Weekly Newsletter
April 2, 2026
We will not be at any markets this weekend in observance of Holy Week. However, we will have the flower cart out this Saturday so yall can grab some flowers for Easter!
We will be having our Annual Garden Tour of the farm Friday and Saturday April 10th and 11th from 2 - 6 pm. During the event, we will also be hosting the Keep Argyle Beautiful annual bearded iris contest. To enter, drop by with a cutting of your bearded iris either Friday or Saturday during the farm tour. Iris will be judged at 4 pm on Saturday. 1st prize for both youth and adult categories is your choice of any of our bearded iris rhizomes (to be picked up in the fall). In addition to the free tour and bearded iris contest, there will be jam tasting and a gift shop. Hope yall can make it!
In bloom
This is the last week for anemones and ranunculus as we have begun digging out the corms for storage :(. Happily, we have begun harvesting the peonies! Last year the peonies were a bust as they budded early and were hit by a late freeze. This year, they timed it perfectly. Other new additions this week include roses, foxglove, and clematis. Sweet peas, snapdragons, statice, bluebonnets, and Dutch iris are going strong while the Icelandic Poppy, dianthus, and phlox are also making a showing.
Available Starters / Seeds
Seeds: Cilantro, catnip, parsley, dill, morning glory, bells of Ireland, chamomile, bachelor’s button, love-in-a-mist (nigella), forget-me-nots, cosmos, dara (colored queen Anne’s lace), Mexican sunflowers, gomphrena, bee balm, celosia, cock’s comb, lime basil, blue spice basil, purple hyacinth bean, hardy hibiscus, bupleurum, and marigold.
Starters: We have tomatoes (Sweet 100, Early Bush, Abe Lincoln, Rutgers, Sweet Gardener, Sweetie, Black Cherry, and Celebration), Catnip, Cilantro, Curly Parsley, peppers, peppermint, apple mint, Rosemary, Lavender, Red Yarrow, Sage, Pink Yarrow, and Basil (Sweet, Genovese, and Globe). All stater plants will be on sale for 50% off at the Garden Tour.
Farm Tasks for the Week
Continuing spring cleanup with more oak leaf and acorn removal. Began mulching all the permanent planters. The property is starting to look ready for visitors!
Planted out the tray of sunflowers and basil into the various prepped beds. The celosia is still too tiny to transplant but they’ve all sprouted. Started zinnias, lime basil, and gomphrena in trays.
Dug out about half the ranunculus corms and am drying them out for storage. Digging out is limited by number of drying racks, but the hot weather definitely has been speeding it up. Began adding compost and fertilizer to the former ranunculus beds but waiting until after this Saturday’s anticipated rain to plant the dahlia tubers.
Chickens
Transplanted a mulberry bush into the chicken corner of the yard. They decided it was a leaf buffet and ate all the leaves at their height and below. I expected them to do that so wasn’t too annoyed. Then they decided that the newly packed dirt around the base of the plant was perfect for dirt baths thereby exposing all the roots. Needless to say, a cage was added to protect the plant until it is established. We have plenty of eggs, so still at spring egg pricing.
Jams / Jellies
Due to popular demand, we have blackberry and strawberry lemonade available this week along with the following flavors:
Usual Flavors: Seasonal Flavors:
Strawberry Jam - Pomegranate Jalapeno
Strawberry Blueberry Jam - Mint Jelly
Strawberry Peach Jam - Raspberry Jalapeno
Strawberry Jalapeño Jam
Blueberry Peach Jam
Blueberry Lime Jam
Blueberry Jam
Blueberry Jalapeño Jam
Apple Butter (out this week)
Mango Raspberry Jam
Raspberry Jam
Cherry Jam
Cards
We have a large assortment of handmade pressed flower or quilled cards along with quilling kits. Wildflowers are in bloom so will be pressing winecup, primrose, and Indian paintbrushes.