Horny Toad Horticulture

Horny Toad Horticulture Horny Toad horticulture is a small scale urban seed farm at the base of Sentinel Peak. We grow harvest and process our own seeds for distributors in Tucson.

Find our seeds and Plants at Eco Gro and Awareness Ranch at the Rillito Farmers Market

Huge shout out to for selling my seeds for me today at the market! Well be here until 1:30 come join us!
10/25/2025

Huge shout out to for selling my seeds for me today at the market!

Well be here until 1:30 come join us!

Im soaking up all this rain we've had and planting seeds while the ground is saturated. This is the beginning of my favo...
10/16/2025

Im soaking up all this rain we've had and planting seeds while the ground is saturated. This is the beginning of my favorite gardening season here in Tucson and I am so excited for all the markets and stuff coming up so we can geek out about plants!

Come hang with me and Ben today for today at from 3-6pm.

We're giving out free seeds for all seasons and promoting our big fall plant fair which is happening next weekend on October 25th.

We can help you start growing your own food and give you the seeds you need to start a successful garden!

Harpagophytum - Devils ClawDevil's claw harvest is on! I love growing these native annual plants. They have beautiful f...
10/15/2025

Harpagophytum - Devils Claw

Devil's claw harvest is on! I love growing these native annual plants. They have beautiful flowers abd fruits and hrowing them benefits many native pollinators.

The leaves are covered on the bottom with sticky substances that trap insects which helps repel pest damage from aphids and the like.

They need no extra care but the seeds are tricky to germinate and to harvest sometimes. It is belived that these seeds need to be scarified so you can knick it with a knife or scrub them with a little sandpaper. Then I let them soak for a few days and throw them out to see what happens. They like drier sandy soils and grow all around the southwest naturally. There are some south African varieties that look very different from our native species. The seeds are difficult tk collect because its easy to injur yourself while harvesting. You also need pliers or a pocket knife to actually get to the bulk of the seeds. Use gloves! Lol

This is a very cool plant to wtach grow and learn about its rich cultural and medicinal history. Easy to care for and doesn't need much water at all.

Grow some native plants!

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.ranch is all restocked for our Thrusday market and for Sunday's Rillito market You can find all my cool weather crops...
10/02/2025

.ranch is all restocked for our Thrusday market and for Sunday's Rillito market

You can find all my cool weather crops and there's still time to plant a few father's warm weather crops and harvest them!

Stop by the Awareness Ranch Booth and ask for H***y Toad seeds!!!!

We have a lot of plants growing too and theyll be available very soon!

Tithonia is always growing during the warm season here at H***y Toad! Its brilliantly colored, attracts all the pollinat...
10/02/2025

Tithonia is always growing during the warm season here at H***y Toad! Its brilliantly colored, attracts all the pollinators and grows well with less water than most sunflowers.

If you've never grown these flowers you gotta grab a pack and plant them. They'll grow from spring until first frost. So there's still time to plant!!!!

Thank you for the bath loofah seeds! I have always struggled to grow bath loofah even though my wild luffa goes crazy ...
09/30/2025

Thank you for the bath loofah seeds! I have always struggled to grow bath loofah even though my wild luffa goes crazy every year! This year I did it!!!! Im so happy because this is one of my favorite plants. I didnt even give it a trellis it just crawled straight up my window screen. Gives some nice shade in the house too! Haha

Its Fall!!!!!!!
09/27/2025

Its Fall!!!!!!!

It finally rained!!!! We had some very long and good rains this time. I was really sad because mesquite beans clogged my...
09/27/2025

It finally rained!!!! We had some very long and good rains this time. I was really sad because mesquite beans clogged my drain to my rain tanks and the first rain didnt catch. We managed to get them cleaned in time to gather about 500 gallons of rainwater in the second storm! Guess I gotta clean my gutters more often its been so long since its rained here on my side of A mountain.

I have been super busy and gearing up for season! Can't wait to catch you all at a market soon!

Yesterday I got my rack stacked with all my new seeds and my new Fall Festival Flower mix. This glass jar has over 10 p...
09/15/2025

Yesterday I got my rack stacked with all my new seeds and my new Fall Festival Flower mix. This glass jar has over 10 packs of seeds in it and will bloom from now until spring!

You can throw it into some well watered landscaping and work the seeds in or just grow them in pots or raised beds. This jar has all my favorite fall seeds and some that will bloom in winter and spring!

Most of these seeds also resesed themselves so I only planted my jar once and its the gift that keeps giving.

The jars are plastic free and I packed them all my self and added some cute touches. These seed jars make beautiful and thoughtful gifts for any occasion!

Italian white sunflower
07/09/2025

Italian white sunflower

Zinnia are some of the best and most beautiful heat and drought tolerant flowers for bouquets! I'll grow these from spri...
06/23/2025

Zinnia are some of the best and most beautiful heat and drought tolerant flowers for bouquets! I'll grow these from spring to winter and cut them and they bloom again and again!

So pretty!!!!

Another great thing about zinnia is that not a lot of wildlife eat it, although I have caught my bunnies grazing on it a little lately.

The last artichoke to blooming, blossomed hanging upside down! Artichoke season is coming to an end but these plant are...
06/22/2025

The last artichoke to blooming, blossomed hanging upside down! Artichoke season is coming to an end but these plant are perennial and will remain dormant in the soil till things cool down a bit in winter. They bloom all spring and you can only harvest seeds kf you don't eat the heads.

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