Monthly Archives: July 2012

Garlic Season Begins

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Freshly harvested garlic. Photo: Deborah MiuccioDeborah Miuccio, who manages the test gardens here at Gardener's Supply, just harvested a fine crop of garlic — her second year with this easy-care crop. Other than keeping the bed weeded, she offers this advice: "Remember to top-dress the beds with some slow-release fertilizer in spring," says Deborah, "and keep the plants watered if you don't get enough rain." The unusual thing about garlic is its planting schedule: You plant the bulbs in late Read more [...]

Turn Abundant Kale into a Nutritious Salad

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Norma Norris, owner of Norris Berry Farm, with a bundle of just-harvested kale. When it comes to easy-care crops, kale tops the list. It thrives best in the cooler temperatures of the north, but gardeners in the south can do just as well with collards. Because it's so easy to get a good harvest, market gardener Norma Norris of Monkton, VT, is often asked, "What do I do with kale?" Her answer is this flavorful salad. Norma's Kale Salad Take a bunch of kale, washed and drained, and tear the leaves Read more [...]

A Perfect Match for Snip-n-Drip

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We've always used Earth Staples to keep soaker hoses in place. Recently, product developer Frank Oliver discovered that the wire loop of our Easy-Out Earth Staples fit perfectly into the hose connectors of the new Snip-n-Drip Soaker System. Use them to keep your connections anchored right where you want them.At Gardener's Supply, we're always looking for innovative solutions for your garden. To learn more about Frank and the team of folks who develop our products, read We Put Our Products to the Read more [...]

A Company of Gardeners

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Bob Dillenbeck in the test gardens behind our Burlington office. Every year, Bob grows a different variety of tomato. This year's pick is Celebrity. Like many of the employee-owners at Gardener's Supply, Bob Dillenbeck wasn't a gardener when he started working here back in 2004 — but he is now. Today he's part of what we like to call "a company of gardeners." Not every employee tends a garden, but most do. And we know our products because we use them.A few years ago, Bob, who is the facilities Read more [...]