Happy New Year to all my gardening friends!

Hi Everyone!
Happy New Year To all my gardening friends.Hope the new year brings you all the things that you want in the new year.me  Come back often this next year to see post about all kind of gardening subjects. I will be discussing how to grow all kind of plants and there care. So come back often to see what is going on Gardener den

Hi Gardening Friends!

Hi Gardening Friends!
Here is a page on Facebook that I would like you to look at when you get time?
www.facebook.com/DensGreenhouseFunds
I hope if you go there would you like my fanpage?
                                                                                    Thank You
                                                                             Dennis Hoyman

I am growing Herbs in the greenhouse for resale.

I am growing Herbs in the greenhouse for resale.
In the next few months I will be selling herbs over the Internet,
So keep coming back to my blog to see what kinds of  herbs that I am growing do I
have to sell. Here are some that I am growing.
a. Peppermint
b. Chocolate Mint
c. Spearmint
d.Orange Mint
e. Common Sage
f. Oregano
g. Rosemary
h. Basil

So if your interested in growing Herbs in the winter time in your house come back to see what I have to offer.   Gardener Den

Hi Gardening Friends

Hi Gardening Friends
Well it almost the end of June and didn't get my garden planted yet?
But there is more time to get those tomatoes and peppers in the ground.
So hope to get them planted before the end of the month.
Let me know if you have any ideas?
                                                       Have A Nice Day
                                                       Gardener Den









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How to grow onions in containers.

How to grow onions in containers for a early spring crop.
Few vegetables are of greater important than the onion. Onions are a hardy biennial which is native to western Asia.The botanial name is allium Cepa:which it belongs to the Lily family, Liliaceae. What are onion sets? They are raised from seeds sown in the summer of the previous year;under good cultivation they will yield fair sized bulbs by the end of the season. Growing onion sets are very simple to do and very easily. First of all what you need to do is go to you favorite garden center that sells onion sets which comes in yellow,red or white. Now when you get them home you need to get some clean plastic containers and a bag of potting soil. I usually use containers that are called six packs which haves six
separate compartments that you fill with the potting soil and after you do this. You can take a onion set and stick it
into the soil. you need to cover the onion set completely with the soil. Now after you plant all 8 containers in the flat you are ready to mist the flat with water. If you don't want to do a full flat of onions you can plant one container and grow the onions the same way. You don't need to have a full flat of onions you can grow as many onions that you wish. Soak the flat but don't drown the onion sets just keep them evenly moist. And if you have a greenhouse you can place the flat on the greenhouse bench if not. You can place them in your house under a grow light. It will take about one month for the onions to grow and be ready to eat as green onions. Or you can either plant them outside or transplant into a larger container and let the onions bulbs get larger. How to make your onion bulbs larger is to do this when the plants get 6 to 8 inches tall you can trim each plant back to half their size to 4 to 3 inches.
You can do this twice doing the growing season to maker bigger bulbs.Also don't let your onions go to seed which I mean bloom. What you want is to cut the tops off twice a growing season to make bigger bulbs. This is for onions that you would like to have larger for in the fall when you would pull them for storage. Which you would use in the winter months. Now if you want to have a continues flow of green onions doing the growing season you can plant a few of them every two weeks. Growing onions and other vegetables in containers can be very rewarding because you have a fresh supply of produce during the growing season. Also people that live in the inner city and don't have room to plant a regular garden can plant in containers and have great success with doing what I told them to do in the above article. I hope you try this and let me know how you do.
                                                             Happy Gardening
                                                                Gardener Den 

  

How to grow Large Leaf Sweet Basil from seed.

How to grow Large Leaf Sweet Basil from seed.

Large Leaf Sweet Basil

Hi Gardening Friends

Well if you want to grow Basil from seed? Here is how you can do this from seed. First of all as always you need to have sterilized flats and germinating soil less mixture. Take your sterilized flat that you prepare with the germination mix. Make sure you fill the flat half full of the mixture.
After you do that then you soak the flat with water and let drain overnight until the next day.
The next day get your Basil seed packet and sow your seeds evenly.
Don't cover your Basil seed let them uncovered in the flat. If you want a more even seed germination you can cover your seed flat with saran wrap to make the seeds germinate faster. It takes about 7 to 14 days to germinate after you sow the seed remember to mist the entire flat of seeds. Never let your seed flat dry out. The most popular Basil to grow from seed is Large Leaf Italian Basil,Ocimun Basilicum. This Basil is great for pesto and other Italian food dishes.These plants reach 8 to 24 inches tall, 6 to 18 inches wide.
Here are some more Basil's that you can grow from seed that I have try and liked. Find these varieties to be very easy to grow from seed besides the Large Leaf Italian Basil.
a.Genovese 68 days from seed.
  Classic Italian variety. Authentic flavor and appearance.Tall and relatively slow to bolt with large dark green leaves        about 3 inches long. Ht. 24-30 inches
b.Aroma 2 70 days from seed.
  Disease-resistant Genovese type
  This variety is good for commercial growers in greenhouse and field production. Also good variety for the home gardener.
  Classic basil appearance, with glossy dark green 3 inch long leaves and classic basil aroma. Ht. 20-24 inches 
c. Nufar 77 days from seed.
   Disease resistance Italian large leaf type.
   This is a great variety of basil for the commercial grower   and the home owner. For the commercial grower you can
   grow Nufar in the field,greenhouse and hydroponic production. For the home owner this is a great variety to grow in the     home garden because of its resistance to disease. Ht. 24-30 inches.  

