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We added a new carrot variety to the website this year. And well it might just outperform one of our favorite carrots varieties. Join us to find out which new variety it is!... #growyourownfood

Took a little trip to the backyard grocery store this afternoon. Found some Cheers Cabbage, Braveheart Lettuce, Green Magic Broccoli and Minuteman Cauliflower. Veggies for the week ! #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead

With spring planting right around the corner, it's time to start planning for 2021. Where should we plant our potatoes? Join us as we determine where we should plant all our potatoes. ... #growyourownfood

Our Kodiak Brown Mustard cover crop is starting to flower and it's time to get it incorporated. Join us as we'll talk about this "biofumigation" process and how it's a great, all-natural method for controlling soil-borne pests in your garden. #growyourownfood

Our Minuteman Cauliflower is almost there! This is the fastest-maturing variety we carry and is currently winning the race compared to the others we planted. #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead

This Tehama Lettuce will get a little larger, but it’s certainly big enough to eat. Gonna snag a few for some taco salad tonight. #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead

These Plethora short-day onions have really impressed us so far. Can’t wait to see just how big an onion we can grow with this new variety! #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead

Seed Starting Season has started in Zone 8b. So it's time to get busy in the greenhouse. Join us as we plant some cool-season crops!... #growyourownfood

We've finally reached the 2020 holiday season! This week the guys share some of the most popular gardening gifts for this year. Along with sharing updates on the potato pre-orders and some new varieties for 2021.... Join us to finish up your shopping list for that home gardener in your life! #growyourownfood

Happy Halloween from Hoss Tools! #hosstools #growyourownfood

Fall transplating has begun for our cool-season crops! Join us as we'll be planting some of the most productive vegetables you can grow! Collards, Kale and more!... #growyourownfood

These Sugar Prince Peas took a lickin’ from the frost and have kept on tickin’! They have the most tender pods we’ve found on any English Pea variety. Great for shelling or snacking whole! #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many bees on a single sunflower head 10 of them! Our pollinators are surely enjoying this fall cover crop of sunflowers. #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead #pollinators

Our Ultimate Cover Crop Cocktail, although young, survived the frosts like a champ and we can’t wait for all this diversity to be booming in our garden soils! #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead #covercrops

October means it's time to plant fall carrots! Carrots can require a little more patience than other crops, but they're really easy to grow if you follow these three simple tips. #growyourownfood

Fall Rattlesnake Beans are in full bloom and will need picking very soon! Anyone else growing fall pole beans? #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #sustainableliving #homestead

Carrots are up! They always test our patience, but keeping the soil moist with buried drip tape (and awesome seeds) ensures great germination! YT video coming soon on this. #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #homestead #sustainableliving

Our fall runner beans are blooming! Our first planting of lettuce is growing really fast! And our sweet corn has recovered from Hurricane Sally!... Join us as we'll give it all a BOOST so that we can get our harvests before our first frost date. #growyourownfood

Raised Bed, Seed Starting Trays, Direct Seeding? What's the best way to plant onions? This week we answer some viewer questions about growing onions for the vegetable garden.... #growyourownfood

This year we grew PURPLE SWEET POTATOES for the first time! Today we'll harvest them and compare the size and production to our Georgia Jet sweet potatoes that we've already harvested. Are these purple ones worth growing?... #growyourownfood

Fall sunflowers are adding beautiful color to the garden. Loving this Santa Fe Sunset variety! #hosstools #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #cutflowers #flowergarden #sustainableliving #homestead

Our fall/winter cover cropping continues today. This time it's clover! But with so many options, how do you know which clover variety is best for your situation. We'll explain the differences so you can make an informed decision.... #growyourownfood

We often get the question -- Will this seed variety grow in my area? Well, tonight Greg and Travis have an answer for YOU! Join us as the guys discuss which crops might have regionality issues growing in the vegetable garden.... #growyourownfood