By Christine Briel / Skaneateles Design
There is still time to plant tomatoes if you would like to see these right outside your house in a couple of months. I haven’t planted a vegetable garden in a couple of years. I’ve either been too busy, or more to the point … too lazy. With all of the recent economic changes this past year (gas especially) my cheapness inspired me this year to actually get down and dirty (literally, because I had to break new ground). I’m starting to see some progress as the radishes, cucs, lettuce, peas, and beans have broken ground and sprouted. The tomatoes are taking a little longer. My cheapness extended out to buying tomato seeds this year instead of plants. I figured I had time to fail with the seeds and plant the actual plants if I had to.
This long introduction is meant to let you all know that Borodino Market at Schoolhouse Farms is selling Heirloom tomato plants for the next couple of weekends. I believe Rebecca has 7 varieties for sale. These tomato plants were grown from seeds that were collected from their own plants that they grew at the Schoolhouse Farms right here in Skaneateles, NY. They think these particular plants may be even better acclimated to the area than their parents. Makes sense right? Well I am giving my tomatoes one more day to perform then I will be shooting up to Rebecca and Richard’s for a few plants.
They are only a few minutes South of the village:
Richard & Rebecca Muir-Malcolm
1852 Rose Hill Road
Borodino, NY 13152
A quote from Richard Malcolm:
As the song goes …
” the only 2 things that make life worth a living, are true love and homegrown tomatoes! “
Cheers,
Richard
Tags: borodino market, garden, schoolhouse farms, tomato
Flowers are kind of close to tomatoes, aren’t they?
http://www.skaneatelessuites.com/3313/heaven-on-earth-flowers-in-central-new-york/
Folls Flower Farm is located in the Finger Lakes region of central New York in between Skaneateles and Owasco Lakes, which can both be seen from our front yard. We are specialty cut flower growers creating floral designs for parties, weddings and sympathy work as well as a weekly delivery service for Skaneateles and parts of Auburn. New for 2008 is the addition of tours and flower workshops where you can spend a few hours or the day enjoying the bounty of our gardens and the beauty of our farm. All of our flowers, which include 200 varieties of bulbs, annuals, perennials and shrubs, are field grown so our sales run from May until October.
Folls Flower Farm
4396 Harter Road, Owasco NY 13021
315-784-5501
http://web.mac.com/theafolls/web.mac.com_theafolls_Site/Welcome.html
Folls flower farm is beautiful! I would love to have a view of that!
I too am trying to break ground and plant a garden…I thought I was too late, but you’re right Chris..I can still plant some tomatoes:) You’ve inspired me!
Take care!
Kim