Weekly Newsletter

October 8, 2026

We will be at Robson Ranch tomorrow (Friday) from 9 - noon and Saturday at the Keller Farmers Market from 8 am - noon. The Sunday flower cart will be out from roughly 8:00 - 6:00 wind permitting (< 15 mph) on Sunday.

In bloom

Repeat with a few others dropping off: zinnias, lisianthus, snapdragons, celosia, basil, and gomphrena.

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, blue spice basil, purple hyacinth bean, hardy hibiscus, bupleurum, and marigold.

Starters: Coleus

Farm Tasks for the Week

Replanted all the bearded iris rhizomes including the bed that was redone.

Transplanted a mulberry bush from a pot in the vegetable garden to its hopefully permanent location in the chicken section of the yard.

Chickens

Chickens are still not bothering to lay much. The youngest batch of chicks are coming out of their “awkward teen years” and starting to look less crazy.

Jams / Jellies

Usual Flavors: Seasonal Flavors:

• Strawberry Jam - Balsamic Strawberry Basil

• Strawberry Blueberry Jam - Mint Jelly

• Strawberry Peach Jam - Blackberry

• Strawberry Jalapeño Jam - Peach Jalapeno

• Blueberry Peach Jam - Pumpkin Apple Butter

• Blueberry Lime Jam

• Blueberry Jam

• Blueberry Jalapeño Jam

• Apple Butter

• Mango Raspberry Jam

• Raspberry Jam

• Cherry Jam

Cards

We have a large assortment of handmade pressed flower or quilled cards along with quilling kits.