Spring Garden Plants Update!

I will be growing great ORGANIC garden transplants again this year - heirloom tomatoes, jalapeno, cool-season brassicas the super popular celery and more!! There is an update though!!

I have been so grateful to work with my dear friend Shellee, of Shellee's Greenhouse, for the last 5 years. So blessed for the opportunity she helped create with/for me! Now I'm super excited to work with Sarah of Total Landscape Supply to keep our Organic transplants available in Madelia. Please read Shellee's update below!

I'll post a list of Organic garden transplants we'll be offering through #thegreenhouseattls, so you can work that into your garden planning!

Read on below for Shellee's own update.

Shellee's Greenhouse

There is Always Always Always something to be Thankful for!

Another successful spring season in the books…….Thank You ALL for such a great year; we are so very Grateful and Blessed again this year !!

So many signs – both this spring and even now – have led me (us) to this decision.

After 28 Awesome & Blessed years of owning my lil’ greenhouse, on our farm site filled with rich history of the past (Ex: 103 year old Barn) re-purposing the old into new & creative, plus meeting some of the most Wonderful people from over a 200 + mile radius…. God is guiding me to slow down, enjoy His landscape with my husband & most importantly for us, to visit our precious children and grandchildren !!

So I am Retiring from my greenhouse business ……..to give us time to do these things, as prepping and owning a greenhouse business is a year round enterprise.

But……...we have found a wonderful young couple who we contacted to see if they would be interested in starting their own greenhouse business…...And they are !!!!

And the Best thing is – the greenhouse will stay in our unique, special, progressive hometown here in Madelia !! This is what we prayed for and our prayers were answered 

We give our blessings to Dustin & Sarah VanHale on their new greenhouse venture.

“The Greenhouse at Total Landscape Supply” which will be located at the East end of town at their current thriving business Total Landscape Supply.

Plus I will be there next spring helping at the new greenhouse in order to help Dustin & Sarah get off on the right foot and share my 28 years of greenhouse business. I’ll still be doing what I love to do – working with plants & welcoming/getting to see all my Shellee’s Greenhouse customers Plus so looking forward to meeting & helping all the new customers as well!

Some of the same local, family run growers that I used will be furnishing their – as always – healthy, unique & beautiful plants at “The Greenhouse at Total Landscape Supply”……… isn’t that exciting ??!!

So plan to visit us & say Hi next spring at “The Greenhouse at Total Landscape Supply”

And as always……...Have a WONDERFUL GOD GIVEN DAY !

Shellee and Bill Daley

3 Things I'm Doing Differently for my Garden with This Weather

 

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Nothing. Is this weather weird, yes. Am I concerned? Not focusing on it. We live in Minnesota friends, we all know how the weather can change.

I’m going to plan my seeding and planting based on the average last frost date, as I usually do. I’ll monitor the soil temp and spring changes for planting on schedule, or early, as I normally do.

I’m going to try and grow and preserve as much from my garden as I normally do!! Because some years are bountiful and some are not. If I need to, I’ll fill in from other farmers at the market or the coop, as I usually do.

Is this climate change taking affect? Is this the new norm? I don’t think so and we don’t know. Think about the bounty of cold and snow of last winter - this is Minnesota friends. We have to be flexible. I’ve seen much fluctuation the last 13 winters on the farm - I’ve planted garlic in November, seen 80s in March, 15” of rain in June, not every winter has had a deep frost or bountiful snow.

So, plan the garden, keep stocking the pantry and be prepared for whatever is to come.