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Things look different around the property belonging to David Sumpter, located just outside of Henryville, Indiana, than they did a few weeks ago. Sumpter will never forget the infamous March 2, 2012 tornado that leveled his house, greenhouse and chicken house, and stirred up his organic vegetable supplies.

Sumpter was driving on the road approaching his home and hadn’t realized there had been a major tornado in the area. It was only when he drove over the top of a crest and saw trees blocking the road to his property that he realized a devastating storm had just passed through his area. But he still wasn’t prepared for the traumatic shock of viewing his farm for the first time following the twister, which also leveled a large section of Henryville.

These days, a new house has been erected, the greenhouse is restored and things are well under way to take care of a house for his chickens. Blue cage-looking Wall-o-Waters surround his newly planted organic vegetables and his property is well on its way to budding fruit and flowers for the upcoming summer.

It was nearly 18 years ago that Sumpter started putting together his organic dream of helping elderly people in the Henryville area. Over the years, he developed huge crops of asparagus, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, okra, blueberries and a unique meaty fruit known as Asian pear apples.

Sumpter developed a clientele of many homes where he has given away all of his produce. Distribution is largely to the “over 60″ crowd who struggle financially.

He spoke of his gardening passion. “The key is making sure you have a really healthy climate where the roots of the plant are located,” said Sumpter. “I use worm castings, bone meal, and organic potash as key ingredients of fertilizing. Dig the soil up and bring it up to about 18 inches high. The more soil there is around something, the better the roots will be and the more the plants will produce.”

Sumpter surrounds his plants with Wall-o-Water protectors in order to shield them from chilly weather and create a moist climate for plant survival during hot and dry weather. The Henryville farmer noted that plants such as peppers and tomatoes grow to several feet high and produce hundreds of fruit specimens in such a climate.

“It was amazing the way the Christians started coming in to help restore my house and farm,” said Sumpter. “Ninety-nine percent of the people who came in were Christians from different states.”

Recently, he built a large cross to honor those who were dedicated to restoring his farm.

Sumpter shared that the first morning of helper influx, he was asked what he wanted to see completed first, and his immediate response was the greenhouse. “That’s what they did. They just came in and started building it,” Sumpter said. The project team, also known as the “Three Nails Project,” rebuilt the greenhouse in 48 hours.

“When I first saw the place, I wished that the storm had taken me, too,” said Sumpter. “At first I thought my dogs were gone; they were my friends. Then I heard them bark and I realized they were still alive.”

“I said to the Christian helpers, ‘You all have given me a reason to keep going; you have reshaped my faith in the future,’” noted Sumpter. “There will be more people than ever with need this summer because of the tornado. I want to do all I can to start getting produce to them.”

One special miracle took place in Sumpter’s heart while volunteers were rebuilding his house and restoring his property. He started sharing himself with people for the first time in 12 years…since his daughter was killed in an accident involving a drunk driver.

“I just closed up and didn’t talk to anybody about it,” said Sumpter. “My way of giving wasn’t through what I said but rather the produce that I gave away. Now I started talking again, too. I guess you might say that some good things also came out of this tornado.”

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Planted in March in a 5 gal. bucket (with drain holes) with Miracle Grow potting soil. Every tomato so far has been black on the bottom half and unfit for consumption. Few have matured to the orange state and most are less than 2″ in dia. They are watered daily and have had some shading from intense sun with screen material. Any idea what is causing the apparent rot? Thanks, Don K.

Answer: It sounds like your plants are suffering from Blossom End Rot. This is a condition and not a disease, usually caused by a calcium deficiency brought on by fluctuating soil moisture or an excess of nitrogen in the soil. Some of the branded potting soils have added fertilizer or are nitrogen rich which is good for nice lush plants but bad for fruit. It could also be that the plants are wetter than you think (if you are watering daily), or the opposite, that they are drier than you think. Both have the same symptoms.  You might want to try a moisture meter to check the conditions farther down in the pot than what you can feel. Or try the combined meters that will also tell you the pH of the soil: tomatoes want a nice 6.5 pH. You will also want to make sure you fertilize with a plant food designed for vegetables such as Hi-Yeild Garden Fertilizer  or Tomato-tone, both formulated low in nitrogen and high in phosphorous to help the plant produce healthy blooms and fruits.

