Farmer's Market News, Honey Bee Mix

Honey Bee Mix

 Try planting our Honey Bee Mix in your garden. Beautiful and attracts lots of pollinators. We also have "Parade of Poppies" and Hummingbird Mix which both attract all types of pollinators. See more at weebeefarms.com

Two ways to get your plants!  
As of today you may order our plants from the Boulder County Farmer's Market through the new site https://bcfm.org/
Order on Wednesdays, pick up on Saturday at the Longmont Fairgrounds.
OR    Order directly through WeeBee Farms at 
• WeeBeeFarms.com •

New Online Ordering Website! Check it out!

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 WeeBeeFarms.com
 
Here it is- the online ordering website I've been slaving over for the last 2 weeks! Plants are available for pick up at the farm on Wednesday and Sunday, and also in North Boulder (details are on the website homepage and order form.) There will be many more pick-up dates coming up next week and in May. Also Longmont and Lafayette deliveries are planned.
Click Here: 
WeeBeeFarms.com
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Please order your plants through this site and let me know if you have questions or suggestions....
There are lots of descriptions to be added and I recommend you google for details about the ones that aren't finished.  This is a work in progress...

The Farmer's Market will also offer my plants through the curbside service through their site. Use that one if you'd prefer to pick up at the market on Saturday. My plants and Salad Bowls will be available starting on May 2nd through Boulder Farmer's Market. https://bcfm.org/
Pick up for the Farmer's Market orders will be in Longmont at the Fairgrounds where the usual Longmont Farmer's Market is held. Our farm is 7 minutes away from the  Fairgrounds, driving West on Nelson Rd. to 65th Street.

When to buy Tomato plants - Purchase Spring and Summer plants on our new website soon

April 14, 2020
Order your plants from WeeBee Farms Website 
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Pick-up at our farm, in North Boulder or order through the Boulder Farmers Market bcfm.org for Longmont Sat. Pickup

You may see tomato plants available at local hardware stores and nurseries in April. If they don't look like these, don't buy them! It's WAY too early to get tomato plants here in Boulder County!

WeeBee Farms tomato seedlings on April 14th

Ask any gardener who has grown tomatoes successfully for many years and they will tell you the same thing. We plant them outside May 20- May 30th. If you buy them now and keep them indoors, they will get tall and skinny, and won't be acclimated to being outside at planting time. I see too many tomato plants being ruined from being purchased too early and can't stand the thought of the wasted resources used to produce them- the propane for the greenhouses to grow them, the peat moss in the soil mix, the plastic pot, etc etc.

The exception is if you have "Wall-O-Waters" or "Hot Caps" and know how to use them. Our experience is that you don't get tomatoes from your plants much earlier using these and they are a lot of work to manage successfully.

Tomato Plants from WeeBee Farms- 
Grown for your Gardening Success!
WeeBee Farms Tomato plants are grown for flavor, earliness and disease- resistance. All are grown from organic seed. All are heirlooms that have had good production and flavor at our farm in Boulder County. You may pay and reserve these in advance. Pick-up or delivery will be available May 16th- 30th. Ready to plant at time of delivery.
Descriptions and photos of our favorite varieties here: https://weebeefarms.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_20.html More info on tomato plants coming in May.

Get Your Salad Bowl Planter

Time to order Our Famous Salad Bowls!

To find out more click here:
  https://weebeefarms.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_29.html
Be sure to send your email address so we can update you on pick-up locations and delivery options in Boulder and Longmont. Delivery will begin April 20th.
weebeefarms@gmail.com

WeeBee Farms Spring update

WeeBee Farms is growing the usual array of plants for Spring and early summer gardening.
Veggie plants for your gardens, Salad Bowl Planters for easy Spring greens, Flowers and herbs for pollinators. The market officially starts May 1st, but if it is delayed further we will have all sorts of ways to get your garden plants.
Place advance orders for Salad Bowl Planters online. (details later) You will be able to pick them up at the market April 25th. There will be a pick-up place in Boulder and Longmont and delivery may be offered for a small fee once a week. We also plan to announce some sale dates here at the farm.
Also 6-pack carriers of salad greens and veggies will be available. Stay tuned for details!

April 25th- Lettuce, kale, Spring greens, arugula, cilantro, and a full array of salad ingredients.
Tomato plants- available May 16th- 30th (remember June 1st is the ideal planting time).
Pepper Plants- available May 30th through 10th (June 10th is the ideal date to plant)
Flowers for Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Black Swallowtail Saturday!

