Weekly Newsletter
June 26, 2025
Find us at Robson Ranch tomorrow (6/27) from 8 - 11 am, the Keller Farmers Market Saturday (6/28) from 8 -noon, and the Coppell Farmers Market Saturday (6/28) from 8-noon. We will also have the Flower Cart out Sunday morning after 8:30 am.
In bloom
Looks like the last big lisianthus cut and the first round of sunflowers! Bachelor buttons, nigella, and chamomile are out of the ground and replaced with baby celosia, zinnia, and sunflowers. Snapdragons, celosia, gladiolus, bells of ireland, yarrow, lemon bee balm, daisies, purple coneflowers, statice, roses, carnations, liatris, rudbeckia, milkweed, fireworks gomphrena, the first of the zinnias, the last erygnium of the year, and a stray gloriosa.
Available Starters / Seeds
Seeds: Blue Bachelor Buttons (NEW!), Chamomile (NEW!), 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, Genovese basil, and coleus.
Farm Tasks for the Week
Bug wars … seems like the caterpillars and perhaps the grasshoppers are under control for now. The lace bugs are in full force and the ants are getting more aggressive with their aphid farms. Still squishing lots of bugs. Wish I could get that guinea hen to go eat them up.
Planted more sunflowers and scoured the edges of the yard for more leaves to mulch the few bald planters with.
We’re in the watering part of the year. Bought a simple moisture probe to see how effective our watering is. Surprised at how a single bed goes from perfect to dry depending on where the probe is inserted. Hoping the new mulch layer helps even that out.
Chickens
Another chicken picture photo bombed by the guinea hen. Chickens have slowed down production a little due to the hot weather. Eggs went fast this week, so we’re out until next week.
Jams / Jellies
We have the following jams available:
Usual Flavors: Seasonal Flavors:
Strawberry Jam - Strawberry Lemonade
Strawberry Blueberry Jam - Chamomile Jelly
Strawberry Peach Jam - Peach Jam
Strawberry Jalapeño Jam - Peach Butter
Blueberry Peach Jam - 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 (out of stock this week) - 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 greenery (ferns, Russian sage, roses, cosmos, and rue)
Pictured at right: Quilled zinnia