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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A gift to a world disoriented by ecological collapse and haunted by the question of what to do, Eisenstein’s book gets to the heart of the predicament of how to heal our planetary wounds.
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A soil science book for everyone! Filled with farmer anecdotes, insightful reference charts, and illustrations, this book is both engrossing and practical for anyone who works with soil.
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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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Celosia argentea var. spicata (75 days) Open pollinated. Upright 20-26" tall multi-branched wheat-type celosia produces showy spikes, light pink at the base turning to a deep rose-magenta at the tip. Green foliage starts at ground level.
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Snug-fitting knit poly-nylon shell is dipped in nitrile, a marvelously gripping soft rubber that latex-sensitive people can use. Snug fit and tacky surface preserve dexterity.
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Three tools in one: punches holes in mainline for drip tape or spot emitters (with a very snug fit), cuts mainline and emitter tubing, and inserts spot emitters.
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Zingiber officinale (120 days) Suitable for high tunnel cultivation, even in our northern climate! Rose-tinged pearlescent skin will draw customers from yards away.
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Vitis spp. Mid. Clusters of medium-sized dark grapes with a heavy blue bloom. Our most popular seeded grape. Excellent for fresh eating, jelly and juice. Z3.
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Bunias orientalis Open pollinated. Perennial, Zones 4-8. Tender spicy mustard greens and florets for stir-frying. Drought-tolerant with a deep taproot.
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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 M
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Lactuca sativa (56 days) Open pollinated. Beautiful compact Lollo-type has extremely dark purple-red leaves with ruffles and curls. Very mild flavor for type. Stays non-bitter longer.
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Lupinus polyphyllus Open pollinated. Genetics determine that blues will dominate in lupine mixes. Revitalize your patch with a new burst of red.
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Cucumis melo (80 days) F-1 hybrid. Green flesh. Round uniform 1.5-3 lb fruit with light but full net. Skin blushes yellow as fruit ripens. Harvest at full slip.
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Lactuca serriola (60 days) Open pollinated. Readily grows as a spring-sown annual.Young leaves are edible, and the plant can be milked for its medicinal latex.
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Strong injection-molded dishwasher-safe pots have efficient drainage holes, are easy to fill with potting mix, and are easy to extract seedlings from.
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NPK: 2.5-6-3. Show your flowers you appreciate them by treating them to dinner now and then. This mix is formulated to feed both soil and plant to encourage healthy foliage and lush, colorful blooms.
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NPK: 7-1.5-1 avg. Effective and economical nitrogen fertilizer for Northeast soils. High levels of nitrogen and potassium are released as soybean meal breaks down, providing fertility over time.
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Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Small fresh-eating crab about the size of a small plum. Tender crisp juicy flesh. Not sweet. Good in sauce. Highly scab resistant. Z2.
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Malus spp. Early fall. Very high-quality and highly disease-resistant all-purpose apple. Juicy, firm, spicy flesh. Ripens early October, keeps until New Year. Productive and annually bearing. Z4.
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