Weekly Newsletter
May 29, 2025
Find us at Robson Ranch tomorrow (5/30) from 8 - 11 am, the Coppell Farmers Market Saturday (5/31) from 8-noon, and the Keller Farmers Market Saturday (5/31) from 8 -noon. We will also have the Flower Cart out Sunday morning after 10:30 am.
In bloom
Lilies are dominating this week’s harvest with bells of Ireland, gladiolus, lemon bee balm, yarrow, bachelor buttons, black & blue salvia, daisies, purple coneflowers, privet flowers, statice, and hydrangea. Roses are having their second flush of the season this week. The forget-me-nots, love-in-a-mist, larkspur, and dianthus are slowing down. This is the last week for poppy pods. Coming soon: lisianthus, rudbeckia, and liatris!
Available Starters / Seeds
Seeds: Bluebonnets! 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. Coming soon: chamomile and blue bachelor buttons (both for fall planting).
Starters: Black & Blue Salvia, tarragon, yarrow, oregano, catnip, marjoram, curly parsley, orange thyme, spearmint, rosemary, lavender, sweet 100 tomatoes, better boy tomatoes, Genovese basil, sweet basil, lime basil, coleus, dill, & cilantro.
Farm Tasks for the Week
Cleaned up the dutch iris by cutting them to the ground. Also removed the bread poppies and bluebonnets which were spent for the season. Weeded the front flower beds and paths which were not too bad thanks to the cardboard / wood chips in the paths and thick mulched leaves in the beds.
Thick mulched leaves in the beds have the downside of promoting pill bugs which eat seedlings. Sluggo is a great control for the pill bugs!
Harvested nearly all the bells of Ireland due to them being weighed down by the rain.
Transplanted sunflower and zinnia starters.
Chickens
Having a buggy spring with spiders and chiggers, so let the chickens roam the yard. They immediately went and started eating up the nearly ripe blackberries! We have eggs available. If you’d like to reserve, email/text.
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 - Peach Raspberry Jam
Mango Raspberry Jam - Peach Lemonade Jam
Raspberry Jam
Cherry Jam
Cards
We have a large assortment of handmade pressed flower or quilled cards along with quilling kits.
Picture: Coleus is great for adding color to shade / part shade spots. You can plant direct in the ground or in pots which allow you to bring them in for the winter to enjoy again next year.