Iowabackyardfarmer

Gonna be a cold one tonight with our backyard forecast for the upper teens. Luckily the plants in the greenhouse should stay warm and cozy with the heaters on and all the rest of the plants are still inside basking under the glow of their grow lights. Can you spot your tomato plants in the picture?

We filled our first greenhouse on Saturday! Definitely jumped an energy level with 91 degrees on Saturday (a record high for that date) and 25 degrees this morning.

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being very high, how anxious are you to get something planted in your garden?

Look what’s growing today!

And so it begins! The 2026 season seeds have arrived, and the 2026 Plant Sale Preorder list has been posted. One major change is we switched suppliers for the seed packets we offer. This year we are offering MIgardener seed packets and plant food. MIgardener has a much better selection of varieties and a much better price, so please check both our plants and seeds!

We are taking preorders starting now with pick up available in May. We’re looking forward to growing great gardens with you this year!
Check out the list here: https://www.iowabackyardfarmer.org/springplantsale.html

Today was the first Saturday in more than two months in which we didn’t have commitments to be somewhere else. It felt great to finally get back to the garden and get a little bit of harvesting done. What did you harvest this weekend?