and cucumber beetles: similar to PyGanic, but with a lower price tag and less toxic to bees.
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Ready to use. Works on Japanese Beetle grubs, not the adults, so results are noticeable only over the long term. (Try PyGanic or Bug Buster-O for immediate control of adult beetles.)
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A botanical insecticide derived from chrysanthemum that has a rapid knockdown and high kill rate, but low toxicity for humans and other vertebrates. For home garden use only. Please apply with care.
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Spinosad is selectively active on a broad range of insects including caterpillars, flies, and some beetles, as well as sawflies, wasps, and, alas, bees. For home use only. Please apply with caution.
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Make 2" soil blocks ready to receive micro-blocks to continue seedling growth. Set of square plastic inserts can be snapped into Mini 4 or Multi 12 blockers.
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Have you longed to jettison those flimsy plastic plug flats but hesitated to invest all the extra soil, time and energy into soil blocks?...
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These trays offer the best features of both plug flats and soil blockers, and then some! Extremely durable recycled plastic is food grade, BPA-free and UV-resistant. Made in the USA.
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Have you longed to jettison those flimsy plastic plug flats but hesitated to invest all the extra soil, time and energy into soil blocks?...
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These trays offer the best features of both plug flats and soil blockers, and then some! Extremely durable recycled plastic is food grade, BPA-free and UV-resistant. Made in the USA.
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These trays offer the best features of both plug flats and soil blockers, and then some! Extremely durable recycled plastic is food grade, BPA-free and UV-resistant. Made in the USA.
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Once you try lacto-fermenting in mason jars with these airlock lids, you may never go back to ceramic crocks, even for large batches! This simple...
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The best garden cart on the market today. Weighs only 35 lbs and has a central balance point so that even when fully loaded it is easy to push or pull, and the heavy plastic withstands a lot of abuse!
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A compact and versatile little workhorse of a sprayer, for use in the greenhouse, grow room, or home garden. Tank has a 2-liter capacity. Piston pump with Viton seals for chemical resistance.
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Quickly and accurately creates holes for transplants in bare soil or through plastic mulch at many in-row and between-row spacings with simple adjustments. Comes with two wheels.
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This handheld weeder is plenty strong but light as a feather, and makes quick work of small weeds, slicing the stem from the root just below the soil surface. Made in Vermont by Two Bad Cats.
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This long-handled weeder is plenty strong but light as a feather, and makes quick work of small weeds, slicing the stem from the root just below the soil surface. Made in Vermont by Two Bad Cats.
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Two offset rows of flexible tines will go around your established plants (and your drip tape!) without disturbing them, but will wreak havoc on barely germinated weeds. Tine weeding on a home scale!
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Annual or winter annual grass. Extremely frost hardy. Widely adaptable. Will establish quickly in cool wet spring weather, providing a dense cover crop and outcompeting weeds. Good erosion control.
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Annual or winter annual grass. Extremely frost hardy. Widely adaptable. Will establish quickly in cool wet spring weather, providing a dense cover crop and outcompeting weeds. Good erosion control.
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Short-lived perennial grass. Extremely palatable forage grass, popular in grazing mixes. Germinates quickly and grows rapidly, suppressing weeds. Holds up under heavy traffic. Good pest resistance.
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Anchor your drip irrigation system. Galvanized staples won’t rust. Available in bundles of 20 or 100.
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Control the pressure in your emitter tubing irrigation system. For drip tape irrigation systems, use the 10 psi pressure regulator.
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A lifesaver for anyone who changes or moves hoses on a regular basis. Fittings simply snap together for a watertight seal. Allows you to switch hoses without even turning the water off!
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A lifesaver for anyone who changes or moves hoses on a regular basis. Allows you to switch hoses without even turning the water off!
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Screws into a Mainline Hose Beginning after it’s removed from the spigot. Caps the line, keeping bugs and dirt out.
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Upper white layer reflects sunlight back on the plants, increasing photosynthesis. Black lower layer blocks light to suppress weeds. Keeps soil temperatures lower for cool-loving crops.
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Don’t guess—test! You’ll learn your soil pH, organic matter percentage, levels of common minerals and nutrients, plus we’ll offer customized recommendations to correct or improve your soil
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Annual grass. Great for food or feed. The hull sheds easily during the normal threshing process—industrial-grade milling not required! Medium straw. Resistant to crown rust.
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Annual grass. A solid all-purpose oat. Generates biomass and smothers weeds. Tolerates bad weather and soil conditions. Excellent feed for cows and horses.
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Made of recycled cardboard fiber, these handy planters breathe much like clay pots. Reusable with care—one customer says he got ten years out of his before he had to order new ones.
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NPK: 4.6-0.9-1.3 avg. A favorite of earthworms and other beneficial soil organisms, and inhibits the growth of some notorious pathogenic soil microbes. Beloved by hemp and cannabis growers.
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NPK: 6-1-3 avg. Rich in the basic nutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, it makes an excellent fertilizer and soil additive. Can help suppress fusarium infestations.
