How hot do you like your peppers? At LP Farm Store we have 34 varieties of hot peppers to choose from. We sell plants in spring time and peppers in summer time. The mild jalapeño, the it’s getting hot serrano, and the knock your socks off dragon’s breath. Hot pepper heat is based on the…
Category: Market
The 3 Markets
The two markets I attend are very different from each other and selling from my garden is different from markets. On my website I have maps and descriptions of where my various markets are and where you can find my garden. I’m open at my garden Tuesday and Friday 1-8 pm, and Sunday 1-6 pm….
Beautiful pumpkins
I grow around 60 varieties of pumpkins and winter squash. Why so many kinds? So I can have blue, pink, white, tan, green, flat, upright, round, big, small, etc. I love having pumpkins of all shapes and colors. One kind of pumpkin I grow is pie pumpkins. They have less water (a dryer flesh), less…
Farmers’ Markets
Today is my favorite market: the Alleyways Market in Winnipeg. In general I love farmers’ markets and selling my veggies. I love chit chatting with people and offering them fresh local delicious vegges. The only downside is all the traveling and time required to get ready. That’s why I’m trying to grow only a few…
Flower Bouquets
I love flowers, they are so bright, cheerful, and colorful. I enjoy making flower bouquets and selling them at my markets. Some of the main flowers I grow are: Gladiolus Sunflowers Zinnias Statice This year I’m going to try and incorporate flowers into my garlic braids and strawflowers and wheat is a classic fall look….
Throw it all in!
I’m a third generation market gardener and the gardening gene/DNA can probably be traced to the beginning of my ancestors. I’m part of 3 gardening Facebook groups and sometimes the simplest questions have me stumped. When I garden I’m on auto pilot, my motto is “I know, therefore I do”. I don’t really think about…
Herbs
I starting growing herbs to extend my season, my goal is to have a 6 month selling season. I was already starting my onions, tomatoes, and peppers inside so it quite easy to start growing herbs and selling them at markets. Catnip: give to cats and watch them go nuts. Can be used dry or…
Pumpkinist Lora 