Red Shed Gardens

06/06/2026

Who needs some delicious, freshly picked berries? Did you know we follow organic practices so you never have to worry about our products being sprayed with harmful chemicals? These are literally just off the plant, so extra fresh! We have 13 pints available at $5/pint. First to message or comment. Pick up at the Red Shed north of Forest City today or tomorrow afternoon.

06/05/2026

The collards are looking amazing this time of year. Never had them? Maybe now is the time to try them.

06/05/2026

Kale is back on the table at the Farmer Markets this Saturday in Clear Lake or on Wednesday in Forest City at Pammel Park from 4-6.

06/04/2026

Herbs are wonderful. The dill and cilantro are lush and aromatic.

06/02/2026

The Forest City Farmers Market has a new day, time and location this year. Tell everyone you know to spread the word. Hope to see everyone on the 10th.

🎉 It's officially June! Which means the Forest City Farmers' Market is less than 2 weeks away. We're excited to showcase our local vendors and provide the community a lively market feel.

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05/31/2026

Somebody really enjoys the peat pile!

05/29/2026

Heads of lettuce will be at the Clear Lake Farmers Market tomorrow (Saturday) from 9-12.
There are 3 types: butterhead, a soft velvety texture, and a red or green summer crisp which as the name suggest a nice crunchy texture.

05/28/2026

Have been seeing quite a few of the true ladybugs. They are good little natural pest control workers in the garden to eat the other bad insects like aphids. They actually do clean up the bad bugs pretty fast if there is a good amount of them. Also, a plus is they don't attack you like the Asian beetles do.

05/27/2026

Spinach and some lettuce are harvested one leaf at a time to have a full leaf so will last longer for you and makes the next harvest sooner as well by having bigger full leaves. By harvesting thousands of leaves individually takes a long time but think it's worth it in the end.

05/24/2026

Cutworms are annoying and terrible. So far they have cut off over 100 pepper plants in just a couple days. When I first noticed it I put toothpicks on either side of the stem to hopefully stop them from chewing through the stem but it didn't slow them down and chewed off 40 more after that and even chewed through the toothpicks.
These peppers have been growing since the beginning of March and took a long time to get to this point. I will probably have to buy some to replace them but it's not the varieties I originally wanted. It's never as simple as I hope for at the beginning of the season.