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We Are Growing Back To The City...
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In an effort to provide our customers with better service, Farmer D Organics is focusing its efforts on its website and the Briarcliff Farmer D World Headquarters. We are currently phasing out the daily operations of our Norcross Farmer D Organics, which will become a seasonal satellite location. Please direct questions and visits to the Briarcliff store and our website.
Because we love our north Atlanta clients, and understand how difficult it can be to brave the traffic to the Briarcliff store, Farmer D Organics will provide a free delivery service to the Norcross store. Items will be available for pickup on Wednesdays from 9 to 5. Orders must be in by Saturday. Please send your orders through the 'Contact Us' section of our website.
We apologize for any inconveniences we have caused, but look forward to being able to focus our energies to better serve our customers. Thank you for your continued support of Farmer D Organics and our urban farming cause.
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FIVE TIPS FOR YOUR GARDEN
1) WATERING: Water your summer veggies early in the morning or in the evening. Watering early in the morning before the sun gets too hot is the best time. Water droplets act as prisms intensifying the sun's rays, leading to burned leaves. Always, make sure to water the soil and not the plant.
2) ORGANIC INSECTICIDES: Always use organic insecticides! Use insecticides early in the morning or in the evening when its cool because that's when a plants stomata (or plant pores) are closed.
3) KNOW YOUR TOMATO VARIETY: There are over 7,500 varieties of tomatoes. While virtually all commercial tomato varieties are red, plenty if not most of those that are home grown- especially heirlooms - produce fruit in colors other than red, including green, yellow, orange, pink, black, brown, ivory, white, and purple. So know your variety in order to harvest it when its ripe! Don't let your green zebras rot!
4) PATROL YOUR VEGGIES: Keep an eye out for pests, check underneath leaves, look closely for camouflaged critters.
5) CUT BASIL BACK: Cut basil back, prune low each week for best basil, don't let it flower!
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Plant of the Week:
Cucumber
The cucumber is believed native to India, and evidence indicates that it has been cultivated in western Asia for 3,000 years. From India it spread to Greece and Italy, where the Romans were especially fond of the crop, and later into China. It was probably introduced into other parts of Europe by the Romans, and records of cucumber cultivation appear in France in the 9th century, England in the 14th century, and in North America by the mid-16th century. There are many varieties of this refreshing veggie and many great recipes! Try this summer cucumber sandwich which is easy to make with the kids or for a summer party!
Must try Shannon's Famous "Cool As A Cucumber Sandwich," a delicious and easy to make summer snack!
INGREDIENTS:
2 or 3 medium homegrown cucumbers
3 ounces of cream cheese and goat cheese
lemon juice
chives or dill
salt and pepper
local bread
Combine 2 cheeses add lemon juice to taste. Slice cucumbers, smear cheese mix and place cucumbers on local ciabatta bread, salt and pepper to taste. Top with chives or dill for an extra punch of flavor! Enjoy open faced too!
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Chalkboard Talk:
It's time to pre-order fall crops for your school gardens. Our friendly farmers, Beth and Melanie at Young's Mill are busy starting fall seeds and they plan to make our first delivery on August 26th!! Broccoli and Cauliflower are 2 crops that need to get in the ground by late September so they mature and grow. If you think your school would like to pre-order plants for the fall please email ashley@farmerd.com to find out what crops will be available in our cute kid size.
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Compost
Corner
(Keeping
It Hot! Farmer D's Compost Tips)
MARVELOUS MAGGOTS!
Don't fret if you find maggots in your compost!
In fact, these larvae play a role in breaking down and recycling nutrients back into the soil. They don't bite and don't carry diseases, perfect composting pal! Compost-dwelling Black Soldier flies are very common.
Young soldier fly larvae are a gray-white color, segmented, about an inch in length and very active. As they mature they turn a dark brown/black color. They are torpedo-shaped and flattened, with tough-looking skin. The larvae have small heads and narrow bodies, no legs.
Adult compost-dwelling soldier flies are black and about 5/8-inch long. They have smoky black wings. Their wings are held over the back when at rest. Adults feed and lay eggs on food waste, hence them hanging out in your compost!
The adults will emerge, mate and die in two days. The adult flies are black and sometimes mistaken for black wasps. Soldier fly larvae are voracious consumers of nitrogen-dominant decaying materials, such as kitchen food scraps and manures.
Birds love eating these little treats, so if you find yourself too grossed out go ahead and pick them out and feed them to your chickens, they'll love you forever and these flies are a great source of protein!
So again, these good little maggots are known to break down organic material in the pile so it can further decompose, while the flies inoculate the compost with beneficial bacteria from other sources!
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Farmer D Organics Garden Center
2154 Briarcliff Rd. Atlanta, GA 30329
Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sun: 11am - 5:00pm |
Call or email us for more information
(404) 325-0128
info@farmerd.com
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