Weekly Newsletter
July 3, 2025
Find us at the Coppell Farmers Market Saturday (7/5) from 8-noon. We will also have the Flower Cart out Sunday morning after 8:30 am.
In bloom
Liatris and eryngium wrapped up last week. Celosia, zinnia, gomphrena, basil, rudbeckia, dara (colored Queen Anne’s lace), and sunflowers are starting to take off. We’re still getting a few snapdragons, gladiolus, bells of Ireland, yarrow, lemon bee balm, daisies, purple coneflowers, statice, roses, carnations, and lisianthus.
Available Starters / Seeds
Seeds: Morning Glory (NEW!), Bells of Ireland (NEW!), chamomile, blue bachelor buttons, bluebonnets (manually scarified), 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, Persian basil, Thai basil, purple hyacinth bean, hardy hibiscus, bupleurum, tassel flower, and marigold.
Starters: Black & Blue Salvia, oregano, catnip, marjoram, curly parsley, orange thyme, spearmint, rosemary, lavender, and coleus. I missed the window on the tomato seedlings so we will not be having fall tomato starters available this year (not sure how that slipped!).
Farm Tasks for the Week
Rain, yay! This week has been “cool”. All the plants appreciate the break with the light rain. Gave everyone a good fertilizing this week.
Cut back the daisies, rudbeckia, and yarrow for fall bloom. Cut back the fruited blackberry canes to the ground and tip pruned the new canes to encourage bushier growth.
Pulled out the zucchini and one of the cucumber plants that the bugs infested (lost the war on those guys, but I did get a handful of veggies first). The chickens loved the bug feast.
Chickens
Another chicken picture photo bombed by the guinea hen. We’re stocked back up on eggs.
Jams / Jellies
Mustang grapes are ready to pick! Will be harvesting Friday morning and jelly will be available next weekend. We have the following jams available:
Usual Flavors: Seasonal Flavors:
Strawberry Jam - Strawberry Lemonade
Strawberry Blueberry Jam (out of stock this week) - Chamomile Jelly
Strawberry Peach Jam - Peach Jam
Strawberry Jalapeño Jam - Peach Butter
Blueberry Peach Jam (out of stock this week) - Peach Jalapeno Jam
Blueberry Lime Jam - Ginger Peach Jam
Blueberry Jam - Cinnamon Peach Jam
Blueberry Jalapeño Jam - Balsamic Peach Basil Jam
Apple Butter (out of stock this week) - Peach Raspberry Jam
Mango Raspberry Jam - Peach Lemonade Jam
Raspberry Jam - Blackberry Jam
Cherry Jam - Apricot Jam
Cards
We have a large assortment of handmade pressed flower or quilled cards along with quilling kits. We also have quilling tools for first time quillers.
Pictured above: Pressed purples (hydrangea, statice, dara, and ballon flower)
Pictured at right: Quilled bear