   Citrus  favor type basil
a. Mrs Burns Lemon 60 days from seed. O.basilicum citriodora
   This basil is very unique in that it is sweet, tangy and lemon scented basil. 
   The leaves are very bright in the color of green.
   21/2 inch long leaves with white flowering blooms
   which makes this basil plant both attractive and intensely flavorful. Ht. 20-24 inches
   Fine Leaf
  What are fine leaf basil?
  Use fine leaf or Greek basil the same way you use regular basil-in pesto,soup,stuffing,or any vegetable dish,especially
  in beans,peppers,eggplants, and tomatoes. Greek basil has the advantage over normal basil of having smaller leaves and     other stems. Its flavors is also quite strong.
a.Spicy bush 70 Days from seed. O basilicum minimum
  Spicy bush is a small, dome-shaped plants with tiny leaves.
  Spicy,sweet basil favor packed into 1 inch long leaves.
  Plants can be grown in pots or garden beds. Ht. 8-14 inches.

   Purple leaf basil
a. Purple Ruffles. 85 days from seed.
   This purple basil is a all American award winner AAS winner.
   Its large leaves are greatly used for garnishing.
   Purple Ruffles is great in containers or garden beds as a ornamental plant.
   Small percentage of the plants are green. Ht. 16-20 inches.
b. Amethyst Improved 60 days from seed.
   The only purple Genovese-type basil.
   Large 2-3 inch thick,turned-down leaves.
   This stunning basil is nearly black in color. Ht.16-20 inches.
There are many other different kinds of basil that you can grow from seed. These are just a few that I have tried over the years. Hope you try them and either let me know how they did for you? I hoped I helped you with writing this article for my blog about different kinds of sweet basil to grow in your garden.
                                                                                       Sincerely
                                                                                        Gardener Den

Coming soon more on how and what you can plant in the month of March.

Hi Gardening Friends!
Coming soon will be a post on what and when and how to plant seeds in the month of March.
So come back soon to see the new blog post.
                                           Happy Gardening!
                                             Gardener Den

Review of Johnnny's Selected Seeds Company

Hi Gardening Friends Here is a reveiw of Johnny's Selected Seed Company. I went to the mail box the other day and there was my 2013 spring Johnny's Selected Seed Catalog. I really like this company and their seeds and other gardening products that they sell. They are the only company that I found that they carry a large selection of organic vegetable seeds. Johnny's Selected Seeds Company was founded in January 1973 by Rob Johnston Jr. 2013 marks two milestones for Johnny's Selected Seeds. During the last few months,Johnny's employees completed the transition to 100% ownership,a quest that began six years ago.Johnny's other big milestone that they celebrate is their 40th anniversary in business. This company sells both retail and wholesale that is great news for the homeowner and the commercial grower. The Homeowner can buy a small amount of seeds or the commercial grower can buy larger amounts of seeds.You can buy seeds of varieties that are grow organic or not. Examples: Lettuce,Leaf Green Waldmann's Dark Green Lattony,and Red Leaf varities are Red Sails,Refugio these just a few kinds of lettuce seed that you can buy from Johnny's which is organic.You don't need a catalog to order from you can place a order online at Johnnyseeds.com which they have a online catalog. They also have a toll free telephone number to place your order or to ask information on how to grow your seeds that you purchase from them. i really like the free growing information the catalog and website offers you so you know what to do with the seeds you buy from Johnny,s. You can also call the 800 number and ask them about growing your seeds.Here is the 800 number which is toll free 1-877564-6697 or fax 1-800-738-6314 (US only). they offer alot of varieties of tomatoes and peppers that you have a hard time to buy them from other sources.There is alot of information and seeds that they carry then I can tell in this article. So I hope you will look them up and try some of their products I give this company a thumbs up. Happy Gardening Gardener Den

