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Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden

Since we have colder temperatures and LOTS of snow, it’s a good time to sit by a warm fire, sip some hot apple cider and daydream about gardening.

Hopefully you got your mulch around your trees and shrubs before it snowed. If not, snow is a great insulator – before it melts.

Carrot greens make a tasty treat for pets such as guinea pigs, hamsters and gerbils. Place your carrot greens in a plastic bag and they’ll keep in the refrigerator for several weeks. Your pets will be happy!

Enjoy the snow and as many winter activities as you can.

From your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden

Hopefully you spent time outdoors this past weekend soaking up the autumn sun and walking through fallen leaves. Speaking of leaves, rather than raking up your fallen leaves for disposal, use them in your garden! Fallen leaves make wonderful mulch. However, if you do mulch, keep it away from trees and shrubs until we’ve had a few hard frosts and the ground is starting to freeze – if you mulch too early, mice and other rodents make nice little homes in your mulching material – they will eat the bark from your trees and shrubs and potentially kill your beloved plants. Gather your leaves and pine needles and keep them handy until mid-November – by this time the ground should start to freeze.

Also, if you have not already done so, prepare your garden containers for winter storage. As long as your plants were disease and insect free this past growing season, you can save your soil for next year.

Enjoy a walk around your neighborhood to see how others use leaves and other plant materials they’ve salvaged from this past growing season. It’s always so much fun to see the creativity of others.

Have a great week, and Happy Halloween!!

From Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden

It’s been a plentiful container gardening season! Here at Sydney’s Green Garden we still have some carrots, kale, and Swiss chard growing in containers. We’re nearing the end of the growing season though, so if you have these plants growing you may want to harvest them soon. The same goes for your potatoes – soon the frost will freeze the soil, especially in containers.

Keep track of the seed varieties that grew healthy plants and produced a high yield of vegetables – this makes it easier to choose seed varieties next spring.

Now that most of your containers are resting for the winter, take time to enjoy what is left of your harvest and dream of next year’s container gardens.

Be sure to check back soon – we’ll post some favorite recipes.

Enjoy the next week – it’s supposed to be pleasant and warmish – a good time to work in your yard.

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Sydney’s Green Garden Friends,

We’ve had another great container garden growing season here at SGG!

Harvest your early potatoes now – even though the skins are thin you can enjoy. The vines are probably dying back a bit, but you can leave them in the ground until mid-September.

Peas are finished, but beans are growing strong – be sure to pick when they’re pencil width in diameter.

Lettuces have all bolted but Swiss chard is growing strong and will last into fall a bit.

Sweet potatoes are looking great.

Pickling cucumbers are about finished – here at SGG over 100 jars of pickles were made. Fanfare and other slicing cucumbers are ready to pick now.

Who doesn’t love fresh basil? Pick the leaves and use fresh – or dehydrate them and store them for later enjoyment.

Enjoy the fruits of your container garden harvest!

Your Fiends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden

It’s pickling time. Family and friends anticipate this time of year because we at SGG love to pickle cucumbers and peppers. Even the kids enjoy the pickles – well, maybe not the peppers so much.

You cannot believe the large quantities of produce the SGG container garden has yielded this summer. Beans, peas, lettuces, spinaches have given us great veggies. Our basil, dill, and cilantro have enjoyed a happy growing season as well. However, the squirrels are helping themselves to our potatoes – so, we better start digging soon!

Be sure to post your comments about SGG produce you’re growing – we’re always happy to hear what our customers have to say.

Check back next week – we’ll post new pictures and share more about the luscious veggies our SGG seeds are producing.

Until then, try to visit your garden often, sample your ripe veggies, and enjoy your day.

Your friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden

Cool weather crops are doing well this summer – hybrid lettuces (Parris Island) are still producing whereas Black-seeded Simpson bolted a few weeks ago. Spinaches are finished and a second crop will be planted the third week in August. Peas are in full swing and beans are coming soon. Carrots and squashes are coming along nicely. Potatoes should be ready for harvest mid-September.

Visit our photo gallery – we’ve posted pictures of some of our great vegetable plants.

