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WELCOME TO THE FARM!  Our stand is located in the SW corner of the Saturday market.  This is our 16th year at this location.  We grow field crops and cut flowers and also have a thriving nursery business in the spring and summer.  We bring a large selection of plants to our market stand, and our farm nursery is open from May 2 to June 15.

 

By coming to the farm, you get the best selection of plants and also a lovely field trip to see our small farm operation. Get first pick of our hanging baskets.  Every year we grow a large selection of tomato plants, including many heirlooms.  We also grow pepper and chile plants, broccoli and other veggie starts, strawberry starts, and specialize in flowers for hanging baskets and containers.  Herbs and many perennials round out the list.

When you buy our plants, you can be assured that they are right for this climate and properly hardened off to withstand our challenging North Idaho weather. Since we grow produce to sell from the varieties we select, we know they are productive and delicious.

FLOWERS We love  our flowers and about half the nursery in Hayden is now dedicated to seed and specialty annuals and the fabulous hanging baskets we make with them. We love making them and can hardly wait to see how they turn out. Here is a quick link to that section.
 

NEW THIS YEAR: Asiatic and fragrant Oriental lilies. We also will bring back clematis. 16 varieties of clematis: red, purple, white, blue, double, striped, bi-colors - the best selection of clematis in Coeur d’Alene/Hayden. So much fun! We expect them to sell out fast so come early for best selection.




Rudbeckia



Fall!



Dried Arrangement
MARKET Our booth at the Hayden farmers market changes with the season, starting out mostly with plants and then produce slowly takes over the space. We grow a large selection of produce, with Brian specializing in carrots, garlic, onions and potatoes. Susi, The Tomato Lady, offers her great tasting tomatoes, specialty peppers, fancy beans, strawberries, tomatillo salsa kits, fresh basil, lilies, sunflowers, cut flowers and even homemade jam later in the season. Don’t miss our booth in the fall to stock up on dried flowers, gourds, pumpkins and winter squash!
TOMATOES FOR 2009

As usual, we proudly present our large assortment of plants - something for everybody and these should all produce well in this climate and taste great.
 
RED SLICERS & SALAD TOMATOES
 
4th OF JULY 49 days  Rich flavor, medium plants
BIG BEEF 73 days Earliest big red beefsteak
BURPEE BIG BOY* 78 days Very large red slicers, rich flavor, meaty
BUSH CELEBRITY 65 days Productive, small plants, lg. flavorful fruit
BUSH EARLY GIRL  54 days  Med.-sized fruit, smallish plants
CELEBRITY 70 days Mid-season slicer, good flavor & disease resistant
CHAMPION 62 days Meaty, flavorful lg. fruit
EARLY GIRL  57 days Early, 4 oz. fruit
FIRST LIGHT* 76 days Exceptional flavor, crisp texture, green shoulders
KOOTENAI 65 days Small plants, reliable production, rich flavor
NEW GIRL 62 days Earlier and better than Early Girl
NORTHERN EXPOSURE 67 days  Big tomatoes on short plants, reliable, good
PARK'S WHOPPER 65 days Good sized fruit, very productive and reliable here
SILETZ 60 days 4-5” fruit on smaller plants. Productive & early
SUPER FANTASTIC 70 days Large 10oz slicers, beefsteak flavor
VIVA ITALIA (ROMA) 76 days Excellent roma with good flavor, high production

YELLOW & ORANGE TOMATOES
 
IDA GOLD 59 days Sprawling small plant, oval, smallish sweet fruit
LEMON BOY 72 days Large plant with large, mild yellow fruit

CHERRY TOMATOES
 
CHOCOLATE CHERRY 70 days Brown fruit with rich complex flavor; fun!
GOLD NUGGET 55 days Smallish plants, loads of sweet yellow cherries
JULIET  60 days Mini romas on large, sprawling plants
SUNSUGAR 62 days Everyone’s favorite. Sweet, flavorful orange cherries
SUPERSWEET 100 65 days Extra sweet cherries, large vines
SWEET MILLION 65 days Improved Supersweet 100, full sized, crack resistant
SWEET OLIVE 57 days  Earliest & best grape on medium plant, prolific
TAMI G* 62 days Sweet grape-disease resistant indeterminate vines

HEIRLOOMS

 We brought back a few, added Anna Russian and Rose, continue to offer our favorites. Cosmonaut Volkov is back-let us know how it does for you. We love the rich flavor of black tomatoes.
 