Growing Vegetables from seed to harvest

Hi Gardening Friends In this gardening article I am going to talk about how to grow vegetable transplants from seed. Well I hope everyone received all of their seed catalogs from their favorite seed companies. So I hope you order your vegetable seeds by now or in the process of doing so. This is the first of many gardening articles on how to grow your own vegetable transplants for the up and coming spring gardening 2013 growing season. Thoughout the year of 2013 I will be writing gardening articles on growing vegetables transplants and planting them outside in the garden or growing them in containers. So you will have to come back to my gardening blog to see what is happening the entire growing season spring-summer and fall. So here is what you can be doing now to have early crops of vegetables for this spring season. What you can plant now inside or in a greenhouse. Lettuce,all of the cole crops like Early Cabbage,Broccoli, Cauliflower,Brussel Sprouts,Kale and any other cold weather crops,Early Tomatoes,Early Peppers,Spinach,Beets and Carrots. Yes you can grow Beets and Carrots in the greenhouse or inside your house for an early crop of both. Here are step by step instructions on how to sow the above vegetables seeds. What you need to get started are germination mix or seed starting mixture. I have a picture of germination mix that I use in my greenhouse operation. The next step if you don't have new or clean plastic trays or flats is to wash your flats in clorox water. Which is 1 part clorox to 3 parts water. Here is picture of clean flats. Next step is to fill the flat half full of the germination mixture. Now that you got your seed flat ready to sow your seeds. Get your seed packet that you would like to sow your seeds in the flat. What I use alot is to sow seeds is a seedmater tool. Picture of seed master tool. Your can get them in mail order seed catalogs. You open the packet of seeds and be careful when doing this and pour them into the seedmaster tool. And start sowing them over the flat the seed master tool spreads the seed more evenly then by doing it by hand. So here I will tell you which of the above seeds to cover lightly with soil and which ones not to cover. Do not cover Lettuce,Spinach,Beets and Carrots. Now the ones to cover lightly with soil the entire cole crops,Early Cabbage,Broccoli,Cauliflower,Brussel Sprouts,Kale, Peppers and Tomatoes. Then go and mark you seed flat with the name of your seeds with a white plastic tag in the side of the flat. Now you can mist your flat with water soak the entire flat with water. But don't drown the flat. Now you can place the flat on the bench in the greenhouse or under artifical light in your house make sure that in the house that you put the flat on a propagation mat or supply some bottom heat. Most of the above seeds will germination in 10 to 14 days so keep the flat or flats evenly moist until after germination.Then cut back on the water. Well I hope this article on how to prepare and sowing seeds help the people that is willing to start their own vegetable plants from seed. Let me know how you are doing with this information. Come back for more information on gardeing and growing plants. Well Happy Gardening Gardener Den

Growing Vegetables from seed to harvest

Hi Gardening Friends In this gardening article I am going to talk about how to grow vegetable transplants from seed. Well I hope everyone received all of their seed catalogs from their favorite seed companies. So I hope you order your vegetable seeds by now or in the process of doing so. This is the first of many gardening articles on how to grow your own vegetable transplants for the up and coming spring gardening 2013 growing season. Thoughout the year of 2013 I will be writing gardening articles on growing vegetables transplants and planting them outside in the garden or growing them in containers. So you will have to come back to my gardening blog to see what is happening the entire growing season spring-summer and fall. So here is what you can be doing now to have early crops of vegetables for this spring season. What you can plant now inside or in a greenhouse. Lettuce,all of the cole crops like Early Cabbage,Broccoli, Cauliflower,Brussel Sprouts,Kale and any other cold weather crops,Early Tomatoes,Early Peppers,Spinach,Beets and Carrots. Yes you can grow Beets and Carrots in the greenhouse or inside your house for an early crop of both. Here are step by step instructions on how to sow the above vegetables seeds. What you need to get started are germination mix or seed starting mixture. I have a picture of germination mix that I use in my greenhouse operation. The next step if you don't have new or clean plastic trays or flats is to wash your flats in clorox water. Which is 1 part clorox to 3 parts water. Here is picture of clean flats. Next step is to fill the flat half full of the germination mixture. Now that you got your seed flat ready to sow your seeds. Get your seed packet that you would like to sow your seeds in the flat. What I use alot is to sow seeds is a seedmater tool. Picture of seed master tool. Your can get them in mail order seed catalogs. You open the packet of seeds and be careful when doing this and pour them into the seedmaster tool. And start sowing them over the flat the seed master tool spreads the seed more evenly then by doing it by hand. So here I will tell you which of the above seeds to cover lightly with soil and which ones not to cover. Do not cover Lettuce,Spinach,Beets and Carrots. Now the ones to cover lightly with soil the entire cole crops,Early Cabbage,Broccoli,Cauliflower,Brussel Sprouts,Kale, Peppers and Tomatoes. Then go and mark you seed flat with the name of your seeds with a white plastic tag in the side of the flat. Now you can mist your flat with water soak the entire flat with water. But don't drown the flat. Now you can place the flat on the bench in the greenhouse or under artifical light in your house make sure that in the house that you put the flat on a propagation mat or supply some bottom heat. Most of the above seeds will germination in 10 to 14 days so keep the flat or flats evenly moist until after germination.Then cut back on the water. Well I hope this article on how to prepare and sowing seeds help the people that is willing to start their own vegetable plants from seed. Let me know how you are doing with this information. Come back for more information on gardeing and growing plants. Well Happy Gardening Gardener Den

