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It’s planting time

Dave Thompson’s Healthy Grow

This time of year in Michigan we literally plant hundreds of annuals for our clients. We call it ‘flower day’! Our garden practices are strictly organic and sustainable, we never use harmful pesticides or herbicides so we fed the new plantings with Bulbs & Blooms by Dave Thompson’s Organic Healthy Grow. 

I like this product because it’s easy to apply to very large garden beds. We simply mixed it into the soil as we planted. But what I love most about Organic Healthy Grow is where it comes from and I think you will, too!

Here’s how it’s made:

“Every bag of Dave Thompson’s Organic Healthy Grow starts simply – with a chicken. The chickens we house at Pearl Valley Farms provide the eggs we sell under our Pearl Valley Eggs, Phil’s Fresh Eggs and Eggology liquid eggs brands, while the waste they produce is the main ingredient in our organic composted fertilizer.

We start with chicken litter from healthy, egg-laying chickens fed a calcium-rich diet. This litter is mixed with organic materials and left to air-dry and break down in our indoor composting facility. Our compost is regularly, and carefully, turned during the aerobic composting process to ensure complete aeration, a vital aspect behind promoting microbial growth. Once the composting process has been completed, we test and bag the finished product. Because we believe so much in the quality and effectiveness of Dave Thompson’s Organic Healthy Grow, we ensure that every bag of fertilizer we sell is of the utmost quality. To us, “The Way its Made Matters,” and we won’t have it any other way.”

I agree with Organic Healthy Grow, the way it’s made does matter! In a few months, we will give the plantings another feed with their Bone Meal AND update you on the results.

We are expecting big healthy flower blooms this year! We’ll post pictures of the beautiful flower beds and let you be the judge. Stay tuned!

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The truth about calories & chemicals

We love organic gardening and never use chemicals. Our three main ingredients when installing a new landscape or garden include:

1. Right plant, right place

2. Hardwood Mulch

3. Organic compost

Keeping it simple (and natural) is always best. Save the money you would have spent on harmful chemicals and buy a new favorite plant (or two)!

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Landscape Fabric

In our opinion and experience, landscape fabric has proven to be a burden and not a benefit in the garden!  We highly recommend not using it in your landscape or garden beds.

If  you are dealing with a weed problem, lay cardboard and/or newspaper over the problem area and cover with a thick layer of  mulch. Weeds or other undesirables cannot grow through it.  Over time, everything will smother out and the paper will decompose, which is great for your soil.  Give it a try, you will not be sorry! Oh, one more thing, reusing old cardboard and newspaper is much cheaper than fabric – in fact, it’s a great way to recycle and it’s free!

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Tea Time with Haven’s Natural Brew!

We are SO excited & honored to offer a FANTASTIC Garden Give-Away from Haven’s Natural Brew Tea!

Haven’s Natural Brew Tea conditions the soil so your plants’ root systems can better absorb nutrients needed to build a strong, healthy root base.   Place Haven’s Natural Brew Tea bag in a one to five gallon container filled with water, cover & allow to seep for one to three days.  Then water your plants, it’s that easy!  Use every time you water or at least four times during the growing season.

Want to Play?

Simply leave a comment below & let us know your FAVORITE thing to GROW!

Using a random number generator on November 10th at 12 midnight EST,

ONE lucky GARDENER will receive a special “Tea” package from

Haven’s Natural Brew Tea!

Our WINNER will be announced November 11th at 9:00 a.m. EST!

Good Luck, Friends!

May all your gardens grow,