If you can correct the soil moisture you will be able to harvest perfect tomatoes.

Happy Gardening,

Karen

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I just got my big box of plants and this is the most amazing shipment of live plants I have ever received! I have ordered from a few other nurseries, but it’s always a gamble and they don’t pack anything like the way you guys do. I’m ordering from you exclusively from now on! Thank you, thank you! Marina E.

Answer: Marina, we’re very proud of our methods of growing, packing and shipping our plants, and we do put a little extra care into each package.  We’re excited to know you’re happy with your recent orders, and we look forward to helping you with all your plant growing and home beautification needs in the future.  Thanks for writing, and we hope your plants continue to bring you joy!

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Not sure what happened to my Incrediball hydrangea. I am in Zone 7. Planted the baby last July, I believe. Originally had 3 stems growing. Two got broken in the hurricane last August but the other one did well until frost, then died off like the other hydrangeas did. It started to come back to life last month but suddenly last week, all the leaves on the only remaining 2′ sprout all wilted. I cut it down a little in hopes of other shoots growing out but nothing yet. This one gets mostly direct sun with just a tad of shade in the p.m. Soil is just regular soil. When I plant babies I put a little peat moss and mix it in. Hope that helps. I want to order another one with my order this weekend, so if there is something ‘not right’ with what I did, please let me know.

Answer:

A newly planted hydrangea takes a little while to settle in. It sounds like you’ve not done anything wrong. Annabelles might like a bit more afternoon shade; morning sun is always the best, especially in a Zone 7 setting. Regular garden soil is just fine. They need nothing special except for even moisture. As to why the first one did not survive, I can only guess that possibly the roots were damaged in the storm. Sometimes plants will put forth every effort to survive after damage but just give up. Just try one again. I don’t think you’ve done anything “wrong.”

Good luck with the Incrediball. I have one, and it’s a great plant.

Karen
Master Gardener

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Though it was an unusually mild winter, all of us welcome springtime, especially when we can get past that projected last frost date and start getting our vegetables in the ground and our landscaping projects done.

But, for many of us, there is one more thing to do even before putting seedlings out into the garden. We have to inspect our hummingbird feeders and make sure we’ve stocked plenty of food, for they are about to arrive in droves. And we can’t wait!

There are many species of hummingbirds, but the one that most people immediately recognize—and you have probably have seen them in your yard—is the ruby-throated hummingbird. The male of the species has an iridescent green body, head and wings, with a sparkling ruby throat. The female is not quite as striking, but you can be sure that where there are males, there will also be females. You can go here to look at photographs of hummingbird species, as well as to look at the migration maps for the current and past years. This is one of the most comprehensive sites we’ve found for information about hummingbirds, even having a listing by state or province for those species that are common to your particular area.

The arrival of the hummingbirds is something that everyone here at Garden Harvest Supply looks forward to. There is just something so rewarding about providing food and habitat for these little aerialists that provide excitement and entertainment in exchange for a little sugar water or to thank you for planting flowers that are hummingbird friendly. Every year we all report on our success with these little guys and compare notes. The enjoyment and fulfillment we experience from this simple little connection with one of God’s most amazing creations is extremely rewarding.

Before getting started, there are a couple of things you might want to know, both for the hummers’ and for your own sake. First, there is every good reason in the world to feed the hummers! As we humans have continued to build, we have encroached on the hummingbird’s habitat, just as we have on that of the deer, the raccoons, the mountain lions, quail…you name it, and our civilization has impacted a wild critter’s life. So, why not give back? We’re not suggesting you encourage wolves or mountain lions to share your back yard, of course, but hummingbirds are easy to accommodate; they won’t eat your children or your pets and they are one of the most amusing, engaging, compelling and gratifying backyard visitors.

Secondly, hummingbirds are extremely territorial. As a rule, if you have one feeder, you will have up to 10 hummers that will frequent it. Hummingbirds are pretty smart, considering their tiny brains, and they will not overcrowd one habitat. If only one feeder is available, only a few hummingbirds will claim it as their own, though the battles for dominance over that single feeder will be something to behold. At times you will wonder how any of them manage to eat, for all the flitting and aggressive dive-bombing going on. We recommend having two or more feeders, separated by at least 20 feet, and for most of us here at GHS, “the more the merrier!”

