Time For Christmas!

Open Doors At Janoski's Greenhouse!

Well, this was a first. Taking advantage of a warm & sunny day, LFLF stopped at Janoski's Farm & Greenhouse today to pick up our Christmas Poinsettias.  I have NEVER seen the greenhouse doors & windows open in December!

Janoski's Greenhouse Poinsettias In View!

Poinsettias are known for being very sensitive to cold freezing air, so it's always a quick dash out to the warm vehicle with the pots enclosed in a plastic sleeve.  Not today, but wait another day or two and you'll be making that sprint through the cold air!  Merry Christmas!

Janoski's - Get Your Poinsettias ...

Big Selection At Janoski's

Janoski's Farm & Greenhouse - Home Grown Peppers!

It's a great time of year for an abundance of local produce & it seems like everything is available! The pictures speak for themselves ...

Janoski Farm Eggplant Bin

LFLF has never been a fan of eggplant (!), but they looked wonderful in the bin.

Winter Squashes Are Coming In Now Too ...

Also, Janoski's is one of the farms that keeps sweet corn plantings that last into October when others have ended their season, so of course we also came away with a half-dozen ears in a brown bag!

Local Shopping Labor Day Weekend !

Shoppers At Beaver Farmers' Market

Who wasn't out over the weekend shopping for picnics and cookouts?  It's been HOT, but that's all the better for the tomatoes & egg plants, I guess! 

Enon Valley Garlic Customers

Shoppers were loaded down and lined up at the booths.  LFLF came away with 3 hardy mums, a mess 'o yellow summer squash, some peppers, and a small container of cookies.  Never mind that the icing was melting in the heat! :)
On Sunday, we hopped over to Janoski's Farm and Greenhouse for our contribution to a family cookout.  We picked up sweet corn and also watermelon, grapes, and cantaloupe for a fruit salad.  We saw this sign, but our selections looked great ...

Janoski's - You Can't Change The Weather!

Local Greenhouse Poinsettias

Janoski's Greenhouse Customers

LFLF was out and about on this cloudy, but relatively warm day to get our poinsettias.   The trick is to get them when it's warm so that they don't freeze in the cold air going from greenhouse to car to house. 

"Winter Rose" Poinsettias In Upper Left

Someone bought a couple of the Winter Rose poinsettias while I was picking out my pink & white marbled flower ... click on the pictures to enlarge!

Janoski's Greenhouse Christmas Cactus & Amaryllis

Janoski's also has a selection of Christmas Cactus potted up, as well as other seasonal plants. 
After stopping in the greenhouse, LFLF went over to the farm market ... more on that in the next post!

Get Your Poinsettias !

Local Grower Gets Ready For Spring!

Pansies & Violas At Janoski's Farm Market & Greenhouse

LFLF found this sure sign of spring at Janoski's today ... the flats and baskets are outside under roof next to the greenhouse.  A couple of shoppers were taking their favorites into the greenhouse to pay for them.

Janoski's Onions, Lettuce, & Cole Crop Plants

Both of them mentioned that they were buying plants now for containers that they could keep covered if needed.  Isn't it so tempting to buy these great looking plants & take a chance?

Janoski's Lettuce Flats

 Here are a couple of other items for sale.  Fresh from local Seibel's Farm - small eggs anyone? 


You Can Still Get Potatoes, Apples, & Cabbage!

Christmas Spirit!

Tree Shoppers Head Into The Greenhouse!

Nothing like a trip to Janoski's Greenhouse to get in the Christmas spirit!  LFLF went out today & got pointsettias for home & the office.  Never satisfied with the standard red, we always make it a point to get some of the "different" bract colors & forms.  We got a variety new to us this year & after a bit of poking around, it appears to be "Primero Glitter" by Ecke.   Ecke is THE premier pointsettia breeder & many growers get their cuttings from Ecke to grow out.  Don't be alarmed ... this pointsettia went into the yellow painted powder room, so it's not out in the middle of the traditional Christmas settings!

A Look Across The Greenhouse!

Of course we got a more traditional large 3 color red, white, & pink pot for our "feature" pointsettia!

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!

Janoski's Squash & Pumpkins

LFLF did a little looking around on Friday at Janoski's Farm & Greenhouse for pumpkins & squash.  We were looking for the smallest pumkins for our fence posts.  There were lots of small pie pumpkins, but they were a little too big, so we went away empty handed, but got this great shot above of part of the selection available.  Plenty to choose from & there were several families circling the area for just the right pumpkin. 

Beaver Farmers' Market Fall Display

Luck held out for the farmers today at the Beaver Farmers' Market ...... lot's of rain Thursday night into Friday, but no rain today!  It was very windy all day & most vendors didn't bother to put up their pop up tents.

Oak Spring Farm Pumpkins

LFLF found just the right size pumpkins from Oak Spring Farm for our fence posts.  We picked the 10 smallest ones out of this crate.  Bonus - they all had nice handles!   I confess to liking the traditional tan/brown stems, not the dark green stems that the plant breeders select for currently ......
What else did we pick up?  Ginger snap cookies, red cabbage, edible pod peas - yes, this is the fall crop, Melrose apples - tart & delicious to eat out of hand, apple cider, & potatoes.  
Oh yes ..... our last LFLF post was put up HERE by mistake on the Wild Rose Farm blog ......

Easter @ Janoski's Greenhouse!

LFLF went shopping for Easter flowers on Saturday and Janoski's Farm & Greenhouse did not disappoint!  The Easter mums are gorgeous, just remember that they're not hardy mums.  Along with the traditional Easter lilies, there were hydrangeas, tulips, hyacinths, & azaleas.  Plenty of people were just wandering around trying to make a decision ..... what to buy? 

HAPPY EASTER!