We put together this great tool box filled with lots of great tools and you could be the one taking it home. This tool box will be a part of the great donations available at the "Chief John Murphy Scholarship Fund" dinner Saturday, September 17th. The dinner is held at the Foothill Fire Station in Brownsville and benefits all of our local community. Dinner and dancing. Tickets are still available 675-0633.
Hurry in and pick you favorite color or two or three colors!!
Shelves and isles are stocked with EVERYTHING you need to give your family the best of summer throughout the year.
Pretty jars for gifts, big jars for bulk and every size in between. Come by and see our new pickling crocks, take a look at the Ball canning guide for great recipes. Ask the Ace girls at the counter what they have been canning! I did Peach-Honey Butter for the first time and it is amazing. (Even makes a good Barbecue sauce for pork chops)
Check out this new item... uses less water and heats back up faster. I tried it this year and love it!
Now is the perfect time to get your Fall/Winter Vegetable garden started. Plants are arriving every Wednesday. Some items we currently have are: Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Kale and Chard.
This week I harvested the rest of my beets and carrots, then worked the soil in my raised bed, and added Alfalfa Meal, Steer Manure and a bag of Ocean Forest Potting Soil. I let everything sit for a couple of days (mostly because I was busy) then worked the soil one more time and planted Broccoli. My kids are so excited to see the Broccoli plants going in - they remember picking and eating it right from the garden last year.
Winter color can be very exciting. Come in and see the beautiful "Smiles" on our pretty Pansies, Violas and Chrysanthmums!!
"Micky Mouse"
Lots to choose from, come in and take a look.
Here is a local garden just built this season. 8 raised beds were created from our 1" x 12" x 16' locally milled cedar. Three boards makes two 4' x 8' boxes that are 12 inches deep.
Shelley and Erin aka "Ace Grill Gals" will be cooking it up!!
Thick sturdy stems with beautiful foliage. You can almost taste the salsa, pasta sauce and that BLT will be oh so yummy. 
Our greenhouse is full of wonderful spring vegetables. Annual and perennial flowers are in and blooming everywhere. Our little birds have begun to nest and even the humming birds have returned. Come on in and see Spring in action.
We also have all the supplies to plant your rose and keep it healthy.
Electric start
These egg shells will make great little starter pots. By cracking the egg at the smaller end instead of in the middle, I was able to create the perfect little pot, for pennies. First I poked a hole in the bottom to let the water drain, then filled each egg with seed starting mix. I planted one seed in each shell covered and watered until moist. I have placed them in a sunny window to germinate.
We will follow their progress into the garden.
This type of pot also works great for herbs, succulents and annual flowers.
Looks like Summer!!
Strawberry Plants are in, also strawberry pots in 2 sizes.
Looks like even the little birds are stocking up for the cold days ahead. All of the feeders in the garden center today looked like the grocery store yesterday, lines a mile long. The mother and father Bluebirds from last year have returned and begun to build their nest. All the other houses in the Garden Center have been rented by the House Sparrows. During the morning hours, you can sit and watch the Bluebirds and Sparrows fight for spots in all the baths, it's very peaceful.
Look what I found in my home garden. I planted Asparagus last year and had a few good spears, but it looks like this year is going to be very tasty.
Cocoa Bean Mulch FAQ
Plant blueberries at least 4 feet apart, to allow them space to grow. Dig a hole at least twice as wide as the root ball, but no deeper than the container the shrub is in. After setting the shrub in the hole, backfill with a mix of peat moss and topsoil. Blueberries thrive in acidic soil, and the peat moss will keep the pH at the proper level. Then mulch, (I used cocoa mulch) and water frequently until the plants establish themselves. Blueberries have a shallow root system making mulch essential. A 3 to 4 inch deep layer about 2 feet in all directions will maintain soil moisture.
On Friday, February 4th, our "Red Pontiac" potatoes went into the ground.
Our demonstration garden is a 4' X 9' Cedar raised bed with a 4' X 4' Poly raised bed at one end. The potato planter in the middle is made from scrap lumber and will be built up as the potatoes grow. The handout for the design and instructions are available at the front counter. The claim is to grow "100 Pounds of Potatoes in 4 Square Feet!" We are looking forward to the yummy harvest.
My favorite - "Sorbet Blues Mix" and "Mickey Mouse"
The first little smiles of Spring are here on the faces of the Viola's and Pansy's. Lots of great colors, perfect to collect and press for craft projects with the kids.
We have a great selection of #1 Grade Roses, just in time for Valentines' Day.
