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Fruit Galore!!

Chris — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:01:40 +0000

Boy, if you’re a fruit lover like me, you’ll want to come in to your nearest Potter’s and see what we have in stock for fruit plants. Most of our stores have nice stock of fruit trees, berry-producing shrubs such as blueberries and raspberries, strawberry plants and much, much more. Come in and see what tasty selections we have. There’s nothing more satisfying than growing your own fruit!

Mushy Manu!

Chris — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:07:41 +0000

Now’s a great time of year to spread mushroom manure around your garden beds. It’s a great soil conditioner plus gives nutrients to existing plants. All our stores carry mushroom, steer and chicken manure, so if poop is your game, Potter’s is in your league!! Come check out our smelly stuff.. your plants will literally thank you… well, not literally, but if they had little lips n tongues they might!! CLUCK CLUCK MOO!!

Carren’s Spring Garden

Carren — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:34:08 +0000

Looking around my complex, it’s finally evident that Spring is putting her roots down. I thought I would share a few of the things happening around my own garden. Or should I call it… container city? More about that another time. Today it’s all about a few of the first Spring plants bursting forth.

First up is the Rhubarb. Looks like I might actually get to eat some of it this year. You have to be patient when you plant one of these as you can’t harvest any of the stalks until the second year or it doesn’t develop a healthy root system. They like acidic soil, as do my Dwarf Blueberries, so I paired them up in a huge old galvanized wash tub.

I have several bulb planters but it looks like the one with the Centanees Daffodils is going to steal the show. That orange and yellow combo is a real eye catcher. I offset the colour with some blue Grape Hyacinth and blue Violas.

And last but definitely not least, the plant that has been a beauty all winter, Pink Frost. Still going strong. Once the blooms are done, I will still have some really neat looking leaves as it is an evergreen plant.

All my containers are planted up with my favorite plants, a mix of potting soil and sea soil, and worm castings. All purchased from Potters of course!

Seeds!

Chris — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:35:19 +0000

Seed season is upon us and certainly our 72nd Potter’s store is excited. For whatever reason, our Newton location always is very popular with the seed-planting crowds. We carry a number of seed brands including Westcoast Seeds and Pacific Northwest Seeds. Starting plants from seed is a very satisfying way to grow plants as well as saving significant amounts of money. There’s loads of varieties of veggies and flowers to choose from.. come see!

Seed info!

Tia — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:23:11 +0000

Yes the rumors are true… we finally have Westcoast seeds in our stores now! To help you with all your seed questions they have a great website that is easy to use! www.westcoastseeds.com . They have it broken down into flowers, vegtables, and herbs then further again with season&zone, timing, starting and growing in specific items! Take a look I have found it VERY helpful!

Potatoes, Onions and Asparagus, Oh My!

Holly — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:05:00 +0000

Potters has Potatoes! Grow your own food this year and plant some easy to grow potatoes. We also have onions, shallots and asparagus plus lots more.

New this year are the bag of mixed types of potatoes (you get to try a variety) and the veggie mix (mixed onions and potatoes in one bag).

See you soon!

West Coast Seeds

Holly — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:17:22 +0000

All Potters locations now carry West Coast Seeds. This seed company has taken the “safe seed pledge” and they started in 1983 in Vancouver, British Columbia. We like them because they are local and the seeds are non GMO.

As a regional family seed company, West Coast Seed only sells untreated seeds. They specialize in HEIRLOOM, HERITAGE and CERTIFIED ORGANIC seeds for your organic growing. Over 500 varieties of untreated, non GMO, open pollinated and hybrid seeds for your selection. West Coast Seeds is certified by the Pacific Agriculture Certification Society. West Coast Seeds is a Certified Handler of Organic Seed.

And Potters has them! Start your own organic veggie garden this year!

Peppers! Get Your Red Hot Peppers!

Chris — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:52:18 +0000

Our Potter’s 72nd store is the motherland for all things peppers. With an enthusiastic group of home vegetable gardeners in the area, we tend to have lots of peppers and tomatoes on hand. For tomatoes, the best sellers are usually roma’s, tumblers, beefsteaks and cherries. For peppers, it’s hot, hot, hot! People love the super hot ones here. Varieties like cayenne, super cayenne, chili, serrano, jalapeno and the most feared of all, the orange habanero. If you’re into home vegetable gardening I hope you’ll come visit us and see our bountiful selection on hand.

Potatoes n Onions

Chris — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:26:54 +0000

All our Potter’s stores stock potato and onion sets and people love them! Growing your own vegetables provides a great deal of satisfaction and in a world of too many people and depleting food sources, it seems like a smart thing to do. Come see all the tried and true varieties we have this year… red onions, yellow onions, red potatoes, white potatoes… lots to choose from! Yum!

Fruit Trees et al

Chris — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:12:52 +0000

Delicious… tantalizing… eversweet… yum! These are all words to describe fruit that you’ve grown in your own garden. You’ll be happy to know that Potter’s is chock full of fruit trees and other fruiting plants this year. Plums, pears, apples, cherries, strawberries, blueberries… mmmm! And if you’re lucky, you might even be able to get your hands on one of the coveted “fruit salad” trees… which have a few different fruits all grafted on to one tree. I’m not kidding… it’s actually true! Come see!