The B-Irv Garden

The B-Irv Garden The B-Irv Garden is a small, family run, no-till vegetable garden providing farm fresh vegetables to our community at donation/pay what your able to.

We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy healthy, fresh, delicious, locally grown food!

A little mum update!They are starting to form flower buds! We were hoping the actual plants would be bigger by now, but ...
09/09/2025

A little mum update!

They are starting to form flower buds! We were hoping the actual plants would be bigger by now, but that's okay. Its been a learning curve growing these for the first time, and the drought hasn't granted us any favors!

However, the flowers look plentiful and the foliage is dark green and super healthy! These will be beautiful in any autumn display or landscape when they come into bloom!

We are estimating another 2-3 weeks before these will be available. Give or take a few days or a week. Keep a look out and if you're on our email list we will have the information out as soon as we can!

The aftermath of the braconid wasp larvae feeding on the tomato hornworm from the inside out!
09/03/2025

The aftermath of the braconid wasp larvae feeding on the tomato hornworm from the inside out!

Our self-serve stand is open for the last time this season until sunset tonight. We have an abundance of tomatoes! Also ...
08/31/2025

Our self-serve stand is open for the last time this season until sunset tonight. We have an abundance of tomatoes! Also in stock are peppers, beets, beet greens, carrots, kale, and swiss chard. It has been a great summer season!

****Would you like to get on our email list? Often times social media posts can get lost in the shuffle, or dont always show up in your feed - so I like to send out emails (typically weekly) with updates about what will be available at the stand; garden updates; special sales like our spring seedling sale, possibly a fall mum sale; and even simple recipes that I love using garden ingredients!

Send us a message with your email, and you will be added right away, and always kept in the loop about upcomimg happenings!****

I love finding examples of natural pest control in the garden! What you see here is one of the most devastating tomato p...
08/27/2025

I love finding examples of natural pest control in the garden!

What you see here is one of the most devastating tomato plant pests: The tomato horn worm. When you look closer, you can see these small white oval shaped things hanging off of it.

What are these small white things? Believe it or not, they are cocoons of the braconid wasp.

Braconid wasps are not harmful to humans, aren't aggressive, and don't sting. They are about the size of a mosquito. They act as both a parasitic predator and as a polinator!

How does that work? Adult braconoid wasps (the females) lay their eggs on/in tomato horn worms. The eggs hatch, and out come the larvae. The larvae feeds on the insides of the worm and kills it from the inside out (kinda morbid, kinda cool). They then eat their way out and pupate (form the cocoon) on the hornworm - creating more adult braconid wasps!

Another reason we never use pesticides and synthetics/chemicals in our garden. We want to keep the beneficials around and not create a toxic environment.

A little finch visiting and enjoying the late season anise this morning. We plant and grow these native plants to specif...
08/22/2025

A little finch visiting and enjoying the late season anise this morning. We plant and grow these native plants to specifically attract polinators. Im glad the birds enjoy them too!

The fall vibes were definitely hitting this morning! Orange pumpkins, ripening squash, and kale becoming super curly all...
08/21/2025

The fall vibes were definitely hitting this morning! Orange pumpkins, ripening squash, and kale becoming super curly all hint at the start of autumn!

We are just shy of 5 weeks in our first time mum growing adventure! Still aiming for a finish and bloom time of early Oc...
08/20/2025

We are just shy of 5 weeks in our first time mum growing adventure! Still aiming for a finish and bloom time of early October.

Morning harvest!
08/19/2025

Morning harvest!

We are open until sunset today! Tomatoes, green peppers, beet greens, beets, green beans and more!
08/17/2025

We are open until sunset today! Tomatoes, green peppers, beet greens, beets, green beans and more!

August is tomato season! 🍅🍅🍅
08/16/2025

August is tomato season! 🍅🍅🍅

Butternut squash coming into season!
08/15/2025

Butternut squash coming into season!

The latest in mum development: It looks like the fertilizer applications have been kicking in, and there has been notice...
08/13/2025

The latest in mum development: It looks like the fertilizer applications have been kicking in, and there has been noticeable growth! These are early October bloomers, so I think they are on par to fill out the pots by then. It has been challenging this past week with the current drought and high heat we've been in to keep these guys moist, but it looks like we are doing alright so far! Here's hoping to a successful upcoming mum season!

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2 Wood Avenue
Topsham, ME
04086

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12pm - 8:15pm

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