A most unique experience in the country. From a small fruit and vegetable stand started over 45 years ago, we have grown into a horticultural complex containing greenhouses, a garden center, a gift and floral area, a farm bakery, seasonal product department, display gardens and much, much more!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
NEW - Baby Greens At Ashcombe!
Our new venture with lettuce, spinach, beets and more
Tips:
While it is soon time to plant your lettuce and spring vegetables outside it will be a few weeks before you can begin harvesting. Here at Ashcombe we have these tender vegies growing in our greenhouse and are harvesting, lettuce and spinach. There are a half a dozen kinds of lettuce that can be used in your tossed salads and found in our food department daily. We are planting micro-greens such as Sunflower Sprouts which are very nutritious as a super form of protein. Our logo years ago was ‘Always Something Grow On’ and we continue to look for the things that enrich your life and ours and focus on such.
If you’re planning to grow your own early spring vegetables remember to get them in in early to mid- April and make a couple plantings until May 1st. This way you can have a longer harvest season. We grow ten varieties of lettuce plants for your garden and five varieties of cabbage. It is best to not plant lettuce after early to mid-May or it may be scorched by the heat of June weather.
The same applies to peas and sugar peas which thrive in the cool weather of early spring and give you the tasty nutritious vegetables you won’t find in the grocery store. Be sure to plant your seed potatoes during April if you can and get them going before the weather turns hot. There are other vegies you can grow at this time of year and are best planted soon such as onions from sets, beets and carrots from seed, spinach and endive and Swiss Chard are nice ones for your garden or plot. Use a raised bed.
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