Your choice of feeders is quite extensive. We have window-mounted feeders that will allow you and your children to watch these miracles up close and personal. It is absolutely amazing how long a youngster will sit still and how quiet they can be when watching hummingbirds at a feeder. We have a number of hanging feeders of all different sizes and designs. You can prepare your own food to fill your feeders, or choose from our selection of hummingbird nectar.

Finally, a complete hummingbird habitat will include both feeders and hummingbird-friendly plants. Hummingbirds have no sense of smell, so fragrance is not as important to them as it might be to you. The brighter the better when it comes to color, though! There are any number of blossoms that will attract hummingbirds; those same flowering plants also draw in butterflies and bees, pollinators that perform the same functions as a hummingbird. This mutually beneficial relationship has the flower providing nectar while the hummingbird, butterfly or bee transfers pollen from one flower to the next.

One of the most widely planted hummingbird plants is the Monarda, which is also called Bee Balm. In addition to being simply beautiful, Monarda is fragrant and will also attract some of the predatory insects that will help to control damaging pests in your gardens, like aphids. A perennial, Monarda is easy to grow and will provide hummingbird nectar for years to come. Another perennial, and also a hummingbird favorite, is the Buddleia, usually called the Butterfly Bush. Planting Lantana or Fuchsia will also practically guarantee the arrival of hummingbirds in your own environment.

If you have never had the pleasure of hosting hummingbirds to your back yard, you are in for a real treat! Just ask anyone who plants for the hummers or provides nectar in feeders. And if you are really fortunate, the hummingbirds will be happy enough to nest in your yard. They look for sheltered areas that are protected from the weather and safe from predators. To encourage nesting, you can hang our Hummer Helper Cage with Nesting Material. The world will always welcome more hummingbirds! Though you will rarely see a nest, (they are incredibly small), one of the oh-so-special-rewards of creating a hummingbird habitat is watching for the fledglings to visit your feeders or flowers!

To see a live hummingbird on her nest and raising her young, you can watch Phoebe the Hummingbird on a Live Nest Cam. She is a Channel Island hummingbird that has nested in the same place for several years now. This is amazing to see! If this doesn’t inspire you to feed the hummingbirds….

Happy Spring and Happy Gardening from all of us here at Garden Harvest Supply!

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I received my Bandana Lemon Zest Lantana today.  Wow, such great packaging and the plants looked great.  Not one leaf broken!  Thanks so much.  I got them planted this evening and look forward to growth and bloom time!!!!  Thanks for a great transaction.

RESPONSE: Thanks, Annette!  We hope you enjoy cheerful blooms all season long.  We love lantanas, too, for their profuse flowers and the immense variety of colors to choose from.

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Container gardening is a great boon for people who would otherwise have no place to plant. It’s also great for providing children with their first garden to tend, and it’s wonderful for elders for whom an outdoor garden has become too much work. But did you know that container gardening offers advantages for all gardeners? In this newsletter we’ll discuss those advantages, and also give you tips so that whatever containers you start will be sure to do well.

Why Plant in Containers?

The major advantages of container gardening are all the things you don’t have to deal with: no weed infestations, no struggles with less-than-ideal soil, no soil-borne diseases, no nematodes, and no knocking yourself out digging new beds. What’s more, containers can be much more productive than traditional gardens, and what a great thing to have a supply of fresh veggies and herbs right at arm’s reach, all year ’round! Finally, container gardening can be a wonderful way to beautify your home. For example, you can easily grow lavender indoors, and your guests will not only enjoy its beautiful blue flowers but will also delight in its sweet fragrance.

Getting Started

So what do you need to get started with container gardening? Well, of course, containers. We sell some free-standing beauties, such as the Carolina Planter, the Charleston Planter, and the Chelsea Two-Tier Planter. Our nicest mounted planter is the Carolina Hanging Deck Planter, although the York Planter Baskets are also fine, and they come in either side-mounted or top-mounted versions. If you have vinyl siding, York also makes a model that will mount right onto your siding.  Another way to go is to use box planters such as the Bloom Master: you can place these next to each other and extend them to whatever length is ideal for your purposes. They’re very durable and will last forever.

