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Wishing my family and friends the very best this Canada Day!

Helping people up.......

You are someone's baby. You love your beautiful spouse. Your kids adore you. Thank you for your service.

May you have an exuberant Mother's Day!

Introducing mint tea, hibiscus tea, and echinacea tea products. Did you know that studies have found that consuming hibiscus helps to prevent the absorption of fat into your body? Read more about it here: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-hero-ingredient-to-help-manage-obesity-the-hardy-roselle-plant/
Coming this fall! Try some!

Devour our fresh wild red raspberries. Available frozen. Sold in 2 lbs bags. Wild red raspberries are sweeter than raspberries and they are commonly utilized to make delicious jams and juices. Our 2024 crop of berries will be available commencing July, 2024. Order some now!

Stay in school. Stay clean. Stay alive. Be happy.

Up to 3 feet tall blue spruce and white pine Christmas trees sold in various pots (pot not as shown). Ornaments not included. Available for delivery in November, 2024. These items sell out quickly. Reserve yours now!

Enjoy a bottle of wine for the affordable price of $10. The purchase of a delicious fresh meal from Mars is required in order to activate this deal. What a bonus - tasty food & a reasonable priced bottle of wine!

Add some rustic Christmas ornaments to your Christmas tree in celebration of the birth of Jesus! 4 ornaments for $7.30 USD + tax + shipping.

Wishing our family and friends all of the best on Canada Day!

When you have some spare time and would like to expand your knowledge base, consider participating in one of these valuable webinars dealing with 2023 Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Innovation. Enjoy!

2023 Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Innovation Get inspired by stories of excellence from leaders in the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) innovation community.

Do you use homemade mineral and biological sprays you are using on your fruit trees? If you don't, your fruit trees are missing out!

We will be talking about these easy-to-make nutritional foliar sprays in my radio show and podcast this coming Tuesday, May 30 at 1pm EST.

My guest will be Nigel Palmer author of the book:

The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments: Using locally sourced materials to make mineral and biological extracts and ferments.

The simple spray ingredients include eggshells, cider vinegar, and even fermented plant juice!

I hope you can tune into the live show this coming Tuesday, May 30th at 1pm Eastern Time.

Or you can always download the podcast after the show. Learn more at this link!
https://orchardpeople.com/podcasts/

Strange vegetable

Love Always Wins! 3 more sleeps till it’s Pride MONTH‼️

Thank you to everyone who purchased our garden seeds. They continue to be available for sale year-round. Enjoy the fruits of your labour!

YOU CAN CONTAINER GARDEN YEAR ROUND

It's May 12th, and beautiful weather out there, though a bit windy. Most of the states having started their Gardens, and the warm and rainy weather is getting everyone off to a good start. Just to let you know, everyone can grow in containers, even if you live in an apartment or condo. You can also grow vegetables and herbs in containers indoors during the Winter, and have those fresh salads you always crave.

Please Plant a Garden. If you don't have a big yard, or any yard at all, you can still plant in containers. I feel now more than ever that we will need to grow Home Gardens, and be able to help Feed our Families. We are in a very uncertain time in our Countries history, and we need to be prepared.

There are several types of containers that can be used for growing vegetables including polyethylene plastic bags, clay pots, plastic pots, metallic pots, milk jugs, ice cream containers, bushel baskets, barrels, and planter boxes. It is important to use containers that can accommodate roots of the vegetables you want to grow as the vegetables vary in sizes and rooting depths.

The container needs to have good drainage, and should not contain chemicals that are toxic to plants and human beings. Most vegetables grown in backyard gardens can be grown in containers, although a container's diameter and depth needs to be considered when selecting what vegetables to grow. The plant density (number of vegetable plants per container) depends on individual plant space requirements, and rooting depth.

It's best to use one of the potting mixes in vegetable container gardening as they are light, disease-free, w**d seed-free, and have good drainage. Some potting mixes have pre-mixed plant nutrients, so read the information on the label about how long the pre-mix will feed your plants before you start applying fertilizers. You can also make your own two bushels of potting mix using the following recipe: Shredded sphagnum peat moss (1 bushel), Vermiculite (1 bushel), Ground limestone (1¼ cups), Phosphate fertilizer either 0-20-0 (½ cup) or 0-45-0 (¼ cup), Slow release granular fertilizer such as 5-10-5 (1 cup).

Container-grown plants require more frequent fertilization than field-grown plants because of the limited space within the container for drawing nutrients. Fertilizers can be mixed with the soil mix before filling the container and can also be applied as a nutrient solution. Nutrient solutions can be made by dissolving soluble fertilizer such as 10-20-10, 12-24-12 or 8-16-8 in water following label directions. The nutrient solution is applied once a day when the plants are watered. How often you water may vary with vegetables, but once a day is adequate.

Leach the unused fertilizer nutrients from the potting mix once a week by applying tap water only. It is also very important to water occasionally with a nutrient solution containing micro nutrients such as copper, zinc, boron, manganese, and iron and follow label directions in order to give plants the right amounts.

Plants grown in containers need frequent watering as the containers dry fast. Watering on a daily basis is necessary to provide adequate moisture for plant growth. Apply enough water to reach the bottom of the container. Allow the excess to drain out through drainage holes. Avoid wetting the leaves when watering as this will encourage development of foliar disease. Try not to allow the containers to dry out completely between watering as this will lead to flower and fruit drop. Do not over water the plants as the container will be waterlogged and the roots will lack oxygen leading to poor growth and eventually, perhaps, the plant's death.

The size of the containers needed will depend a lot on the vegetable or herbs you are planting. Most Herbs can be planted in 1/2 - 1 gallon containers. Cabbages, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Leaf Lettuce, Spinach, Swiss Chard, and Cherry Tomatoes can be planted in 1 gallon containers. Beets, Carrots, Eggplants, Peppers and Radishes need 2 gallon containers. Your regular tomatoes will need 3 gallon containers. (great info from the University of Illinois Extension)

When you need some great Non GMO Heirloom Seeds for your containers, please visit our THE SEED GUY website. We have a great 60 Variety Heirloom Seed package with SALE Pricing Now at $79, with 34,000 Seeds, and fresh from the New Fall 2022 Harvest--) https://theseedguy.net/seed-packages/50-60-variety-heirloom-seed-package.html and we still hand count and package our Seed varieties, like the old days, so you get the best germination.

We also have 8 other Heirloom Seed packages, in different sizes, and also all our individual varieties in Stock Now on our Seed Guy website. https://theseedguy.net/15-seed-packages

You can also Call Us 7 days a week, and up to 10:00 pm each night, at 918-352-8800 if you would rather Order By Phone.

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