Crabtree Farms Spring Plant Sale and Festival

With the arrival of spring comes the time of year to play in the dirt: planting, growing and harvesting flowers and veggies for spring and summer gardens. The 2nd weekend in April, Crabtree Farms will be holding our 17th annual Spring Plant Sale and Festival to help gardeners get ready for this exciting season of hard work, new growth and bountiful reward.

The plant sale will be held at Crabtree Farms on April 7 and 8th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on April 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The member pre-sale will take place on April 6 from 3 to 6 p.m.

As in previous years, the plant sale will offer gardeners healthy, sustainably-grown fruit, vegetable, flower and herb plant starts for their spring and summer gardens – hundreds of varieties of plants will be available including over 50 varieties of heirloom tomatoes.

With the help of invaluable volunteers from the community, Crabtree Farms’ green house manager Mike Barron grows and propagates these plant starts on location. By testing specific plant varieties right here on the farm, Mike can ensure that they are well-suited to grow in the Chattanooga region.

Even non-gardening community members will find plenty of fun things to do at the plant sale: in addition to free workshops, guests can enjoy live music, food, activities for kids and hand-crafted items from local artisans. There is sure to be something for everyone at this lively event.

Crabtree Farms accepts cash, Visa or MasterCard, check, and SNAP (edible plants only). Vendors are paid separately.

Crabtree Farms would also like to extend a special thanks to our sponsors, without whom great events like the Spring Plant Sale would not be possible: Chattanooga Times Free Press, EPB Fiber Optics, Earth Fare and Lupi’s.

For more information on the Spring Plant Sale and other happenings at the farm, please visit our website at www. crabtreefarms.org.

Saturday 10 - 11 a.m. - Flea Market Gardens: Re-purposed Garden Containers

11 a.m. - noon: Grassheads - Children’s Activity

Noon - 1 p.m. - Techie Gardening

1 - 2 p.m. - Gardening with Essential OIls

2 -3 p.m. - Local Spring Fare: Cooking Demonstration Sunday 11 a.m. - noon -Children’s Activity

Noon - 1 p.m. - Starting an Outdoor Mushroom Bed

1 - 2 p.m. - Vegetable Gardening Q & A

Saturday Just Us Gal’s Tin Cup Rattlers Sunday Laura Walker