Ploughshares Nursery and Alameda Point Collaborative recognize the injustice that people of color experience and want to be part of a solution to correct inequality.  To that end Ploughshares Nursery and Alameda Point Collaborative are participating in a racial equity program to address these issues through training and a rigorous assessment of our internal organization…

open again Thursday 5-6

May 2021Whats Happening at Ploughshares New Butterfly Plant Available Mid-May Asclepias fascicularis or ‘Narrow Leaf Milkweed’ is a California native milkweed Monarchs use for food and for reproduction.  If your milkweeed start is not immediately over-run with Monarch babies you can expect a 2ft by 2ft airy shrub with pale pink blossoms (cups full of…

April 2021 Whats Happening at Ploughshares April Workshop Square Foot Gardening in an Octagonal Raised Bed ‘Square Foot Gardening’ is the best way to utilize raised bed and small row planting areas in gardens where space is at a premium.  Come down to Ploughshares and participate in using the square foot gardening technique to plant…

Square Foot Gardening’ is the best way to utilize raised bed and small row planting areas in gardens where space is at a premium.  Come down to Ploughshares and participate in using the square foot gardening technique to plant an octagonal raised bed with peppers, cabbage, tomatoes and melons. If we have time we will…

Film project using the nursery for the day, open again Thursday 4-01-2021

March 2021 Newsletter Whats Happening at Ploughshares March Zoom Presentations Ploughshares is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. How to Grow Awesome Tomatoes March 10th 2PM Whether you are an expert or a beginner you will come away with something new from our annual presentation about tomato growing.  Topics include: history, heirlooms vs conventional,…

Varieties on our tables perfect for planting right now despite the cool temps.Get your first wave of tomato goodness going before everyone else! 4″ pots $3.99These are all cold tolerant determinate (produce tomatoes all at once) FAST bushes:Siberia (2oz 48 days to maturity)Beaverlodge Slicer (2oz 55 days to maturity)Mountain Princess (8-10 oz 68 days to…

Zoom Presentation, How to Grow Strawberries Ploughshares is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: How to Grow StrawberriesLearn how to nourish tender young strawberries organically with love until it comes time to brutally rip them from their beds and bite down on the juicy goodness.  Recipes, history and best tips, join us for…

open again January 29th for the native plant sale!

30% OFF NATIVE PLANTS 1 gallon Abutilon palmeri 1 gallon Achillea millefolium 1 gallon Achillea millefolium (Purple Form) 1 gallon Achillea millefolium Paprika 1 Gallon Arctostaphylos bakeries Louis Edmunds 1 gallon Arctostaphylos ‘Green Supreme’ 1 gallon Artemesia californica 1 gallon Blechnum occidentale 1 gallon Carex barbarae 1 gallon Carpenteria californica 1 Gallon Ceanothus Blue Ray…

and so are these cool season vegetables Artichoke: Green Globe Artichoke Cabbage: Ruby Ball Cabbage Camellia: Tea Camelia Greens: Arugula Greens: Dark Green Lettuce Greens: Lacinato Kale Greens: Oakleaf Green Lettuce Greens: Pomegranate Lettuce Greens: Red Russian Kale Greens: Red Sweet Crisp Lettuce Greens: Swiss Chard Herb: Culinary Oregano Herb: Culinary Select Sage Herb: French…

Bare root trees have arrived. For the month of January these trees will be sold without soil in a dormant state for big savings in the wallet! For those unfamiliar with bare root trees, these are deciduous fruit trees (trees that drop their leaves in winter) that go into dormancy (they go into suspended animation…….

Artichoke: Green Globe Artichoke Broccoli: Italian Calabrese Broccoli Cabbage: Ruby Ball Cabbage Greens (rare herb): Rau Om Greens: All Seasons Romaine Lettuce Greens: Bloomsdale Spinach Greens: Collards Greens: Lacinato Kale Greens: Merlot Lettuce Greens: Red Russian Kale Greens: Romaine Coastal Star Lettuce Greens: Tree Collards Herb: Barbecue Rosemary Herb: Cilantro Slo-Bolt Herb: English Thyme Herb:…

Open again January 6th with precautions for preventing the spread of Covid. Whats Happening in January Gearing up for another fantastic spring.  Bareroot trees are on the way, new berries are in stock.  In the meantime we have a fun workshop on container gardening mid-January and a Native Plant Sale at the end of the…

Whats Happening at Ploughshares this December We are closing to help prevent the spread of Covid during this surge.  We hope to be open again on January 5th.  Reading the news it looks like we just had a day in this country when 3000 people died from this horrible disease. I learned when I went…

New Berries and Vines Just Arrived Southern Highbush varieties of Blueberry are newly arrived from Dave Wilson nursery in sleeve pots.  These blueberries are adapted to the East Bay’s mild climate and produce large crops when planted with compatible cross-pollinating ‘friends’.  We recommend you plant two bushes per family member who desires blueberries.  Berries typically…