KK’s Green Thumb

05/09/2025

Tomatoes and peppers and some cucumbers are ready. All varieties in limited quantities. When they’re gone they’re gone. I still have a bunch of big tall red tomatoes and the second round ones are now about 12-15 inches tall and growing fast. Healthy plants that have doubled or more their size in just the last week.
Peppers looking good as well. All plants .75 each or 3 for $2
Located Mine La Motte

Available varieties;
Tomato
Better Boy
Big Boy
Beefsteak
Goliath
Chefs choice red
Black Krim
Pink brandywine
Roma
Chefs choice bi color
Tumbling Tom red and yellow
Peppers;
California wonder
Colored Bell
Cucumbers
National Pickling
Pick a Bushel
Tender green burpless
Early spring burpless

04/18/2025

First round of tomatoes are ready for those ready to try to get an early start on their gardens. First round almost all reds. More varieties in second round that i will be up-potting this weekend

Better boy
Big boy
Goliath
Beefsteak
Juliet
Chefs choice Red

04/04/2025

Catching up. Litlle bit of a late start and later yet from that stupid mouse that ate almost all of my pepper seeds from first planting 250 tomatoes up-potted and growing good. They go to greenhouse this weekend Well over 100 California wonder bell peppers sprouting. More (est 300 seeds) cal wonder, colored bell and mild jalapeno pepper seeds started. More tomatoes also started this week. Close to 500 more seeds.

06/24/2024

06/09/2024

Tomato blight
Are you seeing leaves like this on your tomato plants? Wet rainy weather is so conducive to the spread of tomato blight. Blight transfers from spores in the soil, through leaf to leaf contact mostly, although it can and also will travel along the stems, but slower. If your seeing these type of leaves I urge you to take immediate remedial action and remove the affected leaves. Often this requires removing entire leaflet branches. Removing these lower leaflets also allows better airflow. Better airflow and removal of affected leaves/branchlets may save your plants. Allowing it to go unchecked could and often does result in the entire plant meeting an early demise.
SOONER the better. Right now there is plenty of moisture I. The soil and somewhat cool temps for June, the next couple days will give the plant time to recover quickly from the loss of leaflets. When the temps start into the 90s and less posture more stress will result. I hate to see you lose your hard earned work and time expended to something that can at least be slowed down. Happy Gardening everyone

05/17/2024

Home most of the evening tonight if anyone wanting plants to put in this weekend

05/16/2024

Tomato Blight;
Had a friend recently asking me about an issue they had last year with their tomatoes.
Tomato blight is a plant disease that is residual present in most if not all garden soil. The spores can winter for years. It progresses through your plants via leaf to leaf contact, like spreading mold. True it can also travel up the stems but is much, much slower than leaf to leaf. The first preventative way to combat and delay its progression is to keep the stem of your plants aerated.
This is achieved by simply pruning the lower leaves, leaving a space between the ground and the start of the leaf structure. Keep in mind weather conditions and don’t over prune, especially if hot, dry weather is imminent.
Some attached before and after pics demonstrate the desired result. Some even prune more aggressively, a little at a time to result in a 12 plus inch, stem, bare of leaves. That aggressive, is not necessarily needed, Even a few to 6 inches of bare stem leaving room for air movement and keeping any leaves from contacting the earth is beneficial.
Good luck and happy gardening.

05/14/2024

Dwarf Container tomatoes. You probably won’t find d these anywhere else. Only .75 each.
Also still several varieties of full size tomatoes and some peppers, zucchini and squash maybe by first of next week 2 for $1
Limited supply
Totem
Tumbling Tom Yellow
Tumbling Tom Red
Micro Tom
Big Boy
Better Boy
Beefsteak
Jet Star
Jetsetter
Goliath Original
Chefs Choice Orange
Roma
Colored Bell
Mini Bell
Orange Blaze (.75 ea)
Fooled You sweet jalapeño (.75 ea)
Snack a bell dwarf (.75 ea)

05/10/2024

Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers, Zucchini
Lots of tomatoes ready and available. Most about 8 inches tall and growing fast. Popular varieties
Most 2 for $1
Most cucumbers discounted 3 for $1
Better Boy
Big Boy
Beefsteak
Roma
Goliath
Jet Star
Jetsetter
Chef’s Choice Orange
Juliet Grape
California wonder bell peppers
Pickling and Burpless cucumbers tall
Black beauty Zucchini
Golden Zucchini
Squash
Crimson sweet Watermelon
Sun sugar watermelon
Jenny Lind melon
And several others

05/06/2024

Gonna have a bunch of more tomatoes in about two weeks. Also still have a few really tall nice tomatoes of varieties previously listed. Have some California wonder peppers, cucumbers ready now. Popular varieties;
Big Boy
Better Boy
Marglobe
Beefsteak
Roma
Chefs Choice Orange
Pink Brandywine
Juliet Grape
Jet Star
Jetsetter
Goliath

05/02/2024

Cucumbers, Zucchini, Squash, Melons and Watermelons.
A lot of cucs. Cucurbits should be transplanted 7-14 days from germination for best chance of success. Factoring in normal weather I always plan for these to be ready May 7-10. Right on schedule with them sprouting last day of April and first day of May. These will be available this weekend for purchase, with the advice disclaimer to give them just a few more days growth before planting. They’ll be 7 days on the 7th as example.