We realize that the cost of buying planters can add up, but we hope a tight budget won’t deter you from trying your hand at container gardening. It’s easy to build planters yourself for the cost of the wood, and even easier to use things you have around the house as planters. Some people go to auctions or garage sales and find items like old barrels that they take home and turn into planters. Some people even make planters from such unlikely objects as old tires.

What to Plant

If a plant will do well outdoors in your area, it will probably do well in a container, providing it gets adequate sunlight. Some people do not venture beyond growing tomatoes, but more adventurous gardeners discover that peppers, eggplant, green onions, beans, lettuce, squash, radishes parsley, and many other vegetables will thrive in containers. To learn the details about what to plant, which varieties grow best, how deep to plant, etc., a good place to start is this fine article from the AgriLife Extension at Texas A&M University. However, if you want all the information you need in one very-well-organized and convenient place, we highly recommend The Bountiful Container, a book widely celebrated as being the best available on the subject of growing edible plants in containers. One thing that will surprise you when you read this book is that in addition to its coverage of veggies, it includes instructions for growing lemons, strawberries, gooseberries, figs, and even apples, peaches, and grapes in containers. There’s also a section on growing edible flowers such as tart begonias, pepper nasturtiums, clove-spicy dianthus, and sweet daylilies.

Flowering Combos

Talking about flowers, we want to tell you about an exciting new option for those of you who like to buy flowering plants from us: we call it Flowering Combos and what it consists of are expertly chosen combinations of flowering plants grown together in the same tray.

We offer twelve different combos that range from the patriotic red, white, and blue of Bunker Hill, to the exotic, pastel tones of Bermuda Skies. By ordering a combo, you no longer have to figure out what plants look good together and grow well together, because the master gardeners who came up with these flower combos already have. Just take a look at the photos and choose the combos you like the most. It’s never been easier to have a beautiful mix of flowers to grace the inside or outside of your home!

Premium Organic Fertilizer On Sale

Lastly, we’d like to sing the praises of the type of fertilizer that Rosemarie McGee and Maggie Stuckey most highly recommend for container gardening, and one that we can vouch for as being an excellent all-round soil amendment: liquid seaweed fertilizer.

We are pleased to be currently offering a 40% discount on the one-quart size of Neptune’s Harvest Organic Liquid Seaweed Fertilizer, the best brand of liquid seaweed fertilizer we know of, and one that has become famous for its use by those who grow giant pumpkins and other outsize vegetables. We think you’ll be very pleased with the results you get from the superior nutrition this organic fertilizer imparts to your plants.

Until next time, happy gardening from all of us at Garden Harvest Supply!

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Before you get around to “clamping” carrots, you have to first get them to grow. The Garden Harvest Supply Facebook page, has turned out to provide a wealth of helpful information, as well as being a forum where we can “touch bases” with our customers on a more personal level and even learn something new. For example, we heard from Sue, who talked about “clamping” her harvested carrots, which, of course, heightened my curiosity and led to Sue providing us and other Facebook fans with her tips on growing carrots, which she is obviously very good at.

Here is what Sue told us and taught us:

“We sowed the carrot seed really thinly in a mix of compost and sand in a slightly raised bed. To avoid the dreaded carrot fly we keep the tops of the carrots plants covered at all times to avoid too much damage… in doing this many more of the carrots were fly free when pulled. We lifted them and spread them onto trays to dry for a few hours before clamping them down.”

When Sue mentioned covering them, I immediately thought of our Haxnicks Easy Tunnel Row Covers and how easy that would make the process for large carrot plots. For smaller gardens we have our Harvest Guard Row Cover that can easily be cut to size.

When we questioned Sue on what “clamping down” meant, she answered, “Layered and bedded in sand preserves Carrots for many months keeping the lovely flavour of freshly dug Carrots! She also added, upon further questioning, “We clamp by using sharp sand (dried out) and put in a layer of sand followed by a layer of carrots until the box is full.” Thanks Sue for the great pic!

Another of our Facebook fans had a question for Sue, “Sue did you build your own root cellar? Wondered if you had any tidbits…I want to build one with our next house…”

And Sue was kind enough to answer, “We made a deep box 30″ long 14″ deep 12″ wide, we then put in a layer of sand and carrots alternately, we have done this for several years now and it works really well the Carrots stay firm and sweet, we have kept them this way until the following spring . It can be done with Swede , parsnips etc ”

This led us to ask the question “Where do you store the box after it is layered, to which she replied, “We keep it in our Garage through the winter where it is cold but frost free.”