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden

Yes, the season is colder and wetter than we like for our gardens. Our container gardens are doing well despite these unfavorable conditions.

Please visit our photo gallery – we’ve posted pictures of some great vegetable plants.

Next week we’ll include photos of the container garden outside of Midi’s, here at Fitger’s – be sure to take a minute to look at the garden if you’re walking along Duluth’s Lakewalk.

Enjoy the week and weekend – try to get out into your garden soon.

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden (SGG)

We’ve spent many days in the past couple weeks planting containers – most of them are planted. Hopefully you’ve been able to get your SGG containers planted as well.

Here at Fitger’s we planted the SGG container gardens at Midi Restaurant. So, when you are eating on a patio, or shopping here at Fitger’s be sure to check out our garden. The seeds are sure to sprout soon. Or, if you’re walking along Duluth’s Lakewalk, take a minute to stop by with the kids to see what’s growing.

Also, SGG container gardening products and seeds are available online at this website, as well as at these local stores: The Bookstore at Fitger’s and Mount Royal Shopping Center in Duluth, and at Engwall’s Florist and Greenhouse in Hermantown.

If you’re planting this weekend, be sure to get your SGG seeds and gardening kits soon in order to take advantage of these June planting days.

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden (SGG)

The growing season has begun – you can plant your cool weather crops such as lettuces, peas, cilantro, and spinach now. On that note, spinach and lettuces are up, and potatoes are poking through in the research garden containers. June 4-10 you can plant your other seeds.

We are currently testing the durability of the Pocket Hoses ™ you have probably heard about. We’ve noticed it takes a while for the water to drain out after we use it – the manufacturer recommends draining after each use to increase hose longevity. Check back for updates.

SGG container gardening products and seeds are available online at this website, as well as at these local stores: The Bookstore at Fitger’s and Mount Royal Shopping Center in Duluth, and at Engwall’s Florist and Greenhouse in Hermantown.

Be sure to get your seeds and gardening kits soon in order to take advantage of these perfect planting days.

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden (SGG)

Snow has melted, blue sky is visible, and the air is warmer – surely a sign we can begin prepping for container gardening.

Tomorrow Sydney’s Green Garden is setting up a booth at the Fairlawn Garden Market, at the National Guard Armory on 21st Street in Superior.

Many seed varieties will be available. Container gardening kits can be ordered as well.

We hope to see you during these busy May days! Don’t forget: Sydney’s container gardening products and seeds are available at The Bookstore at Fitger’s, Mount Royal Shopping Center, and at Engwall’s Florist and Greenhouse in Hermantown.

Stop in tomorrow and say, “Hi” – there are sure to be lots of great gardening buys at the Fairlawn Garden Market.

See you there.

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello and Happy May to our Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Our seed packets and container gardening kits are assembled and ready for sale.

Perhaps consider giving a Sydney’s Green Garden container kit to that someone special for Mother’s Day. You have many choices – 12 pack, 6 pack, salad, and herb kits are available now. The seeds in these kits will keep you and your family in fresh produce this summer.

You can order your kits online at this website. They are also available here in Duluth at The Bookstore at Fitger’s, Mount Royal Shopping Center, and Engwall’s Florist and Greenhouse.

May is upon us and warm weather and ideal growing conditions are sure to be here soon. Hurry and get your container gardening kits and seeds today!

Happy planting,

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hello to our Friends of Sydney’s Green Garden

Here at Sydney’s Green Garden we are busy packaging seeds and kits. The seed packets and container kits are now available for purchase.

Be sure to check out Sydney’s Green Garden online store. We have a few new seeds, many returning varieties, accessories, and of course container gardening kits.

You may also purchase these locally at The Bookstore at Fitger’s. Later in the week seeds and container gardening kits will be available at Engwall’s and Mount Royal Fine Foods in Duluth.

We’ve made it easy for you – our products are available online and in local stores. So, even though it’s snowing today, soon you’ll be able to plant your seeds and watch your vegetables and herbs grow.

Until next time,

Your Friends at Sydney’s Green Garden