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…

Arugula: Sylvetta Organic Arugula Beet: Bulls Blood Organic Beet Beet: Chiogga Organic Beet Broccoli: Broccoli di Cicco Organic Broccoli Cabbage: Early Jersey Wakefield Organic Cabbage Cauliflower: Early Snowball Organic Cauliflower Collards: Ole Timey Blue Organic Collards Corn: Golden Bantam Improved Organic Corn Cucumber:  Early Fortune Organic Cucumber Cucumber: Jelly Melon Organic Cucumber Cucumber: Poona Kheera…

Ploughshares is a social enterprise of Alameda Point Collaborative. We provide job training for residents of our supportive housing community. Proceeds of sales are used to maintain programs for the formerly homeless.  Alameda Point Collaborative: resilience through fires.As part of our resilience series, we’ll showcase a story from one of our residents every week leading…

Get em in the ground while supplies last. Next time we will have vegetable starts for sale will be end of February beginning of March 2021 Artichoke: Green Globe Artichoke Bok Choy (asian mini-cabbage, sweet and great for stir fry) Broccoli: Chinese Broccoli Broccoli: Gypsy Broccoli Bronze Fennel Cabbage: Cheers Cabbage Cardoon ( artichoke relative,…

Borage is a fast growing, nutritious herb which benefits pollinator species greatly. 4″ pots $3.99

Bouquetier de Nice à Fleurs Enjoy the scent of an orange tree multiplied by a factor of ‘delicious’ when you plant this ornamental sour orange in your garden. Used to manufacture essential oils, the citron element in leaves, fruit and flower is stronger than almost any other citrus plant. Ours are grafted onto semi-dwarfing root…

New seeds available for winter gardening from Redwood Seed Co.