Controller thermostat to be used with Agritape heat mats. Each controller has a flexible 3' tube with a temperature-sensor bulb to insert into the potting soil. Heat mat sold separately
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Digital thermostatic device allows growers to select and maintain optimal temperatures (setting range: 68–108°) for germinating seeds or rooting cuttings. Works with most 120V heat mats.
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Provides extremely uniform precise temperature over its entire surface. Makes the difference between success and failure when starting crops of tropical ancestry. Controller sold separately.
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Provides extremely uniform precise temperature over its entire surface. Makes the difference between success and failure when starting crops of tropical ancestry. Controller sold separately.
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Warm the root zone for seedling success! The patented double-layer construction is tough, waterproof and easy to clean. Can be used with or without a controller. Fits four standard 1020 trays.
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Warm the root zone for seedling success! The patented double-layer construction is tough, waterproof and easy to clean. Can be used with or without a controller. Fits two standard 1020 trays.
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Warm the root zone for seedling success! The patented double-layer construction is tough, waterproof and easy to clean. Can be used with or without a controller. Fits one standard 1020 tray.
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All the performance and safety features of SUNPACK’s standard heat mats, but with more power, larger size, linkability, and submersibility! Each 150W mat can accommodate five 1020 trays.
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Extend the capacity of your SunPad pro setup! These add-on mats each hold five standard 1020 trays and can be daisy-chained from the Master Mat for up to 5 linked mats.
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Want to grow your own seedlings but don’t know where to start? This kit is for you! Contains potting soil, cell trays, domes, labels, and extra-thorough instructions to help you succeed.
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Erica carnea 6-12" X 12-18" Profuse blooms in very early spring through April with repeat blooms in August. Foliage is more ferny and wispier than heathers. Plant en masse for a magical carpet. Z4/5.
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Lactuca sativa (52 days) Open-pollinated. Large fancy fast-growing light-green butterhead lettuce. Bolts quickly in heat. Recommended for fall or overwintering where climate permits.
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Brassica oleracea (45-60 days) F-1 hybrid. Also called Chinese Broccoli. Grown for succulent stems, leaves and florets. Uses and flavor similar to broccoli. Tolerant to heat and cold.
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Brassica rapa (narinosa group) (21 days baby, 45 days mature) F-1 hybrid. Mild deep green tender leaves used raw or cooked. Good season extender. Excellent tolerance to heat, cold. Cut-and-come-again.
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Brassica oleracea (botrytis group) (75 days) F-1 hybrid. Dark green large heads with medium-fine bead. Heat-tolerant in spring and summer, also good for fall harvests.
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Brassica oleracea (botrytis group) (68 days) F-1 hybrid. Pastel orange uniform heads of dense curds on sturdy plants. Highly adaptable; consistently performs well in a range of conditions, including heat stress.
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Annual grass. Vigorous, competitive, adaptable cover crop or annual forage. Likes heat and high fertility. Grows best in warm weather when other grasses slow down.
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Lactuca sativa (72 days) Open-pollinated. Slow-growing compact dark green Batavian with crisp outer leaves surrounding a round tightly-packed heart. Excellent heat tolerance.
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Lactuca sativa (58 days) Open-pollinated. Elegant pale green heads of exceptional tender quality. Excellent heat tolerance.
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Lactuca sativa (44 days baby, 63 days mature) Open-pollinated. From England. Compact Winter Density-type mini-romaine with very deep purple-red leaves. Very cold tolerant, decent heat tolerance.
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Capsicum chinense (90 days) Open-pollinated. A Scotch Bonnet–type infamous for its extreme heat, their distinctive flavor makes them a key ingredient in West Indian jerk sauces.
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Sempervivum Low-growing rosette-forming succulents produce runners and babies. Drought and heat tolerant. Cold-hardy too! Colorful mix of reds, greens and purples. Z3.
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Fish Hydrolysate (Drammatic "O" Liquid Fish Plant Food)
Animal based -
Soil Amendments and Fertilizers
NPK: 2-5-0.2. Fish heads, bones, skin and guts finely ground and then enzymatically digested. Can be used as foliar feed. Made from wild fish scraps from the fishing industry along the Great Lakes.
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Solanum lycopersicum (58 days) Open-pollinated. Red, variable in size but up to 4". Unusually tasty for such an early variety. Performs best in cool summers. Determinate.
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Solanum lycopersicum (82 days) Open-pollinated. The famous Brandywine whose sublime flavor put heirlooms on the map. Pink 1 lb oblate meaty beefsteak fruits. Potato-leaf foliage.
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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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Triticum durum Open-pollinated. Too beautiful to eat! Used for wheat weaving and flower arrangements. Four rows with blue-grey husks and long black awns. Sow in April, reap in Sept.
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Triticum aestivum Open-pollinated. Extremely cold hardy hard red wheat good for small spaces and well adapted to New England. Flour has great flavor and texture, and sturdy plants make great straw.
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Capsicum annuum (75 days) Open-pollinated. Pale green to deep scarlet 2" long, 1/3" wide. Hot! 30,000-50,000 Scovilles. Prolific.
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Monster Plant Mojo (Drammatic "ONE" 4-4-0.5 Plant Food)
Animal based -
Soil Amendments and Fertilizers
NPK: 4-4-0.5. Contains fish hydrolysate, kelp extract, humic and fulvic acids, and a dash of chilean nitrate to boost the nitrogen levels for rapid vegetative growth.
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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 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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Tagetes lucida (80 days) Open-pollinated. Aromatic leaves taste like French tarragon, but with a slightly stronger anise flavor.
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Good all-purpose plastic mulch for cool-weather areas. Excellent weed suppression. Increases soil temperatures by several degrees. Recommended for tomatoes, cucurbits and sweet corn.
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Pisum sativum (68 days) Open-pollinated. Miragreen’s rich green color is matched only by the flavor of the peas themselves. As a freezer pea it has no equal. Prolific, with an average of 8.3 peas per pod.
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Perovskia atriplicifolia 36-48" tall. Slender spires of lavender-blue tubular flowers midsummer. Finely divided grey-green leaves are aromatic when crushed. Z4/5.
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Brassica rapa (37 days) Open-pollinated. Produces many pencil-thick deep purple flowering shoots with pleasing mild mustard flavor. Grows best in cool weather.
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Glycine max (90 days) Open-pollinated. Productive 3' plants bear pods with 2-3 black beans. Excellent flavor.
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Zea mays (85 days) Open-pollinated. 5' plant with 6-7" cobs. Kernels are gold, orange, red and purple. Multi-colored tassels.
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Cucumis sativus (66 days) F-1 hybrid. 8-8.5" uniform straight dark green fruit with white spines. Very productive.
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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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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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Zinnia elegans (85 days) Open-pollinated. Semi-double 3-4" blooms. Glowing magenta centers, rose petals with yellow tips. Well-branched and profuse. Long-lasting. 2-3'.
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Lactuca sativa (51 days) Open-pollinated. Combination of Batavian and romaine, with whorling thick succulent medium-green leaves. Tolerant of heat and rarely bitter.
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Lactuca sativa (55 days) Open-pollinated. German heirloom. Elegant loose softball-sized green butterhead lettuce with light brown pebbling on leaves. Excellent flavor and bolt resistance.
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Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open-pollinated. Folded and blistered light green leaves wrap into a tight crisp whorled 4" head that easily makes a single-serving salad.
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Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open-pollinated. Fast-growing crinkled glossy yellow-green leaf lettuce. Sweet flavor with a slight hint of bitter. Heat tolerant.
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Lactuca sativa (60 days) Open-pollinated. Slightly ruffled green leaf lettuce is tinged bronze at the tips. Extreme cold tolerance. Fall, winter and spring production.
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Lactuca sativa (45 days) Open-pollinated. Frilly looseleaf lettuce with deeply cut pointed leaves. A standard component of salad mixes. Recommended for overwintering and cool weather.
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Lactuca sativa
(50 days) Open-pollinated. True to name, mini-romaine Jadeite’s matte apple-green rounded leaf and graceful small vase form looks... read more
(50 days) Open-pollinated. True to name, mini-romaine Jadeite’s matte apple-green rounded leaf and graceful small vase form looks... read more
Lactuca sativa
(65 days) Open-pollinated. One manifestation of climate change in New England seems to be increasingly hot dry springs and early... read more
(65 days) Open-pollinated. One manifestation of climate change in New England seems to be increasingly hot dry springs and early... read more
Lactuca sativa (47 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Beautiful large twisting red and green rosettes with heavy purple accents. Tender, buttery.
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yellow skin, yellow flesh Low maintenance potato with heavy yields for luscious potato salads in the summer. Good storability for hearty soups all winter long. Tolerates low fertility.
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Thick commercial-grade polypropylene fabric that deters stubborn weeds. Will last at least a decade if protected by mulch. Allows water penetration. Very resistant to tearing.
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Thick commercial-grade polypropylene fabric that deters stubborn weeds. Will last at least a decade if protected by mulch. Allows water penetration. Fuzzy underside holds it in place.
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Pisum sativum (58 days) Open-pollinated. Earliest snap pea, on 2' vines. Use to start the season, and allow extra space between rows if you do not stake.
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Capsicum annuum (65 days) Open-pollinated. Black 2.5" long conical peppers ripen to lustrous garnet. Mild, juicy, thick-walled, a little less spicy than a jalapeño; 2,000-5,000 Scovilles.
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Capsicum annuum (64 days green, 80 days red ripe) F-1 hybrid. Uniform glossy dark red fruits are mostly 2-lobed, flattened and tapering with a recessed stem. Known as Poblano when green.
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Tiny particles of kaolin clay prevent insects from recognizing their targets, and, if they land, inhibit their access to the plant’s surface and cause irritation and excessive grooming.
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Spinacia oleracea (25 days to baby leaf, 45 days to mature) F-1 hybrid. Well suited for early spring and fall plantings. Reasonable early summer tolerance, with slow steady growth that results in a stunning high-quality winter crop.
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Triticale is a hybrid of wheat and rye, and boasts many advantages over plain winter rye. This variety was selected for winter hardiness and consistently high yields of both forage and seed yields.
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Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open-pollinated. Hefty wine-red Batavian forms open rosette that folds together like a romaine at maturity. Shiny red leaves, green in the center, good for baby leaves.
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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 grass. Vigorous, lush foliage. Significantly more biomass production than common oats, making them superior for cover-cropping/soil-building, and for feeding livestock. Organic seed.
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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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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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by Lindsey Schiller with Marc Plinke, 307 pages, 7¼x8¾, softcover. Is it worth the coal burned to generate the electricity to grow a tomato in...
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Biochar helps your soil sequester more carbon and emit less nitrous oxide. Also provides a dream home for beneficial bacteria and fungi, while preventing essential nutrients from leaching away.
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