Upcoming Events - March 12th & 13th 2016

Come See Us this Weekend for a Variety of Homemade Goodies!

pasta, jams, jellies, chocolates, bread, and gift baskets

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Saturday, March 12, 2016 - Brunswick Kiwanis Club Spring Craft Show, Brunswick Rec Center, 3637 Center Road, Brunswick, Ohio 44212

10:00am- 3:00pm
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Sunday, March 13, 2016 - Spring Shopping Extravaganza, Middleburg Heights Community Center,

16000 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130

1:00pm- 4:00pm

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Seed Starting Time!

Seed starting time is finally starting to get into full swing.  Yesterday I finally got around to starting my first round of hot pepper seeds.  In about a week I will be starting the next round of pepper seeds, those will be sweet peppers.  I can only start so many flats at a time because in order to get a good germination they need to be nice and warm.  As you can see in the below picture one of my seed starting racks I have covered in plastic, the plastic keeps the heat, that the lights give off, inside with my plants.  It can be between 15 and 20 degrees warmer inside the plastic than it is in the rest of my basement.

Whenever I start seeds I try to keep the newly planted, not yet sprouted flats on the top two shelves of my this stand, these are the warmest shelves, heat rises.  Once they sprout I can then move them down to the lower shelves.  After the seedling get a little bit larger I can then move them to one of the lights outside my plastic covered shelf.  Since I only have room to start 8 flats of seeds at a time I have to plant my seeds in rounds.

So yesterday I started 3 flats of hot peppers, one flat of rhubarb, and a flat of cabbage and kohlrabi.

A flat of mixed herbs (oregano, thyme, marjoram, peppermint, and some others) and a flat of celery, both were planted around 2 weeks ago.

 

Whenever I start some seeds I keep track of all important dates, and information.  Here is my clipboard where I write down the plant, if I started it inside or outside, date started, date sprouted, date transplanted inside, date transplanted outside, date harvested, and date finished.

Our First Show of 2016!

This Saturday (March 5th) we will finally be attending our first show of 2016!  We should be attending a show almost every weekend until our markets start in June.  So check back here to see where else we will be selling in the upcoming months (just go to our WHERE WE SELL page).  Also during the summer we are thinking about selling a another one or two farmers markets, I will keep everyone updated with any new information.

Here are the craft shows that we will be attending this month:

Saturday, March 5, 2016 - Spring Craftacular, Our Savior's Rocky River Lutheran Church,

20300 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, Ohio

10:00am- 3:30pm
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Saturday, March 12, 2016 - Brunswick Kiwanis Club Spring Craft Show, Brunswick Rec Center, 3637 Center Road, Brunswick, Ohio 44212

10:00am- 3:00pm
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Sunday, March 13, 2016 - Spring Shopping Extravaganza, Middleburg Heights Community Center,

16000 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130

Time to be announced
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Sunday, March 20, 2016 - Buzzard Days Arts and Craft Show, Hinckley Elementary,

1586 Center Road, Hinckley, Ohio

7:00am- 2:00pm
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We will have pasta, bread, jams, jellies, chocolates, and gift baskets (containing pasta, jellies, chocolates, and recipe cards)

Can not wait to see everyone, and start off a new season!