The Cutting Garden

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  • Labor Day Weekend

  • Celebrate Paint and Pop June 19 – July 5th

    Celebrate Paint and Pop June 19 – July 5th

    Local artist Barbara Winfield was busy over the last year, creating a series of pieces that will bring a smile to your face.  Please join her for an opening reception on June 19th from 3-5 pm here at the shop.
    Barbara explains her process, saying “For the past several years I have been collecting imagery from both popular and mass culture, such as vintage mid-20th century magazine advertising and iconic comic book art.
    I chose imagery that is both nostalgic, amusing and a reflection of American society post WWII. Although many of the images are vintage, they also depict feeling and emotions that resonate today.
    These works combine two major mid-20th century art movements:  Abstract Painting and Pop Art.
    First I chose an image that amuses me, and then created a colorful background painting to frame the image.
    Although certain paintings are inspired by Abstract Expressionist women artists of the 40’s and 50’s downtown NY art scene, I discovered that  in the end the iconic images I chose actually told me what colors and patterns to use for each image.
    My goal is to create art with amazing visual effects that are pleasing to the eye, nostalgic and fun to look at.”
    The reception will be held inside and outside, ensuring that all who attend will have an opportunity to see the work while maintaining a respectful distance from others.  Masks will be required inside.

    Barbara Winfield is an artist and writer specializing in Art & Interior Design. Her experience includes full time editorial positions at several national home furnishings magazines.  Ms. Winfield is the recipient of  The Dallas Market Center Editorial Award.  She is also the author of two home design books, The Complete Book of Home Details, and Dream Log Homes and Plans,  Ms. Winfield has taught “Color for Interiors” for twelve years in the Interior Design Department of the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. She has shown works at The DVAA annual “Art in Sixes” for the past two years. Starting as a weekender in 2001, she now lives full time in Jeffersonville, NY.

    Barbara’s work will be on display at Domesticities, 4055 State Route 52, in Youngsville through the July 4th weekend.

  • It’s Time to Pre-Order Seedlings!

    Need Seedlings?  We’ll start them for you.
    $4.25/ 4” pot
    Updated for 2021

    Please Pre-Order by March 1.  You can either stop into the shop with your list, or email it to us.  No need to pay in advance.  Plants will be available for pickup around Memorial Day weekend, depending on the temperatures.  We will also have a limited number of herbs and annuals available.

     Tomatoes

    Generally, hybrid tomatoes are more prolific and uniform than heirloom varieties, and hybrids usually have more resistance to disease, but many people say heirlooms taste a little better.  We start our tomatoes in mid-March, and grow them on in 4-inch pots. Last year we put them in the ground about June 1, and our first ripe tomatoes came in the last week of July.  All of these varieties are indeterminate unless noted.

     Large Tomatoes:

    Pink Berkeley Tie Dye, Heirloom, pink/green stripes
    Brandywine, Heirloom, red/pink
    Rose, Heirloom
    Mortgage Lifter, Heirloom, Pink
    Chef’s Choice, Hybrid, Orange
    Chefs Choice Pink, Hybrid
    Rose, Heirloom, red
    Big Beef, Hybrid, red
    Beefsteak, Hybrid, red
    Striped German, Heirloom, yellow/red stripes
    Old German, Heirloom, similar to Striped German
    Pineapple, Hybrid, similar to Striped German
    Aunt Ginny’s Purple, Heirloom
    Carolina Gold, Yellow, Hybrid

    Medium-sized tomatoes

    Early Girl, Hybrid, red
    New Girl, Hybrid, red
    Wayahead, Heirloom, Red, Early
    Martha Washington, Hybrid

    Medium-sized tomatoes, cont’d

    Celebrity, Red, Hybrid
    Damsel, Red, Hybrid
    Black Krim, Heirloom
    Green Vernissage, Hybrid
    Black Vernissage, Hybrid
    Skyway, Hybrid, determinate
    SV7846-hybrid
    Better Bush, Hybrid, Determinate
    Lemon Boy, Yellow Hybrid
    Carbon Purple/Black, Heirloom
    Giallo de Summer, Yellow, Heirloom

    Small-sized tomatoes

    Jaune Flamee, 2-inch round, Heirloom
    Purple Russian, Heirloom
    Piglet Willy’s French Black, Oxheart, Heirloom

    Cherry Tomatoes

    Sun Gold, Hybrid, orange, very sweet
    Citrine, Hybrid, Orange
    Chocolate Cherry, black/red, Heirloom
    Black Cherry, Hybrid
    Early Cherry 1.5 inches, Hybrid, red
    Supersweet 100, Hybrid
    Yellow Pear, Hybrid
    Gardener’s Delight, Heirloom

    Paste/Sauce Tomatoes

    Amish Paste
    Granadero
    Gilbertie Paste, Heirloom, Red, largest paste tomato
    San Marzano, Heirloom
    Blue Beech, large paste
    Comstock/ large paste hybrid

    Peppers

    We start our peppers even earlier than our tomatoes and grow them on in four-inch pots, and we have fully-red ripe peppers by August 1.

    Sweet Peppers

    Carmen, Hybrid, Red, 5 to 6 inch horn-shaped peppers.
    Ace, Hybrid, Red bell peppers
    King of the North, Hybrid, Red
    Red Mercury, Hybrid, Red
    Stocky Red Roaster
    Cubanelle, Horn, Green 4 to 5 inches
    Sweet Chocolate
    Jimmy Nardello, long thin sweet
    Staddon’s Select, early Red
    Italian Sweet

    Hot Peppers

    Habanera, Heirloom, orange, very hot
    Jalapeno, Heirloom green to red, hot
    Thai Red Chili
    Red Ember, Cayenne

    Aunt Polly’s Ground Cherries

    Tart sweet berries, very prolific!

    Eggplant

    Nadia, black, 7 inches
    Dancer, purple/pink 7 inches

    Cucumber

    Max Pack, pickling, 4.5 inches, broad disease resistance
    Diva, harvest at 5 to 7 inches

    Brussel Sprouts

    Long Island

    Cauliflower

    Snowball

     

    This is a partial list of seeds we will start.  If you would like us to start something else, give us a call or drop them off at the Cutting Garden.  Questions?  Give us a call at 845 482 3333 or email us.

    Happy Gardening!

  • Happy New Year! Welcome 2021!

    New Year’s Eve, 2020
    Today we celebrate the end of what has been a perfectly awful year, but at the same time a year in which so many showed their kindness, strength, resilience and ability to adapt.
    So many stepped up to help those who needed it, and I suspect that some of those people didn’t know they had it in them.
    Most of all, this has been a year that showcased the best in all of us, despite the madness in the world.
    Let’s remember those we lost this year, and celebrate them each day.
    And let’s reflect on what we learned about ourselves and others, using that knowledge to work for a better future.
    And whoever thought that the word “pivot” would become so common, and so apt?
    We are so grateful for your support in this past year. It’s meant the world to us both!
    We’re taking a short break and will re-open on Saturday, February 1st at 11 am.
    You can still shop online and schedule a pickup at the store at your convenience.
    Looking forward to hindsight really being 2020!