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Seed Potatoes
Everything to do about seed potatoes. Where to buy and how much to buy.
Mar 172 min read


Invasive Species!
What is an invasive plant? How can you manage perennials?
Mar 162 min read


Tomato Plant Descriptions 2025
A list of all the tomato plants that LP Farm Store will be selling in 2025.
Mar 24, 20252 min read


Basil Varieties
A list of all the varieties of basil LP Farm Store sells.
Mar 17, 20251 min read


Start Indoors or Direct Seed
Some seeds need to be started indoors and some can be direct seeded in the garden. If you don't have an indoor plant room or don't care to start seeds indoors LP Farm Store sells a wide range of plants . Direct seed, these seeds go straight into the garden: Beans Beets Carrots Sweet Corn Kohlrabi Parsnips Peas Dill Cilantro Radish Rutabaga Peas Potatoes Swiss Chard Start indoors or buy plants: Sweet and hot peppers Broccoli/Cauliflower Cabbage Celery Eggplant Onions Tomatoe
Jan 18, 20212 min read


Growing Lavender
How to grow lavender.
Apr 6, 20202 min read


Heirloom vs Hybrid Seed
What is the difference between heirloom, hybrid, and GMO seeds? Can you even buy GMO seeds? Which seeds are the best ones to buy?
Mar 25, 20201 min read


Tomatoes: Determinate vs Indeterminate
Tomatoes either get super big or stay rather compact.
Mar 16, 20202 min read


Outdoor Plant Light Requirements
One of the most confusing thing with growing plants is where to plant them so that they will actually thrive, grow, and produce. If you look at plant tags most will state if the plant likes full sun, part sun, part shade, or shade. It is important to know what kind of light requirements your yard, balcony, or deck has and what kind of light it gets in spring vs summer vs fall. Putting a shade loving plant in an area where it will receive 14+ hours of sun will doom the plan
Feb 14, 20202 min read


Tomatoes 101
Everyone loves tomatoes and they can be grown in the garden, raised beds or in containers.
Jun 17, 20192 min read


It's June!
A quick up date on the garden. This is an older post from 2019.
Jun 16, 20192 min read


Shade Loving Herbs
Most plants love growing in full sun, but some plants can be grown in part shade or full shade.
Jun 3, 20191 min read
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