Green Thumb Garden Club

The club visited Rakers-Robertas Young Plants, a flower wholesaler, located in Litchfield. https://www.raker.com. It was a perfect weather day and they even grilled a hot dog lunch for us.

We enjoyed strolling the test beds and comparing flower varieties with all the many colors and newbies to the market.

We also enjoying strolling with friends and catching up with each other!

“The love of gardening is a seed once sow that never dies” - Gertrude Jekyll

Flower arrangement by Fortunate Farm.

What's The White Stuff On My Terra-Cotta Pots? Are you wondering what that white film on your Terra-Cotta pots is and how to remove it? Discover the cause of mineral buildup and learn how to easily remove it with our step-by-step guide. Keep your plants healthy and prevent damage caused by excess minerals. Follow our gardening tips and ensure yo...

“We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” _Jenny Uglow

11 Reasons Your Snake Plant Is Stunted And How To Help It Thrive Check out this article and see what the 11 causes are of your snake plant not growing & the possible solutions to get your plant to grow big and strong!

14 Long-Flowering Perennials To Spruce Up Your Garden I'm a no-nonsense type of gardener. I want our garden beds to look good, but I don't have much time to spend out there planting, weeding, and replanting. That's why perennials (plants that come back every year) are the perfect option. Here are 14 long-flowering and beautiful perennials to incorporat...

July Gardening Tip from the Farmers Almanac - Feed your roses at mid-month to encourage more flowering 🌹

~She came to the garden and whispered to the plants until her smile returned and her mind was calm. ~

Lady of the Garden
Artist: Lore Pemberton
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Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes 🍅 _unknown

Below are cherry tomatoes growing in my AeroGarden! I love this little hydroponic gem!

How to Make an Earwig Bait Trap Using Oil, Water and Soy Sauce The European earwig (Forficula auricularia) is one of our most common earwigs found worldwide in gardens. These insects are scavengers, and they are omnivores – they are voracious feeders on …

11 summer gardening tips for June - Rest Less June marks the first month of summer – and on 20th of June we’ll also see the longest day of the year. The longer, brighter days will give our gardens an extra boost, so you can expect to see plants have a growth spurt this month. Gardening jobs for June include continuing the war on

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How to Deadhead Petunias Deadheading petunias is an important task to encourage growth and remove seed pods from the plant. Zach Gaylor, MSU Extension agent, goes over the details on...

7 Plants You Can Plant In July And Still Get A Harvest In many places around the world July’s summer weather can be pretty rough. If you have 10+ days with temperatures over 100F – whew! that certainly is not the best planting weather! But if you

Thank you for your presentation Eliza Hansel!

Master Composter Online Course In this course, you will gain a deeper understanding of composting - the soils and essential nutrients that make our gardens thrive!

Business meeting tonight at 5 pm at member Laura Legris house, 407 W High St in Union City. Then at 6 pm, Special Guest Speaker Eliza Hansel from MSU Agricultural Extension will be talking all things Compost!

Bring a beverage and $3 for provided meal.

June Gardening tip from the Farmers Almanac:

Plant colorful summer annuals such as petunias, cosmos, marigolds and salvia. 🌸

Are you a pepper topper? 🌶️ 🫑 To top or not? Hmmm…

Why You Need to Top Your Pepper Plants & How to Do It I’m a lazy gardener. I am, I’ll admit it. If something is going to double my cucumber harvest, but it takes too long to implement or involves a big setup or lots of tools and

10 Things You Need to Know about Russian Sage (Perovskia) I like big boastful plants. A quick perusal of my article portfolio on this website will show that whenever I write a single-plant article, it tends to be centered around plants that take center stage.