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8th Annual Sunflower Giveaway

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SUNFLOWER GIVEAWAY: April 15 is our historic last frost here in Tennessee, and that means it’s time for Half Hill Farm‘s 8th Annual Sunflower Giveaway! They are small now, but these organic Mammoth Sunflowers can get up to 12 feet tall! We love seeing pictures of them in everyone’s gardens. Each flower can produce up to 1,000 seeds and are inoculated with beneficial fungi that will help network your garden’s plant roots. They’re good for your soil, birds, and bees. And the best thing: they are FREE to all our customers! Stop by the Wellness Emporium – Woodbury next to DTC this Saturday April 15 STARTING AT 10AM and grab one while they last!

First organic seed starts for Half Hill Farm

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Vince got our very first organic seed starts going in the greenhouse this weekend as the last of the snow melted. This first batch is:

  • Organic tomatoes: Roma, Lemon Drop, Kellogg’s Breakfast, and Giant Beef Steak
  • Organic peppers: Jalapeno, Peperoncini, Orange Bell, California Bell, and Sweet Pickle Peppers

After finding the temporary greenhouse temperature dropping below freezing, we decided to use this germination pad. It will keep the soil between 70-80 F degrees. We ordered a much larger 2ft x 4 ft pad for more starts we’ll plant later this week as well as for re-potted plants.

The soil we’re using consists of an OMRI-listed peat, soil from our orchard field and garden compost. We’re also using Jiffy peat cups for transfers.