ANNA RUSSIAN* 65-70 days Luscious flavor, pinkish red large fruit, indeterminate
BLOODY BUTCHER 55 days Early, smallish plant, 2” fruit, good acidy taste
BLACK CHERRY 64 days 1” round black cherries, rich flavor, big vines
BLACK KRIM 80 days Rich, slightly salty black flavor, good producer
BRANDYWINE 90 days Late, large beefsteaks. Best in greenhouses
COSMONAUT VOLKOV* 72 days 1-2 lb.fruit with excellent balanced flavor
GREEN ZEBRA 78 days Unique smallish green fruit with yellow stripes, zingy
MANITOBA 58 days Determinate, small plant developed for the north, good acid
PAUL ROBESON 74 days Black 4” beefsteak; luscious, earthy exotic flavors
ROSE* 75-80days Like Brandywine, maybe earlier-Amish heirloom
YELLOW PEAR 70 days Pear shaped yellow cherry with very mild flavor

* = new this year		    

PEPPERS FOR 2008

A word about peppers:

Green peppers are immature versions of red, yellow or orange peppers. Colored peppers start out shades of green then turn color when they are mature. Maturity takes a few weeks longer so if you really want to grow colored peppers, leave some plants un-harvested. Purple peppers such as Islander and Purple Beauty are purple when immature, turning orange or red once they mature. Peppers, and especially chilies, love heat, so they are always slow here and sometimes don’t mature very well. If frost threatens you can always harvest them green and freeze them for soups later. Our selections are the best varieties we know for this area.

 

BELL PEPPERS
 

  
CHOCOLATE Long, sweet flavored brown peppers
EARLY SUNSATION Yellow bells
FAT N SASSY Big blocky green/red bells
GOURMET Orange bells
ISLANDER Lavender bells
NEW ACE Earliest, smaller green/red bell
NORTH STAR Early green/red bell
PURPLE BEAUTY Purple bell


CHILES
 

  
ANCHO SAN MARTIN Poblanos for the north, mild
BIGGIE CHILE Anaheim, improved Big Chile (hopefully!)       
CARMEN     Sweet Corno di Toro for frying or salads
CZECH BLACK HOT PEPPER Small black chilies turn beautiful red. Med hot
JALAPENO, MUCHO NACHO The best jalapeno
LIPSTICK   (Pimento) Smallish, wedge shaped, very sweet red peppers
PAPRIKA SUPREME      Long mild chilies used fresh red or dry and grind
RING OF FIRE Red cayenne peppers, 3”, very hot
SERRANO DEL SOL Reliable serranos for the north
SUPER CHILE     

2” very hot peppers on compact plant/containers   


EGGPLANTS
 

  
DUSKY

Early purple bell shaped fruit, sturdy plants
ORIENT EXPRESS       

Long oriental type, very productive

HERBS
 		 MISC. EDIBLES
Parsley-Flat and Curly Tribute Everbearing Strawberries
Rosemary-Arp Raspberry Plants (red and yellow)
Oregano Blackberry Plants
Sweet Marjoram          Blueberry (special order)

Mints-spearmint, chocolate mint, orange mint

  

Chives

OTHER VEGGIE STARTS

Thyme

Broccoli

Basil (late May-June)

Cabbage

Lavender-Grosso & Hidcote

Cauliflower
 

Onion Plants

 

Salad Mix (Mesclun)

 

 

FLOWERS FOR 2009    

 

Simple Pleasures in North Idaho


 Comfort and Joy from Colorful Flowers

 

Everyone is economizing this year, and flowers are a great way to brighten your space for little money. Patio containers and hanging baskets can lift your mood, provide fragrance and enhance your quality of life.  What else costs so little but provides so much, for so long a time?  Annuals are fun to mix and match or use in monochromatic pots and baskets.  Sometimes perennials can be used to provide contrast or color, such as the bold leaves of Heucheras.  Just pick a color you love and go from there.  You can also echo your colors in ground plantings.  Masses of one or two colors are very effective.  At our nursery, we have good signage and people to help you choose from among our many varieties of flowers.  Our prices continue to be among the lowest in town.
 

