Eggplants like tomatoes and peppers need to be started early on so that we can take full advantage of our growing season and get the longest fruiting season possible. We start our seeds 6-8 weeks ahead of our last frost date. Then transplant the plants outside when they are between 2-5” tall into warm organic soil. Place them 8-12” apart in rows 12-18” apart. Water all transplants before planting and water the plants in once they are planted to help with transplant shock. We watch for flea beetles and fertilize with fish emulsion. That’s it!
Harvest Eggplant on the small side so the seeds are small and the fruit is less bitter.
Grow your own food!
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Shop Newest Products- Ramps (Allium tricoccum) by the poundThese are fresh wild leeks sustainably hand foraged from south eastern Pennsylvania. Ramp season is one of my favorite times of the year, day time temp. in the mid 60's and night time down in the mid 30's just makes you want to get out and stay out. ..Price: $20.00 […]
- Kentucky Wonder Bush BeanOh Mommy, what a great bean! A selection of Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans. Introduced around the time of the Civil War, 1864. It is a vigorous bush bean that holds a plethora of 6-7” tender bean pods that are a staple of our cultural diet as well as our modern one. 70 days Ab..Price: $2.50 […]
- Happy Cat Mustard GreensA new introduction from the farm. We have been growing mustards for years, so we thought we should have our own. Here it is, a golden leafed semi-curly mustard that can be grown almost all season long. The leaves are 6” by 5” long. The snappy flavor will mix into any sal..Price: $2.50 […]
- Serrano PepperThis is a staple in Mexico and translates to mean “highlands” or “mountain”. A great medium hot chili, this pepper is beloved in it’s homeland and here on our farm. It has a sharp chili taste and just a bit of kick. I eat them fresh all summer long and dired ..Price: $2.50 […]
- Big ZebraWord on the street is that this is an unstable sport from a row of Copia's (Copia is a stable cross between green zebra and marvel striped) It is the same size as copia and has some of the zest of green zebra. The fruits are large in the range of 1 pound with are red orange background color and..Price: $2.50 […]
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- All About the Flowering WorldThis is a very basic entry-level book for anyone that is interested in plants and how they work and how they work for us; don’t forget everything you eat is a plant or meat that came from a plant eater. Wonderful two color prints thru out give a great glimpse into the ethnobotany ..Price: $25.00 […]
- How to Grow Herbs and Salad Greens IndoorsHow to grow herbs and salad greens indoors by Joan W. Meschter This is a first edition from 1975, just look at the haircuts and shirts on those boys! The thing I really love about this book is that it goes to great lengths to show you how for next to nothing anyone can grow some..Price: $5.00 […]
- A Field Guide To The MammalsI cannot start to express the important of the Peterson Guide to North America on me as a child. My parents instilled a great love of the natural world in me and by studying it I have noticed that its rhythms and detail have given me great insight into growing and foraging. The fie..Price: $25.00 […]
- Ramps (Allium tricoccum) by the pound
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