Farmers Market first weekend

Opening weekend for the Boone County Farmers Market

It has become a tradition for me to work the first couple of Saturdays at the Boone County Farmers Market and answer questions as a master gardener to earn my volunteer hours for the year.. I’m not very sharp when it come to the vegetable questions, but I have no problems when it comes to ornamental trees and shrubs. I enjoy seeing all the annuals and the vegetable seedlings, the hanging baskets and begonia planters for sale. I bought a sweet potato vine and several coleus for my front garden beds. In the past I had the opinion that I wouldn’t waste my time on a plant that was only good for one season. I have changed my opinions, and gained a new respect for a plant that can go through all of the stages of plant life in a single season. I now enjoy all of the beauty that many of these plants offer us, and gladly offer many of them a place to share their full potential in my landscape.

The Boone County Farmers Market is open 7 days a week May through October, 10am – 5pm Spring hours and Summer hours are 9am – 6pm (Memorial Day through Labor Day). Market re-opens the day after Thanksgiving: 7 days a week, 10am – 8pm (weather permitting). I will be at the market one more time this year to answer question in the booth at the canter of the market, I’d love to meet you and answer any question you might have.