Chicken greens around your olla...October 7, 2013

The big word around here right now is Olla (rhymes with La Jolla)! An Olla is a clay pot used for irrigation.  It is buried in the ground to supply water to surrounding plants at their roots which will grow towards and around the pot. This is an ancient and effective way to irrigate with less water. Our ollas are from Dripping Springs Ollas in Texas. Check out their website: http://drippingspringsollas.com/

Chicken News:

For all our chicken-raising customers, we are now selling Poultry Forage Blend. You can fence off a small area and grow your own greens for chickens. We sell it by the shot glass at $1.00/shot. This will cover an area of about 50 square feet.

Throw a few ollas in there, and you can have low-water-use chicken feed!

Don't pass us by!

There has been some street construction going on in front of the nursery, but we are open to the public. At least one of our gates will always provide access into our parking lot.

They still get thirsty...

Remember, we may be into the fall season and having cooler nights, but days are still warm right now, and our plants need us to water accordingly, especially during those Santa Ana days.

A little R &R for Bill who is out of town this week at a trade show...the last trade show provided massages.

He will return on Friday, October 11...we hope!

Fall/Winter Veggie Alert! October 5, 2013

Planting season is here! This is the time to start a fall/winter garden and  to plant those shrubs and trees that you can enjoy year after year. To get you started, please join us for Gardening 101 on Sunday, October 6, 10:00 - 11:30 am taught by Farmer Bill.

After class you can leave the nursery with all the soil and vegetables you need including plenty of "Dig 'em Up" vegetables at $2.19 each:

• kales
• collards
• red and green cabbage
• cauliflower
• brussel sprouts

and  "Dig 'em Up" herbs for $3.19 each:

• basil
• parsley

Call for availability!

Other vegetables in stock for your fall/winter garden:

• large assortment of herbs in pots available for $3.19 - $4.29
• tree collards: $9.99 each
• tree kales: $9.99 each
• assorted lettuce packs
• variety of chili peppers

Don't forget we have these too (a cheaper way to purchase your seed):

To pretty things up, there have been new shipments of assorted house plants and succulents (prices vary).

Remember our rose sale! Buy one get one free of equal value or less.  Sale starts today and continues until October 19th.

How about one in every color? October 2, 2013

This is a busy, busy month for City Farmers!

Gardening 101.

Sunday, October 6, 10:00 - 11:30. Join us in the nursery for a wonderful introduction to San Diego gardening!

Annual Rose Sale

Beginning Saturday, October 5th - 19th, buy one rose plant, get one of equal or lesser value free! With a deal like this, you can have one in every color!

Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Fair

 Saturday, October 19. Dotted throughout the nursery will be tables covered with locally-made crafts. A great opportunity for gift buying. For those who signed up for the Pumpkin and Zucchini contests, this is the day of measurement! We also have a few spots left for vendors. Please call the nursery if you would like to have a table for your craft.

Tool News!

Bill says, "If you need it, you can find it now! Our new reorganized tool shed is pretty spiffy! From shovels to sickles to scythes. Watch for the stickers we are using to identify our American-made tools."