May 2nd, 2012 by Farmer Schmidt
Container gardening is an easy way to add style and interest to your yard. We have a lot of plant variety in 4″ cups and pony packs that are great for containers. We have a huge selection of Proven Winner* plants for the best price in the Valley. Usually the hardest part is actually choosing what to plant!! Here is a tip: Make sure you have a balanced assortment of “thrillers”, “fillers”, and “spillers.” I’m sure you could guess that a “thriller” is going to be your taller plants in the middle of your pot. Good thriller plants are spike grasses, geraniums, dahlias etc. ”Filler” plants are going to be the plants that fill in i.e. trailing petunias, verbena, sunbini, lantana etc. ”Spiller” plants are generally vines that will cascade over the side of the pot i.e. sweet potato vine, creeping jenny, archangel, ivy, etc. The fun part is designing a container that has different colors and textures to create a beautiful work of art. Containers will need a little extra TLC. Be sure to water them every day — sometimes twice to make sure the soil is evenly moist, and fertilize weekly. Come see us and we can help you find the “Thrillers, Fillers, and Spillers” in the colors you want. Then plant, water, sit back and watch your art work grow!
*Proven Winner is a brand that has field tested different plant varieties for the hardiest, longest blooming, and most aggressive growth. They then propogate those plants and send them to us. We transplant them and grow them until they are rooted out enough to go home with you!
April 18th, 2012 by Farmer Schmidt
We will be opening the greenhouses for retail sales on Friday April 27, 2012. Our hours will be Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m. Closed Sunday. We have had many people stopping by to see if we are up and running. They like to poke their head in the greenhouse and see the beautiful plants that are growing. You are welcome to do so also, and if there is something you just can’t wait to buy until our opening day, we will be there!
If you would like us to plant your container for you, you can still bring it in! We would love to design a planter for your specific needs.
Our Proven Winner brand plants are looking fabulous. We are the low price leader on Proven Winners and you will love them in your containers and beds. Our containers and hanging baskets are starting to fill out, just in time for Mother’s Day. Mom will love flowers she can enjoy the whole season. Also, get a head start on your vegetable garden and buy plants that are already grown. We have starts for cool weather crops like broccoli and cauliflower. Plant your tomatoes, peppers, melons, and squash plants after the frost danger has past and you will have a bountiful garden!
We look forward to seeing you!
Also, check back soon, we will be blogging about vegetable gardening and planting containers and flower beds.
February 29th, 2012 by Farmer Schmidt
It’s official — the furnace is firing and the itty-bitty seeds are starting the miraculous process of becoming a beautiful plant. Many changes are underway for Schmidt’s farm and greenhouse, however, we will still be in our current location for this spring season (9184 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan Utah– back behind the big red shed). Construction for a new retirement housing development surrounds the greenhouses, but our greenhouse paradise will be ready to sell you the highest quality bedding plants, vegetable plants, container plants, hanging baskets and professionally designed planter pots near the end of April (more info to come!). If you have a container that you would like us to plant, please bring it in! Although we are not open for retail sales yet, we are busy planting and and we will be there Monday — Friday from approximately 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. Be sure to bring your container to us anytime this month for the fullest development of the plants.
Just as exciting are the plans for a new location for our greenhouse plants and farm fresh produce! We are currently in the planning and zoning phase of developing a retail outlet that will be located on Redwood Road, 1/2 block to the North of the current driveway. The new retail outlet will be built on the property where Great Grandpa Schmidt built his home and raised his family. It is His hard work that created the legacy that we strive to follow today. We hope you will follow the progress of this exciting development with us. More info to come!
Also, we are working on updating our web-site and will be much more diligent on keeping the blog updated also, so please come back and visit often. Please feel free to leave comments or questions! We would love to have you on our newsletter list and will be sending special coupons to our loyal customers.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
September 27th, 2011 by Farmer Schmidt
The harvest is in full swing with the 2011 pumpkin patch about to open this weekend, we are very excited for this fun time of year with the pumpkins and winter squash being picked now. We have had a late start to the harvest and hope to enjoy this warm weather as long as we can. We still have a great supply of vine ripe tomatoes and corn on the cob, along with peaches, pears, apples, melons, peppers, berries, and soon grapes! And it is all Local grown! So stop by and get some of the finest local produce in the Salt Lake Valley.
We are here at the pumpkin patch on 9000 South 2200 West in West Jordan, Monday-Friday 9-7 and Saturday 9-6. Thanks for supporting Local Agriculture, and we’ll see you soon!
April 17th, 2010 by Farmer Schmidt
We have 30 different combinations of hanging baskets to give color throughout the season. These are perfect gifts for Mother’s day!
March 4th, 2010 by Farmer Schmidt
Our Roma and Celebrity Tomatoes are in the Greenhouse and will be available May 15, 2010!
March 4th, 2010 by Farmer Schmidt
The fields are tilled and we are preparing for spring planting. Watch for more updates!
March 4th, 2010 by admin
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