Thanks to Sue and to all of those who have posted in the past and will post in the future. We will continue to pass along what we learn and what we think might be useful to you, though you are always welcome to visit the Garden Harvest Supply Facebook page and find out first hand or share your own experiences.

Happy Gardening!

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New plants are introduced in what seems to be ever-increasing numbers.  It can leave a gardener wondering if it is really necessary to have 50 new marigolds or 100 new petunias added in one year.  I have to admit that sometimes one marigold or petunia is as good as the next.  But, sometimes a petunia isn’t just another petunia.  Sometimes you get something so outstanding it makes you rethink what you were sure you knew about that plant.  For me, Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum Petunia was one of those plants.

I’ll admit it.  I wasn’t really a fan of Petunias.  Sure, they could be really pretty, but they had to be deadheaded—and who has the time for that?  They also didn’t really perform that great throughout the whole summer, at least partly because I didn’t deadhead.  Petunias weren’t really anything I was going to get too excited about.  Then in the spring of 2006, that all changed.  Proven Winners® introduced Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum and Supertunia® Vista Fuchsia and I’ve never viewed Petunias the same again.  Three years later, Supertunia® Vista Silverberry joined the group.

So why did Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum have such an impact?  First, it doesn’t need to be deadheaded.  The plant will bloom prolifically all summer long and I never have to pick off a single spent flower.  Second, the vigor of the plant is outstanding.  The first year, I used three plants in each of three 20-inch containers.  They grew like crazy, cascading onto the concrete around the planters and then kept on going.  The second year, I planted them in the landscape—a single plant in several different spots.  They bloomed all summer, no deadheading, no supplemental water, just a good addition of compost prior to planting.  I planted in May and by September that one single plant was 3 feet by 5 feet and 18 inches tall—buried in bright bubblegum pink blooms.

Both Supertunia® Vista Fuchsia and Supertunia® Vista Silverberry perform as well as Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum.

After growing these in my garden every year since they were introduced, do I have any tips or tricks so that you, too, can be this successful?  First, they don’t necessarily need it, but I give my plants a light “haircut” when I’m planting them.  This encourages additional branching and helps the plant start growing strong in its new home.  Second, put them where they’ll get at least six hours of direct sun a day.  They will do much better with a lot of light.  Third, because they are such vigorous growers and bloomers, they use a lot of energy.  This means fertilizer is key to maximizing their potential.  Fourth, because the plants get very large, you will need to keep up your watering, if you grow them in containers.

I do treat in-ground and container plantings a bit differently. For containers, I add a controlled-release fertilizer when I’m transplanting and then mid-summer (usually in July for me) I start using a water-soluble fertilizer as often as I can.  This will really give your container plants a boost.  I also recommend larger containers (18-inch or larger), because they are much easier to keep hydrated.  If it is hot, be prepared to water every day—and potentially more than once.  In containers, I usually give a mid- to late-summer trim-back, since the plants can begin to look a bit open as the summer goes on.  That first year on a warm August lunch break, I trimmed back my three large containers by about 1/3. What was full bloom in the morning was green meatballs after the trim-back.  Within a couple of days, they were back in color and by a week later they were in full bloom.  That trim really reinvigorated the plants and improved the look of the containers as they headed into fall.

For in-ground plantings, things are a bit easier.  Before planting I incorporate a good dose of compost and then use a controlled release fertilizer.  The in-ground beds have never needed supplemental fertilizer beyond that.  I put the plants one to two feet apart, depending on how impatient I am for them to fill the spot.   I put soaker hoses in my beds and water only when things are very dry—and then only once a week.  I find it is better to water deeply with a soaker hose once a week, versus a little bit of water more often.  For one thing, it encourages deep root growth.  I also don’t usually give my plants the mid- to late-summer trim-back.  The openness that I see in container plants doesn’t happen in the ground.  The only time I trim back is if the petunias have covered too much of the sidewalk and I need to make room for people.

Supertunia plants are truly some of the best performing petunias you can buy.  Try them and you might find yourself rethinking what growing a Petunia means.

This article was written by Kerry Meyer. Kerry is the Project Manager at Proven Winners.

