Rita's Roots Backyard Harvest

Is your basil looking less than great? Leaves turning yellow and brown and falling off the plant? It might not be stress or nutrient deficiency, but the start of Basil Downy Mildew (BDM) 😬

BDM is a disease that spreads rapidly and can take out your whole basil plant. Check out our tips to make sure you have healthy, abundant basil all summer long! 🌱

Tomorrow is the big day! It’s our Heat Loving Plant Sale ☀️

WHEN: Saturday, 5/30 | 9:00am-1:00pm

WHERE: 4956 Ashley River Rd, Summerville

We’re most excited to show off our blueberries, blackberries and sweet potatoes but we’ll have a HUGE selection of other heat loving plants including:

🥬 Veggies: Eggplant, French + Bush Beans, Ground Cherry, Heat Tolerant Lettuce, Malabar Spinach, Peppers, Quick Snack Cucumber, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Yard Long Beans (seeds only)

🫐 Fruits: Loaded Blueberry Bushes, Blackberries (thornless), Citrus Trees, Elderberry, Fig Trees, Pomegranate

🌱 Herbs: Basils, Chocolate Mint, French Tarragon, Lavender, Lemon Verbena, Rosemary, Oregano, Sage, Thyme

🦋 Pollinator Plants: Bee Balms, Echinacea, Milkweed, Valerian, Yarrow

🌸 Flowers: Grower's Choice (our team will pick the best and brightest!), Celosia/Cockscomb, Dahlias, Gaillardia/Blanket Flower, Gomphrena, Indigo, Roselle Hibiscus, Rudbeckia / Black eyed Susan (multiple colors), Shiso, Spider Flower, Spilanthes, Sunflowers, Valerian, Zinnias

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow!!
~ Rita and the crew