Sydney's Green Garden

Happy Friday, Gardening Friends,

It’s been a chilly start to April but that doesn’t need to stop us from getting ready for planting. That’s the wonderful thing about using containers to grow vegetables and other plants – they don’t take up as much room. But more importantly, they’re much less labor intensive than even an average sized garden and you can do some of the prep work indoors in a garage if you choose. Another positive attribute of container gardening is the bountiful harvest that you can get from 12-inch containers.

Sydney’s Green Garden offers containers that are resilient to extremes in weather – they’re built to last, and they look great, too!  Scott has also tested many different seeds over the course of several summers to determine the best varieties to grow in containers, as well as for our climate.  Seeds, kits, and containers are available for purchase on this website, at The Bookstore at Fitger’s, and at Mount Royal Fine Foods.

Giving back to the community is a great way to be involved and help. Scott likes to give container gardening workshops throughout the Duluth and Superior region. He does this free of charge – when a monetary fee is given, he donates it to Northern Lakes 2nd Harvest Food Bank. He believes it’s important to give back whenever we can – what a great way to show you care by helping to feed the hungry in our own neighborhoods!

His philosophy carries over to his business by helping people to feed themselves by growing healthy, pesticide and herbicide free vegetable plants.

If you ever have an opportunity to catch one of his workshops, you’ll be hooked on container gardening. He has two upcoming workshops:
April 26, 6 PM, Whole Foods Coop – 4th Street location
April 28, 6 PM, Whole Foods Coop – NEW Denfeld location

We welcome your questions and comments: www.grow@sydneysgreengarden.com

Enjoy your weekend,
From your friends at SGG

Hello Gardening Friends,

The wait is over! Sydney’s Green Garden products are now available at The Bookstore at Fitger’s and at Mount Royal Fine Foods here in Duluth.

Once again we offer four different container kits that are sure to fit your gardening needs. Each kit contains seeds, a rain gauge, planting guide, and growing containers that are designed to withstand heat, wet, and cold much longer than your typical growing container like those found at discount stores. Container gardening kits we offer: 12-pack, 6-pack, 3-pack herb, and 3-pack salad

We offer the following seeds ( * denotes new this year ):

Beans: Blue Lake, Jade II, Kentucky Blue, Kentucky Wonder Pole, Purple Queen Bush, and Rattlesnake Pole
Beets: Cylindra Long Red and Touchstone Gold
Carrots: Bolero, Mokum, Nelson, *Rainbow Mix, and *Tendersweet
Swiss chard: Sydney’s Swiss chard Blend
Cucumber: *Bush Pickle, Fanfare, and Tasty Green
Herbs: Sweet Basil, Cilantro, and Bouquet Dill
Lettuce: Black-seeded Simpson, Oakleaf Loose Leaf, Parris Island Romaine, Super Red Romaine, Sydney’s Loose Leaf Gourmet Salad Blend
Peas: Mammoth Melting Snow, Oregon Giant Snow, Sugar Ann, Sugar Snap, and Sugar Sprint
Pumpkin: Big Max and Casper
Spinach: Bolero, Menorca,*Space, and Unipack 151
Squash: Sebring Yellow and Spineless Beauty Summer

Now is a great time to plan to grow your own vegetables – be sure to pick up your SGG vegetable seeds and kits at one of the Duluth locations listed above. Or, for your shopping convenience, place your order here on our website and have them delivered right to your door.

We welcome your questions:  email us at grow@sydneysgreengarden.com

Your Friends at SGG

Hi,

Last night’s community ed container gardening workshop was a success!  People asked lots of questions; it was a lot of fun.

Two more container gardening workshops are scheduled at Whole Foods Coop – (April 26, 6 pm at the 4th Street location – April 28, 6 pm at the NEW Denfeld location).  Hope to see you there – be sure to register early as it usually fills up fast.

Container gardening kits and seeds are now available at the Bookstore at Fitger’s.  Later this week you can get your kits and seeds at Mount Royal Grocery.

We’ve had unseasonably warm temps and it puts us in the mood to work the soil and plant some seeds – ah, we have to wait a few more weeks though!

Have fun dreaming about gardening,

Your friends at Sydney’s Green Garden

Hi there,

We’re preparing for another growing season at Sydney’s Green Garden – soon we’ll get seeds and kits packaged – so check back.

Scott is offering container gardening workshops again this spring:
Tuesday, March 15 – 6-7 PM – Ordean East Middle School
Tuesday, April 19 – Whole Foods Coop – 6-7 PM
Thursday, April 21 – Whole Foods Coop – 6-7 PM
Be sure to sign up soon – his classes fill up fast.

Check this site often so you know when seeds and kits are available, as well as possible additional container gardening workshops.

It’s only January, but it’s okay to dream green – dream fresh veggies.

Stay warm!

Your friends at SGG