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Formulated to build humus, enhance CEC, and condition the soil in which the ancient roots reside, whether they be abandoned heirlooms or wild seedlings. Can be applied in fall or spring.
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Premium untreated 1-ply twine. The utility of this twine is endless (until you get to the end of the roll). Comes in a 10# ball, 3000 feet. Tensile strength 240 lb. Compostable.
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Annual spring grain. Variety: Robust. Suitable for home brewing. Reliable, valuable feed grain for livestock.
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Annual spring grain. Truly hulless variety, which makes for quick, easy, low-tech processing. Fast-growing, and competes well with weeds. Tolerates drought and heavy soils.
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Annual or winter annual legume. Great for fixing nitrogen, and building large amounts of biomass. Bell beans will happily sprout in half-frozen soil, and tolerate a wide range of soil conditions.
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Annual broadleaf. Excellent cover crop for outcompeting summer weeds. Makes tasty flour for pancakes or baked goods. Bees like its abundant nectar.
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Annual legume. Also called Forage Peas. Great as weed-smothering workhorse soil builder, or a tasty and highly digestible forage. Likes cool moist conditions. Will grow in most soil types.
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Winter annual grass. Extremely frost hardy, adaptable and competitive. For cover crop or grain. Deep extensive roots help prevent compaction and improve soil tilth. Vigorous spring regrowth.
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Annual or winter annual legume. Vigorous cover crop generates copious amounts of organic matter. Excellent nitrogen fixation. Moderately frost resistant.
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Annual grain. Hard red spring variety that bakers favor for its superior milling and baking qualities. High in protein, very high test weight. Solid disease resistance.
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Winter annual grain. Soft white winter wheat suitable for feed, pastry flour, or brewing wheat beers. High test weights and low pre-harvest sprouting levels. Cold tolerant.
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Winter annual grain. Extremely cold hardy hard red wheat. Flour has great flavor and texture, and sturdy plants make great straw. Good for small spaces. Well adapted to New England. Will Bonsall fave!
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Winter annual grain. Makes tender pastries, quick breads and pancakes. Also good for brewing wheat beers, or as a livestock feed.
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Use for our PVO Soil-Building mix and our Hairy Vetch/Winter Rye mix. Also treats garden peas, lentils, favas, bell beans.
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This starter kit gives you everything you need for 200' of garden row-crop irrigation. Includes setup instructions, low-flow drip tape, as well as fittings, ends, couplers and more!
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Emitter tubing delivers water where your new trees, canes, and shrubs need it most, while minimizing leaking and clogging. Includes instructions, pressure regulator, drip filter, couplers, and more!
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An attractive, economical, and sustainable mulching alternative. Also popular with folks who use them to make zafus and other pillows.
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Hooray for the release of this OMRI-listed heavy duty paper mulch! Reclaimed cardboard, 100% bio-based, biodegradable/compostable, it blocks weeds...
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Hooray for the release of this OMRI-listed heavy duty paper mulch! Reclaimed cardboard, 100% bio-based, biodegradable/compostable, it blocks weeds...
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These hemp-fiber squares block weeds and preserve moisture around the base of young trees. Easier and tidier to use than loose mulches; safe for humans, animals and the environment.
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Easier to use in sprays and suspensions than micronized sulfur. Two to four well-timed applications can be effective on apple scab when combined with good orchard sanitation practices.
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Rich in several bitter flavonoids that stimulate plant immune function. Shown to prevent many pests from feeding and laying eggs. Also shown to kill pests such as mites, aphids and leafminer larvae.
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Contains all the key ingredients in the Holistic Spray recipe developed and recommended by Michael Phillips and the Holistic Orchard Network to enhance tree and fruit growth and help ward off disease.
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We’ve never seen a sturdier tray! Thicker plastic than the Heavy Duty Trays, yet more flexible and can allegedly withstand being run over by a...
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Red poly mesh bag will stretch to 8" diameter, and holds up to 10 pounds of garlic or onions in an air-flow–friendly package for curing or storing. Also convenient for market sales.
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Treated with non-toxic white paint, these are the official stakes in Fedco trials. At the end of the summer, names stand out clearly and the stakes show little deterioration. Made in Maine.
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For those who prefer the simplicity, aesthetic, and economy of plain wood for marking rows. Won’t last as long as our Treated Stakes, but will last for at least a full growing season. Made in Maine
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Larger pruning saw with durable ergonomic non-slip plastic handle. Chrome-plated blade. Patented design prevents clogging and binding. Comes with blade sheath. Easily cuts 5—6" limb.
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This carbon steel grafting knife with 2¼" blade is beveled on only one face so the cut is as flat as possible. Manufactured by Stafor in Italy.
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This stainless steel grafting knife with 2¼" blade is beveled on only one face so the cut is as flat as possible. Manufactured by Victorinox in Switzerland.
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Versatile saw great for fast fluid sawing. Aluminum pole telescopes from 8–21" to dexterously prune limbs that would otherwise be impossible to reach. High-carbon steel blade.
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