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Why plant a bunch of zinnias in your veggie garden?
1. They attract pollinators if they're in a clump. (A sparse one or two flowers won't work as well.)
2. They are tall and in full bloom at the end of the season. Exactly the same time you are harvesting and your garden is looking haggard.

Check out what my veggie garden looks like from the road (pic 1) and what it looks like up close (pic 2).

Why does cracking happen in tomatoes? Inconsistent watering; some varieties are more prone to it than others. Sometimes through no fault of the gardener. If you're in Rochester you may have noticed a deluge the other day followed by a forecast of no rain. You may want to pick all your blushing tomatoes now before they swell from the downpour. Once they crack on the vine they are very susceptible to pests and disease.

A whole grain bagel with cream cheese and sprouts is a tasty way to eat the sprouts that we begin making tomorrow in the free Sprout Along. The process is very easy!

Here's an overview: day 1 is a rinse, then a soak over night. Day 2 is a morning rinse and evening rinse. Day 3, 4, 5 are exactly the same. Day 6 separate the duds from the sprouts and store in the fridge. And most importantly...eat them!

Materials needed will be a 32oz glass Ball mason jar, a mesh lid, and 2oz alfalfa/broccoli/clover mix of your choice.

I have 4 kits left ($10), or you can source locally or online. Pm me if you are local to the Rochester, NY area and would like a kit.

I love seeing my little tomato babies all grown in their new homes! I hope some of them are destined for her amazing spaghetti sauce!

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Plant Rustlers!
Did you know that the Master Gardeners will come dig out and remove your unwanted (non invasive) plants for you??? They take them to be repotted and sell them at their plant sales, win-win!
Available late April-late May and again in Early Sept to October.
What an amazing service!
Details on what they can take and not take on their page:

Plant Rustlers Have some plants in your garden grown out of control? Are you a new homeowner and overwhelmed with the plant material in your garden? Are you too busy to maintain a garden right now? The Master Gardener Plant Rustlers are here to help!We will come to your property and remove the plants you n...

I'm sold out of tomato plants (unless you reserved one waiting for pick up). I put together a list of local nurseries that you can check out.
I visited 5 of these today and "reinvested" my tomato proceeds on some fun plants 😍🪴(lemon verbena, lemon thyme, chocolate mint, marjoram, pineapple sage and clearance begonias!)