We're endlessly grateful to the people who plant, cultivate, and pick the food that we eat. The drought in New York State has made working in the fields especially difficult this year; growing food seems like more of a heroic effort than usual. Big thanks to farmers and farm workers, both in the Finger Lakes and across the country. Buy a farmer a drink this Labor Day!
Extra-special thanks to...
August is an ideal time for gardeners to give their plants a boost into the later stages of growth.
Many people who are just learning how to garden at home overlook the benefits of fertilizing their plants. Even experienced gardeners don’t always use the best fertilizer for their particular plant type. Those who fall back on cheap fertilizers often end up with disappointing results and don’t get the most out of their gardens.
With this in mind, we’ve put together a quick guide for evaluating your late-season fertilizer needs.
Generally,...
Since 2012, Main Street Farms and GreenTree Garden Supply have been growing together. Allan and Bob Cat, the co-owners of Main Street Farms, were some of our first customers when we started making soil at GreenTree. They’ve been using our soil in their greenhouses since then: many of their vegetables start in GreenTree soil before transplanting into the field. We recently got the chance to spend an afternoon talking with...
We’ve received a few questions recently about expected pH levels when using GreenTree Premium Soils™. Our suggestions are outlined here. If you have further concerns, please reach out to our retail team at (607) 272-3666. Any member of our team can answer specific questions you may have!
Our premium soil blends are buffered with lime in order to have a stable pH over time. Due to the alkaline nature of both the lime and azomite in our soil, the pH of outputs may be higher than the pH of inputs. Early pH readings may be high...
GreenTree Garden Supply is a lot of things. A manufacturer, a gardening supplies retail store, a wholesaler, a member of the Ithaca community, an employer, and an advocate for our local food movement and sustainability. Plus we recently formed a new company -- Bio365 LLC -- with partners in California to manufacture and distribute our horticultural media in the western U.S.
We’re looking for a full-time team member to take responsibility for communicating who and what we are with the world. This person will support both GreenTree and Bio365. This would be a great opportunity for someone who wants to...
We have some incredible farmers growing awesome plants in and around Ithaca, and many of them grow in GreenTree premium soils!
And we want more people to know about these awesome farmers and their awesome plants. So this spring we're hosting our first Farm to Garden Days: transplant sales and garden workshops.
Over three Saturdays a variety of farmers and growers will set up stands in our parking lot selling their wares. Stock your gardens with roses, more than 100 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, more than 60 varieties of peppers, cucumbers, squash,...
We will be closed Easter Sunday, March 27, 2017. Please have a happy Easter, and come see us on Monday!
We'll be open our normal hours around Easter -- 10-6 on Saturday and 8:30-7 on Monday.
GreenTree will be open limited hours during the upcoming holidays so that our staff can enjoy Christmas and New Year's with their friends and family. Come do some last minute shopping on Christmas Eve; we'll be open until 1 pm! Christmas Day we will be closed, but regular hours (10 am to 6 pm) resume on Saturday, December 26th.
Next week, we will close early on New Year's Eve and remain closed on New Year's Day. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, January 2nd.
We don't know about you, but sometimes we spend so much time deciding on big gifts, we forget about stuffing everyone's stockings! Don't worry, GreenTree has some great low-cost, itsy-bitsy ideas perfect for your favorite gardener's stocking. Stop by this week or next to pick up any of these tiny treats:
