Our plants are growing beautifully! Greenhouse 4 is full at both locations. We are now working on filling Greenhouse 3. Geraniums were potted in House 3 along with the New Guinea impatiens. Debbie has been seeding in Greenhouse 1 at our Vineyard Gardens 2 location. She is done with the first run of cool weather lovers and just started 15 plus different varieties of tomatoes from seed. Come by and ask about the Heirloom varieties we are growing.

Our hard working team has been potting millions of bells, lobelia and passiflora baskets. We have forced bulbs in pots ready for sale, like tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. Check out this virtual tour of Keukenhof, the Netherlands national flower bulb park for inspiration.

We are also potting some more bare root plants that came in from Walters Gardens in Michigan. We decided to put them right outside and cover them with a double layer of Reemay. That way they develop nicely at the cooler temperature.

COOL WEATHER CROPS

Come check out our spring supply of vegetables in packs. Some of the lettuces, kales and mustards are ready. We also have collards and Asian vegetables like Pac Choi and Tatsoi. These cool weather lovers can go in the soil very soon.

Don’t forget to plant your peas. Soak before seeding, it speeds up germination. They imbibe and more easily split the seed coat so the radicle can anchor itself down to become the root system. The two cotyledons then emerge, sometimes the seed coat stays attached to one of the cotyledons. It’s so beautiful watching the birth of a plant. We have hundreds of plants being born every day at Vineyard Gardens.

VEGGIE SIX PACKS HAVE BEEN HARDENED OFF AND READY TO PLANT