Hello everyone. As many of you know (or maybe didn't know), the Visalia Farmers' Market in the Sears' Parking lot on Saturday mornings is all year round!
Yes, our booth, as well as several other booths, are here rain or shine! This time of year, we are selling perennial and/or cool-weather herbs, veggies, flowers (as plants and as cuttings), and even cut herbs.
The Market is still filled with fresh fruits and veggies, handmade goods and gifts (great for Christmas time as the holidays are inching closer and closer), prepared foods, and much more. Don't let the cooler weather stop you from coming to the Market!
The farmers' market has several events going on; be sure to check them out on the Visalia Farmers' Market Facebook page or on their website at www.visaliafarmersmarket.com.
This week at the Market, make sure to bring the kids because there is a Halloween contest for those age 13 or younger! Come join the fun!
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Nursery Renovation!
As many of you know, we are a home-based nursery. As of Tuesday the 13th, we have been getting our backyard completely renovated, which means that our plant nursery is also being redone! Our previous nursery and storage location was in and around our patio area, but now it will have its own little secluded spot in the corner of our yard with a nice shade structure and drip system. Less hand-watering for us, that's for sure! We will be very thankful in the summertime when we can finally take family vacations again without fear that others will not properly take care of our plants or not comply to our water schedules while we are away.
Another plus about this backyard renovation is that we are getting our soil amended and will finally have plenty of garden space to plant our own flowers, herbs, and veggies! This means more herbs and more flowers for the Market! More will be discussed later as the time comes, but we have a lot of plans for this. We are definitely taking advantage of our extra garden space and new nursery as it will help us to expand! More garden space definitely means a better gardening experience. We have grown tired of only being able to garden in a small, approximately 4' x 4', raised garden bed in which received very little sunlight, or having to keep our personal plants in large pots because we were never able to plant much in the rest of our yard due to infertile soil. This is the start of a fresh and positive renovation!
It has been a difficult journey taking care of and watering thousands of plants and seedlings with nothing but plant shelves and a hose; no automatic watering system, no actual place in our backyard dedicated to plants, and really not any room for us to expand our nursery alone without having our backyard completely redone by professionals. Of course, this renovation is also being done for our own pleasure of having a beautiful, new yard with several opportunities for entertainment, but this will also help the nursery tremendously!
Please note that this will not affect our farmers' market booth in any negative way while the renovation is being done. The only thing that will be different is the fact that we will have very few sunflowers at this time of year (unfortunately), but we have been planting them in large tree pots to ensure that we will have a decent supply of them as we cannot plant in our ground while the renovation is taking place. The soil in our backyard has been dry and hard as a rock, but once our yard is finished, it will be soft and ready for gardening and planting dozens of different flowers to sell cut! This is a huge blessing for us, as you can probably imagine. We will post before and after pictures in approximately a month or so!
Another plus about this backyard renovation is that we are getting our soil amended and will finally have plenty of garden space to plant our own flowers, herbs, and veggies! This means more herbs and more flowers for the Market! More will be discussed later as the time comes, but we have a lot of plans for this. We are definitely taking advantage of our extra garden space and new nursery as it will help us to expand! More garden space definitely means a better gardening experience. We have grown tired of only being able to garden in a small, approximately 4' x 4', raised garden bed in which received very little sunlight, or having to keep our personal plants in large pots because we were never able to plant much in the rest of our yard due to infertile soil. This is the start of a fresh and positive renovation!
It has been a difficult journey taking care of and watering thousands of plants and seedlings with nothing but plant shelves and a hose; no automatic watering system, no actual place in our backyard dedicated to plants, and really not any room for us to expand our nursery alone without having our backyard completely redone by professionals. Of course, this renovation is also being done for our own pleasure of having a beautiful, new yard with several opportunities for entertainment, but this will also help the nursery tremendously!
Please note that this will not affect our farmers' market booth in any negative way while the renovation is being done. The only thing that will be different is the fact that we will have very few sunflowers at this time of year (unfortunately), but we have been planting them in large tree pots to ensure that we will have a decent supply of them as we cannot plant in our ground while the renovation is taking place. The soil in our backyard has been dry and hard as a rock, but once our yard is finished, it will be soft and ready for gardening and planting dozens of different flowers to sell cut! This is a huge blessing for us, as you can probably imagine. We will post before and after pictures in approximately a month or so!
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