SPECIALTY ANNUALS
 

What are specialty annuals?  Also known as premium annuals or basket stuffers, they are vegetatively propagated by companies such as Proven Winners to be super performers.  They grow fast, have fewer problems, and need less deadheading.  They arrive as tiny plugs in March and we grow them into 4" pots and make up hanging baskets and pots.  It's very exciting to see each new variety start to bloom.  Susi ordered them in the midst of the heavy December snows and got carried away dreaming of spring and colorful flowers, so we have a fantastic selection this year!
 
We make our pots and baskets using extra goodies like alpaca manure and worm castings so they get a good start and last a long time.

 

Trailing Petunias-Waves are not the only trailers!

It’s true! Petunias are so easy and wonderful in pots and baskets, and besides waves there are Supertunias, Surfinias, Whispers and more. Waves are grown from seed and the others are grown from cuttings. Cuttings grown petunias are very weather resistant and branch with less pinching than waves. They don’t get bald on top later in the season. Choose from among these, and more.
 


Supertunia Royal Velvet

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Supertunia Red


Petitunia Happy Dream


Surfinia Lime
       


Surfinia Magenta


Whispers Appleblossom


Surfinia Great Spark


Supertunia Double Dark Blue

CALIBRACHOA : Also referred to as Million Bells, Callies resemble mini petunias and come in mounding or trailing forms.  Tough as nails and strong growers, they will contrast and fill in pot designs.  Wonderful in monoculture pots, too, just use several of the same plant. We ordered in stars and pink veined ones, doubles, plums, reds, blues and yellow.
 


Minifamous Double Yellow


Minifamous Purple


Minifamous Tangerine


Callie Light Blue


 


 

    


Minifamous Double Pink


Superbells Plum


Callie White/Rose Vein


Callie Rose Star

VERBENA : Unlike old seed varieties, the new vegetative propagated verbenas are dream plants with strong mildew resistance and rapid, hardy growth. Fantastic mixed with any of our other plants, they have big rosettes of colorful flowers and they bloom and bloom, even if you neglect them. Try any of these beauties.
 


Lanai Peach


Lanai Bright Pink


Red ‘07


Upright Violet
       


Escapade Bright Eye


Upright Magenta


Temari Blue


Blush White
       
  OSTEOSPERMUM - Mounding plants with big daisies.  Soprano Lilac Spoon is new and unique.

DIASCIA:  Use for filler in containers.  Compact and mounding, lots of small flowers.

NEMESIA  Mounding fragrant flowers for fillers (Angelart Raspberry and Bluebird)

DAHLIA STARSISTER RED AND WHITE – cheery dahlias on compact plant

SNAPDRAGON TRAILING BRONZE – fabulous orange snaps on trailing plant

BIDENS PETER’S GOLD CARPET- great trailing filler, small yellow flowers

BRACHTEANTHA OUTBACK YELLOW - golden strawflowers for baskets

THUNBERGIA CHARLES STAR - vining plant for trellises or baskets, yellow flowers

PHLOX INTENSIA CABERNET - floriferous, mounding/trailing plant with hot pink flowers-a knockout!
CUPHEA TOTALLY TEMPTED - true scarlet flowers, mounder for pots

NIEREMBERGIA PATIO WHITE  - 10-15” high spreading white mound    

HELIOTROPE – fragrant blue flowers on mounding plants. Loved by butterflies

SALVIA BLACK AND BLUE – tall with fabulous blue flowers

PENNISETUM RUBRUM – reddish Grass, wonderful for height

DRACENA SPIKES - great for height in pots

GLECHOMA VARIEGATA - variegated creeping Charlie-long trailer

TASMANIAN VIOLET - creeping/trailing plant with tiny violets all summer

GOLDEN CREEPING JENNY - nice yellow trailer for pots or hardy perennial groundcover for light sun, shade

SWEET POTATO VINE MARGARITA – chartreuse heat lover, trailer

ESPECIALLY FOR SHADE:

COLEUS TRAILING PLUM – special for hanging baskets

TRAILING IMPATIENS BUTTERFLY SALMON WITH EYE – Dainty flowers look like butterflies on delicate but surprisingly tough plant.  Makes a beautiful basket combined with lobelia

 BEGONIA DOUBLET ROSE  - Sweet double pink mini begonias on compact plants with red leaves. 


Can we make up a special basket for you?  Just email us and we can send a flyer or come see the whole selection at the farm nursery and pick out plants for your own pots and containers.  There’s signs and big color tags to help you choose!

 

 

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