Glendalough Farms, LLC

05/31/2026

Last round of fertilizer on the fields and final soil prep so warm weather crops can go in as soon as these cold nights pass. 2,850lbs of amendments in this round, our soil should be just about dialed in according to our test results. So far this year, 10,000lbs of compost/manure, 5,700lbs of organic fertilizer and amendments, and 10,000lbs of lime. Here’s to happy plants and lots of production! Happy Sunday, all!

05/29/2026

This is somewhat misleading as crop prices vary greatly due to numerous factors over time, some years being less expensive than others, and some years having huge harvests or very little leading to increases or decreases in end-user cost. Input costs and fuel costs are up significantly, however, the recent wild swings in weather may be the biggest issue currently. Loss of planting stock, stunted growth, and decrease in productivity are all serious issues when it is 87° one day and 33° the next. Greenhouses have to be heated, plants moved back inside, it is a production, and productions cost money. We’re going to do our best to keep prices down and help keep the area in our produce and their money local this year with a planned 525 slicer, sauce, paste, plum, and cherry tomato plants going in the ground! We also have plants available for growing your own, including some patio varieties that do well in pots. Here’s to brighter days ahead and cheaper prices!

Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index

05/25/2026

Some updated pictures of the tomatoes, eggplant, and pepper plants we have for sale now. We took some with measurements to show the actual size. These are fairly large and mature transplants. The peat pots are at the bottom of the Cow Pot, allowing for rooting along the buried stem providing the end-user with a stellar product going in to the ground. The Cow Pots add fertilizer and help the overall soil composition and profile, and no plastic ends up in landfills, or cluttering your shed or garage. We have been planting our own stock this way for over a decade, and it has provided us with an end-product that is simply better. The little bit of extra money is well worth the final harvest!

$5.00 for large 4” Tomato transplants
$4.00 for 4” Pepper and Eggplant transplants
$3.00 for Pepper, Eggplant, and Tomato 2” Peat Pot transplants

05/25/2026

Per our post yesterday, this is the only good that comes from Dame’s Rocket, the scent and the beauty, too bad it is so invasive.

Happy Memorial Day 2026. We offer these flowers to the memory of those who paid the ultimate price, and to the loved ones they left behind, including the 13 service members we most recently have lost in Iran. Rest Easy, your sacrifice is not forgotten, Godspeed.

05/24/2026

We have a love-hate relationship with Dame’s Rocket here on the Farm. The beauty, especially en masse like this, and the lilac-like or clove aroma are hard to beat, but it is incredibly invasive. Often mistaken for garden phlox, it blooms this time of year and while beautiful, it chokes out native plants. It is a biennial, and reseeds itself rapidly to continue spreading and choking out natives. It is an allopathic plant, and will “poison” the ground to attempt to prevent competition, like all poor sports. We’ll have to w**d eat this patch before it goes to seed to stop the spread, but for now, we’ll enjoy the sight and smells it provides!

05/23/2026

This is some weather we’re experiencing lately! We had to bring all of the tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants that have been hardening off outside, back inside and turn the heat back on to avoid stunting and season-long production issues.

After this cold snap is over, we will have the following for sale:

Tomatoes: 🍅

Paste - (105) Nova
Sauce - (100) San Marzano
Slicer - (60) Ultimate Opener
(50) Beefsteak
(50) Marglobe
Cherry - (50) Early Large Red Cherry
(20) Sungold
Misc. - (50) Odds and Ends Heirlooms

Peppers: 🌶️ 🫑

Hot - (75) Jalapeño
Sweet - (60) Sweet Hungarian
Misc. - (50) Odds and Ends Heirlooms

Eggplant: 🍆

Italian - (60) Black Beauty

Herbs: 🪴

Mint: (we recommend POTS ONLY for mint and not in the ground as it is invasive)

(35) Apple 🍎 🍏
(35) Orange 🍊
(35) Pineapple 🍍
(35) Chocolate 🍫
(35) Kentucky Colonel 🫡
(35) Mojito 🍹
(35) Peppermint
(35) Spearmint

Culinary:

(50) Greek Oregano
(35) English Thyme
(35) Rosemary
(35) French Tarragon

Aromatic:

English - (120) Lavender

We are growing this portion of the offerings at the Farm, we have grown many more varieties for our produce fields, but these are what we’re offering for sale this year. Next year we will be offering many varieties, let us know if there is something you’re interested in, and we can add it!

These were transplanted to 4”x3.5” and 4”x4.5” Cow Pots made from cow manure. They have built in fertilizer and the organic matter helps build a better soil profile.

PRO TIP: We do not recommend planting nightshades (peppers, tomatoes, eggplant) in cold soil, they stop growing and stunt. Instead, purchase now, and wait until late May/early June, or better yet, Father’s Day, then plant the Cow Pots directly in to your garden and you will be gifted with far larger harvests as a thank you for your patience.

$5.00 larger Cow Pot tomatoes
$4.00 smaller Cow Pots, peat pots, and plastic pots peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, herbs

Let us know if you need any plants and we will pull your order together!

We are growing other plants that will be ready as the season progresses, including for late Summer planting for Fall harvest, and many more herbs soon to be shifted in to larger containers. Stay tuned!

05/11/2026

This Blue Heron was at the Farm last week, which is not unusual, however, the timing certainly was. We have different migratory birds stop at the Farm and take up residence each year to nest, raise their young, for a layover, or just to take a t break. Over the years, we can almost set our calendar to it, April the ducks are in, May the Canada Geese, and August the Blue Heron…it’s early May, my friend!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us to all of the Mothers and Mother figures out there!