Hi Gardening Friends! Article on Gardener's Supply Company

Hi Gardening Friends I was going through my mail today and I found that I received a catalog from Gardener's Supply Company. I really enjoy this catalog because they carry all kind of innovative products that are hard to find. Like self watering containers for vegetables and flowers. I brought some of these a few years ago and I was impress how they worked. They were great when the weather got hot the plants in the container didn't dry out like in the old days. Here how it works. Each of the Terrazza PLANTERS includes a generous self watering reservior that keeps your plants hydrated. The fill tube has a cover to prevent clogging.Level indicator tells you when to add water. wicking fabric transports water from the reservoir to thristy roots. Evaporation grill"breathes" extra moisture and oxygen into the soil. Caster are optional for the planters. So this is one item that I really like and this company carries and it works. Gardener's Supply Company haves many more unique gardening items in their catalog. They also have a website which is gardeners.com and a toll free number which you can use to call to place a order. 1-888-845-0677. I really like this company becauce of all the innovative products that they carry which you don't find any place else. I really like the self watering containers. I give this company a thumbs up. If you don't have a catalog call the 800 number and ask them to send you one. Or go on line to see what they have on their website. Email me and let me know what you think of this company. Well until next time happy gardening! Gardener Den

Some great seed companies that I like.

Hi Gardening Friends Well it time to start getting busy in the greenhouse for the up and coming spring season. I know everyday in the mail you are getting seed catalogs from seed companies from all over the United States. Well here are a few seed companies that I have dealt with over the years for my greenhouse operation. Here is a list of seed companies that I like. I have no favorites in this list. I buy seeds from them because of the different varieties that they carry. So here is a list of seed companies. 1.Stokes Seeds Company P.O.Box 548 Buffalo,NY 14240 (416)688-4300 Fax (416)684-8411 2.Johnny,s Selected Seeds 310 Foss Hill Road Abion,ME 04910 (207)437-9294 or 4301 3.W Atlee Burpee Company 300 Park Avenue Warmister.PA 18974 (215)674-4900 4.Seedway, Inc. P.O. Box 250 Hall,N.Y. 14463-0250 (315)526-6391 5.Otis Twilley Seed Co. P.O. Box 65 Trevose, PA 19047 (800)622-7333 or 232-7333 (PA) 6. Vermont Bean Seed Co. Garden Lane Fair Haven, VT 05743 (802) 265-4212 7. Tomato Growers Supply Company P.O. Box 2237 Fort Myers,Fl 33902 (813)768-1119 8. Meyer Seed Co. 600 S Caroline Street Baltimore, MD 21231 9. J.W. Jung Seed Co. 335 S. High Street Randolph, WI 53957-0001 (800) 247-5864 10.Park Seed Company, Inc. P.O. Box 46 Highway 254 North Greenwood, sc 29648-0046 (803) 223-7333 Well here is a list of ten seed companies that I have done business with over the years. I hope you look over them and call or write and ask for one of their catalogs and when they come in the mail you sit back and read and order some seeds and you begin to grow your own Vegetables and Bedding plants. So I hope I helped you in finding seeds for this spring gardens. Until next time. Gardener Den

Hi Gardening Friends. A new gardening season is about to begin!

Hi Gardening Friends A new season of growing is about to begin. Now is the time to sit down and take a look at your seed catalogs and write down what seeds you would like to buy. And what you are interested growing in your garden for the up and coming season. So take time and look at what you would be interested in growing for this year. Happy Gardening Gardener Den

Pictures of this past Christmas Poinsettias at a local greenhouse.

Hi Everyone Here are some pictures of this past Christmas Poinsettias at a local wholesale greenhouse. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Coming soon pictures of Christmas Poinsettias.

Hi Gardening Friends Well in my next blog post> I will be posting picture of this past years Poinsettias for everyone to enjoy. So I hope you all come back soon to the Gardening blog to view the pictures. Gardener Den

Hi Everyone! I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! I will be writing some new post on gardening so I hope you come back often to read my post. So again Happy New Year!!!! 2013!!! Gardener Den