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06/02/2026

Great idea.........I will be experimenting with this safe and natural idea this season!!

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

One little bee does a lot more than we notice 🐝 A few ways I try to support them:
🌼 Plant flowers that bloom at different times of the season.
💧 Leave a shallow water source with stones for safe landing.
🚫 Avoid spraying flowers when bees are active.
🌿 Let a few herbs flower, like basil, dill, or cilantro.
🌸 Grow simple, open blooms that are easy for pollinators to reach.
A bee-friendly garden usually ends up being a healthier garden too.

06/01/2026

We have carried...call of these varieties, at some point! We currently have 3 of these!!

Heirloom Tomatoes Worth Growing — Plants Your Grandparents Actually Ate

The tomato in your grocery store didn't exist 80 years ago. These five did. 🍅

Modern commercial tomatoes were bred for one thing: surviving a 1,500-mile truck ride. Flavor came second. Or third. Or last.

Heirloom tomatoes are the varieties that existed BEFORE we started breeding for shelf life. They taste like what your grandparents called 'a tomato.'

- BRANDYWINE (1885) — The benchmark. Beefsteak-sized, pink-red, dense, deeply tomato. If you've never tasted a real tomato, start here.

- CHEROKEE PURPLE (1890s) — Smoky, dark-purple-shouldered, almost umami. Said to have been grown by the Cherokee for 100+ years before being 'discovered' in the 1990s.

- MORTGAGE LIFTER (1930s) — Bred during the Depression by a man who sold the plants door-to-door to pay off his mortgage. (He did.) Massive, mild, sweet.

- BLACK KRIM (Russia, 1990s import) — Dark mahogany flesh, slight saltiness, intense flavor. Loves heat.

- MR. STRIPEY (1950s American) — Yellow with red marbling, low acid, almost fruity. The one your grandmother sliced for lemonade-stand sandwiches.

Heirloom tomatoes won't ship. Won't store. Won't look perfect. But the first bite of a real Brandywine and you understand what tomatoes were SUPPOSED to taste like.

All five are still widely available as seeds and seedlings. Plant one. Just one. You'll never go back.

05/31/2026

🪴We still have Plants here, @ Tom Peppers! Critters ate your broccoli starts? While on vacay...plants dried up? Np.Come on out, $1 per plant!!

05/30/2026

A, Shout-out and hearty," THANK YOU" to PLEASANT GROVE FARMS for this video! Such kind words...Thanks for supporting our little business!!

05/30/2026

20🍅TOM PEPPERS SEEDLING LIST🍅26'
* TOMATOES *
~SLICERS~
1. Fennimore ( also paste )
2. Italian Heirloom ( also paste )
3. Early Girl
4. Giant Belgium
5. Dixie Golden Giant- Yellow
6. Chef's Choice- Orange
7. Black Krim- Black
8. Cherokee Purple- Purple
~ PASTE~
9. Scatalone- San Marzano Variety
10. Blue Beech
11. Hogs Heart
12. Costoluto Genovese
13. Hungarian Heart
14. Martino's Roma
15. Little Napoli Roma- container
17. Red Pear
~ CHERRY~
18. Orange Parache'- orange ( Limited supply )
19. Sweet Aperitif- red
20. Snow White – ivory
21. Black Cherry – Purple
22. Chocolate Cherry
** SWEET PEPPERS **
1. Yolo Wonder - green bell
2. Big Red
3. California Wonder Yellow
4. Lilac Purple
5. Orange Sun
6. Lunchbox- mini bell assorted colors

**Hot Peppers**
1. Jalapeno
2. Habanero
3. Chili
4. Poblano
5. Serrano
6.Trinidad Scorpion
7. Ghost
8. Chiltepin
** Squash**
2. Lebanese Zucchini
3. Golden Zucchini
3. North Georgia Candy Roaster
4. Delicata
5. Thelma Saunders Acorn
6. Table Queen Acorn.
7. Butternut
8. Luxury Pie Pumpkin
~~ Broccoli, Cabbage, Sweet Potato, and Celery starts, when available See less

05/28/2026

💥ATTENTION!💥
This weekend.....ALL seedlings are $1 each.We want to find "Forever Homes" for these babies!!