Patent info:  Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum Petunia hybrid ‘USTUNI6001′ PP: 17730 Can.: 2871; Supertunia® Vista Fuchsia Petunia hybrid ‘USTUNI8902′ PP: 17895 Can. Can.: 2875; Supertunia® Vista Silverberry Petunia hybrid ‘USTUNI6001M’ PP: 20903 Can.: 3866

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Buy More and Pay Less Through Our Wholesale Program

In this newsletter we’re excited to announce our new wholesale program that will benefit growers needing lots of plants, as well as those who would like to get together with neighbors or a growing co-op to place an order together. Here’s how it works: you special order plants in quantities of 100; we do the initial planting, germination and thinning, and send you the seedlings in the Spring, just at the right time for planting in your zone. The minimum order is 100 plants of any single variety.

What you get—besides lots of plants—are huge savings. For instance, let’s say you ordered 100 Packman Broccoli plants through the wholesale program. What you’d pay is a total of $20.58 as compared to $2.80 per plant if you ordered them individually. That means you get 100 hundred plants for what you would ordinarily pay for 7 plants! Plus, shipping comes out to be about the same: in both cases it runs about $15. The same super-low prices are in effect for dozens of our other vegetable plants when you buy them wholesale including Black From Tula Heirloom Tomato Plants,  Sweet Baby Girl Cherry Tomato Plants, Blue Curled Scotch Kale Plants, and Bell Boy Sweet Pepper Plants.

You’re probably asking yourself, “How can they afford to do this?” The answer is that it’s simply cheaper for us to grow plants in large quantities, and we then pass the savings on to you. Yet every single plant is guaranteed to arrive alive and healthy. So take advantage of our wholesale program—it might be just the excuse you need to meet other growers in your community and help each other out.

Make Your Own Hot Sauce from Homegrown Tabasco Peppers

Do you like hot sauce? Think how much fun it would be to make your own! For the first time ever, we’re offering tabasco hot pepper plants, the same medium-hot peppers that the McIlhenny Company uses to make its famous Tabasco Sauce®. Though your sauce won’t taste exactly like theirs—unless you age it according to these directions—it will have its own appeal, including a freshness you won’t find on any supermarket shelf.

Our tabasco hot pepper plants and these recipes are all you will need to start making your own hot sauce come harvest time. (If you preorder now, we’ll ship the plants automatically in the spring.) Because tabasco peppers are milder than habaneros, they can also be used to decrease the heat in recipes with habaneros, such as this highly rated vegetarian chili. By the same token, they can increase the heat in recipes that call for jalapeños, such as this very popular Avocado Mango Salsa recipe.

Another fun project we encourage you to try is making hot pepper jelly. If you substitute tabasco peppers for haberneros in this recipe, you’ll end up with a medium-hot jelly with the distinctive taste that led Mr. McIlhenny to choose this variety of hot pepper over all others when formulating his famous hot sauce.

Other Exciting Veggie Plants

Our bestselling veggie plant is the Little Fingers Carrot, a Nantes-type gourmet baby carrot. It’s sweet, crisp, and easy to grow, making it ideal for child gardeners as well as child snackers. Of course, these 4-inch “fingers” are a nutritious treat for anyone. We ship them in boxes of 4.

Every year we sell out of our Caspian Pink Heirloom Tomato Plants. And it’s no wonder: in a recent survey of more than 10,000 home gardeners and tomato farmers, Caspian Pink was among the ten most popular heirloom varieties, along with the Brandywine Pink. Like most heirlooms, these varieties are prized for their flavor. In her book, 100 Heirloom Varieties for the American Garden, Carol Male offers perhaps the best description of the sublime taste of the Brandywine Pink: “winey, robust, mouth-watering, sweet, tart, and complex.” If you’re interested in either of these tomato plants, we recommend that you preorder now because it’s likely we’ll run out of both of them.

Lastly we’d like to mention the Goji Berry Plant. Many health-conscious people are consuming goji berries, often in the form of expensive supplements. Unlike many health fads, however, goji berries have a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Though not as famous as ginseng or ginkgo, they’re a whole lot easier to grow and harvest, and are very tasty, too. You might want to give them a try.

Until next time, happy gardening from all of us at Garden Harvest Supply!

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