Seems like an eternity since the zinnias were blooming in late September!

This summer I saw far more butterflies (Monarchs and Black Swallowtails) and bumblebees than usual. It was a good year for pollinators at our farm.

Which of course means I couldn't help taking LOTS of pictures. So I have some new photo notecards on display at the Harlequin's Gardens Holiday sale which is going on today and the next few weeks.  Here is the link to the event times:https://harlequinsgardens.com/events/holiday-gift-market/

                                       and here's the link to view the gift catalog art section: https://harlequinsgardens.com/events/holiday-gift-market/art-home-accessories/

If you've never been there I encourage you to check it out. It's very peaceful and so wonderful to be surrounded with the beautiful things there made by local artists.

I'll probably be heading over there today in spite of the wind that makes me want to just sit near the woodstove all day. They've got Celtic music starting at 2. If you're looking for my notecards they are in the front area in a long wicker basket. Friends tell me it's hard to spot since the display is small.

I hope you've all had a good Thanksgiving and are finding some cozy time during our January-like season. This year I definitely did not follow my usual tradition of planting the last bit of garlic on Thanksgiving morning! Since I sold out of garlic very early at market (due to losing half of it due to a weather event) I was able to start planting in late October and finish between snowstorms. Phew!....

Garlic Report 10/28/19

Our last day of selling garlic at the Boulder Farmer's Market was September 28th due to the shortage caused by a weather event last February. We are sold out and are in the middle of planting. (Pausing for the usual October snowstorms) The good news -hopefully- is that half the garlic is already planted and it's not even November yet. Often we don't get it started til late October and finish the last bit on Thanksgiving day so it's nice to have time to plant at a more leisurely pace.

Me planting garlic last November

Today's cold shouldn't hurt the garlic that was just planted because the soil has been really warm and the snow insulates it from the cold. Generally, there is plenty of nice weather in the first 2-3 weeks of November to finish planting.  I consider December 1st the "deadline" because the ground can freeze pretty hard after that.

After planting if I have any leftover bags of smaller cloves or other garlic I don't have room to plant I will post here so you can contact me.

If you are looking for planting garlic Harlequin's gardens has some softneck garlic to sell, but get there quick because Wednesday Oct 30th will be their last day open until the Holiday Market. Boulder Farmer's market has some vendors with garlic. Be sure to look at my planting directions at the top right area under "pages" on this blog.

Thanks for a great Season and I look forward to seeing everyone in the Spring with plants and late summer with Garlic next year! Also check out  Harlequin's Gardens Holiday Sale in late November and December. I will be selling my photo notecards there. https://harlequinsgardens.com/events/

Big garlic this week and next at Boulder Farmers Market. Predicted last day Sept 28th.

Saturday September 21st-
Tomorrow we will have a nice selection of garlic, but in small quantities. Look for the Jumbo and Extra-Large size of Chesnok Red. Some garlic failed this year, but the Chesnok Red grew really big! There will also be some German Extra Hardy large size for planting.
Next week Sept. 28th will probably be our last day at market with garlic, with probably just Chesnok Red and a few variety bags.

Extra large bulbs

This week we will have-
• Jumbo Chesnok red and other big garlic for eating or planting
• 8 kinds of garlic in the regular bins
• Bargain bags for $5 or $6 with smaller bulbs
• Variety sampler bags
• Seed planting bags (plant garlic in mid to late October)

$6 Bargain bags

Returning to Market August 17th with Garlic!

The Garlic Report
We are in the last few days of garlic harvest and have a good sense of this year's crop.
The good news is that the Chesnok Red, Amethyst, Siberian Mild and several other garlics look great. The bad news is that a weather event in February ruined most of the "early" garlics like Inchelium Red, Tzan, Shantung Purple and many more. (Feb 1st was 67º, when the early garlics were poking up, followed by -14º two days later.)

Some of the best...

Chesnok Red harvested today

The Good, the bad and the ugly

Tiny Tzan rounds

All in all the crop is at 50 percent of the usual quantity. As a result we'll be selling fewer days starting August 17th and going to early October.
Stay tuned...

Garlic Scapes

Garlic scapes, otherwise known as "curlies" are finally here!
We will have a few this Saturday, more next week June 22nd and June 29th.

Garlic scape in the field

Scapes ready for market

Check out the link to the Daily Camera feature on garlic scapes with a little about my unusual garlic year.
https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/06/11/boulder-county-farmers-markets-garlic-scapes/