Pasquale's Nursery

03/31/2026

Mark Your Calendars!

The dates for our Farmers Markets are locked in:

17 May 2026 - St. Clair Shores Farmers Market (along Mack Ave south of 9 Mile Rd)

23 May 2026 - Mt. Clemens Farmers Market (68 SB Gratiot - behind the Anton Art Center)

Last year we sold out in one day, so show up early for the best selection. Or, to ensure your order, use the Pre-Order form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffYyGqpIzQyW6M3OWdKcvPX-xBR6ZTHmUBhJlfEg8WZGsXQw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=103854283352132595645

Salute,
Jim Selegean
Pasquale's Nursery
586.463.4653

We are a small, family-run nursery in Clinton Twp specializing in all types of heirloom Italian plants. As a seasonal nursery, we only sell in the spring at farmers markets. Last year, we sold out in one day, so we have started taking pre-orders to help better anticipate demand. All vegetables and h...

04/05/2025

What ORGANIC means to us...........

This is the second of several posts where we will introduce you to our organic practices at the Nursery.

When organic fertilizer is used, you are feeding the microbes (bacteria and fungi) in the soil rather than directly feeding the plant. As the microbe population grows large, you now have a biologically active soil. This allows the plants to have a steady and diverse supply of nutrients, even between fertilizer applications. These soils allow the plants to better resist pest pressure and stress from heat and drought. At Pasquale's Nursery, we use organic fertilizers from a diverse collection of natural sources. This allows not only the application of the usual N-P-K, but also a wide range of micronutrients (Calcium, Zinc, Iron, Magnesium, Copper, et c.).

Visit our booth at the St. Clair Shores Farmers Market on May 18th or the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market on May 24th. We usually sell out after 2 markets, so to ensure your order, complete our pre-order form at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffYyGqpIzQyW6M3OWdKcvPX-xBR6ZTHmUBhJlfEg8WZGsXQw/viewform?usp=sharing

Salute,
Jim Selegean

04/04/2025

What ORGANIC means to us...........

This is the first of several posts where we will introduce you to our organic practices at the Nursery.

Visit our booth at the St. Clair Shores Farmers Market on May 18th or the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market on May 24th. We usually sell out after 2 markets, so to ensure your order, complete our pre-order form at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffYyGqpIzQyW6M3OWdKcvPX-xBR6ZTHmUBhJlfEg8WZGsXQw/viewform?usp=sharing

Salute,
Jim Selegean

03/20/2025

Pre-Order Form is Live:

All of our hard-to-find heirloom Italian seedlings are available for pre-order at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffYyGqpIzQyW6M3OWdKcvPX-xBR6ZTHmUBhJlfEg8WZGsXQw/viewform?usp=sharing

We are only selling in-person at the St. Clair Shores Farmers Market on May 18th and the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market on May 24th. We usually sell out after these two markets, so ensure your plant order by using the pre-order form.

If any questions, contact us at [email protected] or 586.463.4653.

Salute,
Jim Selegean

We are a small, family-run nursery in Clinton Twp specializing in all types of heirloom Italian plants. We only sell in the spring at farmers markets. For the last two years, we sold out quickly, so we are taking pre-orders to help ensure that everyone gets the plants they want. All vegetables and h...

03/09/2025

Announcing 2025 Plant Lineup!

If you are not familiar with our small, family-run nursery, we sell only Heirloom Italian plants grown organically. Many of these hard-to-find tomatoes, peppers, etc. came to us from Italian families right here in Macomb County and have an origin story of how they were brought from the old county to the US. Below is a list of our products for this year. By tomorrow, our pre-order form will be live, and I will post the link. If you would like to visit us in person, we will be at the St. Clair Shores Farmers Market on May 18th and the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market on May 24. We usually sell out after just 2 markets, so the pre-order form will ensure you get what you are looking for.

Salute!
Jim Selegean
Owner, Pasquale's Nursery

01/17/2025

12/31/2024

Garden Year In Review - Gagootza!

Gagootza (aka Cucuzza or the Serpent di Sicilia) is a large gourd that will grow to 5-6 feet in length and as fat around as a bocce ball. Once mature, it becomes woody and unpalatable, but when picked immature (about 3 ft in length), it is delicious in soups, stews and sauces. We repurposed the kids' swing set this spring to serve as a gogootza trellis. These aggressive vines will grow a foot a day and quickly took over the entire swing set. The flowers are not only gorgeous, they are also edible - in fact the entire plant is edible. A Sicilian soup called tenerumi is made from the tender, young shoots. These were a lot of fun growing this summer.
We will have gagootza seedlings at our booth next spring at the SCS farmers market and the Mt. Clemens farmers market, or look for our pre-order form starting in January.
Salute!

05/25/2024

Last Sale Of The Year!

We are at the Shelby Township Farmers Market at the Packard Prooving grounds until 2 pm today. We expect to be sold out by the end of the day, so show up early.

Salute
Pasquale's Nursery.

05/19/2024

Pasquale's Nursery is having our first sale tomorrow! Come join us at the St Claire Shores Farmers Market at Blossom Heath. Starting at 11:00 am, you'll find us ready with an array of Italian heirloom vegetable seedlings from hard-to-find tomato and pepper varieties to gagootza, figs and heirloom Italian grapes!

Come by to chat with us, get expert gardening tips, and pick up some beautiful, healthy plants to kickstart your growing season. We can't wait to see you there and help you bring a taste of Italy to your home garden!

Pasquale's Nursery – Growing Tradition, One Seedling at a Time

05/14/2024

Our family at Pasquale’s Nursery is thrilled to announce that our first sale of the season is just around the corner, and we can hardly contain our excitement!
Join us at the St. Clair Shores Farmers Market this Sunday (May 19th) from 11 am to 3 pm at Blossom Heath Park, for a celebration of authentic flavors and the vibrant colors of Italy. From tomatoes to peppers to gagootza to figs and everything in between, we've got everything you need to start your very own Italian garden – just like the Old Country!

03/11/2024

🌶 Pepper Planting Day! 🌶

Over 200 pepper seeds passed across the potting bench today, all nestled in their warm, organic potting mix waiting for the magic (there might be a little science involved also) of germination.

Market Pre-orders are going great. We are nearly sold out of the Sweet Santalucia Pepper. These peppers and all our Italian nursery products can be found at:

https://forms.gle/arH2eVgrjyVMBNPM6

Salute!

03/02/2024

Eight weeks after planting, the figs are looking healthy and vigorous. Time to move them out to the greenhouse.

Market Pre-orders for these and all our Italian nursery products can be found at:

https://forms.gle/arH2eVgrjyVMBNPM6

Salute!