Cotton Top Nursery

09/22/2026

🌿 NEXT YEAR’S GARDEN STARTS THIS FALL!

Getting your garden ready for fall? This is a great time to make room for Comfrey Bocking 14: a hardworking perennial you can grow for mulch, chop & drop, compost, and pollinators! 🐝

As summer heat eases here, planting comfrey gives it time to begin establishing before winter. Aim to give new plants several weeks before hard freezes, water during dry spells, and let them focus on roots instead of harvesting leaves right away.

Why add it to your garden?

🍃 Grow your own mulch: Once established, cut leaves and lay them around nearby plants to break down and return organic matter and nutrients to the soil.

✂️ Chop & drop: Cut established growth and leave it on the soil surface to help retain moisture, suppress weeds, and feed the soil as it breaks down.

♻️ Feed your compost pile or chickens: Comfrey leaves make a useful green addition alongside dry leaves and other brown materials.

🐝 Support bees: Leave some stems to flower so visiting bees can enjoy the blooms.

🌱 Enjoy a returning perennial: The tops may die back in winter, but established plants return in spring.

Why Bocking 14? It’s a sterile variety that doesn’t spread by seed. Choose its permanent spot thoughtfully, though—root pieces left behind after digging can regrow!

Plant it this fall, let it settle in, and build toward a useful patch for the growing seasons ahead. 💚

Stock: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16g3hPBZvDau_HbkQgoe4F2qPE127NwkCgGczKxsCPVE/edit?usp=sharing

📍 Cotton Top Nursery | King, NC
📩 Message us for Comfrey Bocking 14 availability, shipping and pickup options!

09/21/2026

🫐 ALMOST 4 YEARS OLD. STILL JUST $26.50!

Fall planting season is here, and our remaining Climax, Premier, Tifblue, and Powder Blue blueberry bushes need their new homes! These plants are now almost 4 years old, and we’re keeping the same $26.50 price to move the stock we have left. 🍂

Fall is a great opportunity to plant container-grown blueberries here in King, NC. Cooler weather helps reduce heat stress as your plants settle in - so now is the time to get your blueberry patch started!

🫐 Climax & Premier: earlier-ripening varieties.
🫐 Tifblue & Powder Blue: later-ripening varieties to extend your harvest.

Choose two different varieties with overlapping blooms for good cross-pollination. We can help you pick a pair - just $53 for two!

💗 We also have 1-year-old Pink Lemonade blueberries for those who love something a little different.

Give your plants sunshine, acidic soil, good drainage, and consistent moisture while they establish.

📍 Cotton Top Nursery | King, NC
📩 Message us today with how many you’d like, and let’s arrange your pickup! Available while our remaining stock lasts.

07/02/2026

Its pretty hot outside so I've been experimenting with AI music, and I had a lot of fun turning two ideas that are close to my heart into songs.

🌳 One is about building our garden/food forest—transforming a piece of land into something that feeds people, supports wildlife, and hopefully inspires others to grow their own.

🌱 The other is about Cotton Top Nursery and why we do what we do: helping people grow food, plant for pollinators, and build landscapes that become more valuable every year.

They're a little different, a little fun, and surprisingly catchy. I'd love to hear which one you like best!

🎧 Listen here:
"https://suno.com/playlist/275ef65a-3bc0-4e2d-b3e2-529fa4b1eaa0" (https://reference-url-citation.invalid/0)

If you enjoy them, let me know which is your favorite—and if you have an idea for another Cotton Top Nursery song, leave it in the comments. I just might turn it into reality! 🎶🌿

Suno is building a future where anyone can make great music.

05/21/2026

Don’t forget! this Saturday, May 23 (9:30am–3:00pm) will be our LAST open nursery day of the Spring season at Cotton Top Nursery 🌱

Address: Cotton Top LN in King (follow signs to Cotton Top Nursery)

If you’ve been meaning to come out for berry plants, herbs, pollinator plants, edible landscaping ideas, or just to see what we’ve been growing, this is a great chance to visit before we transition into our summer nursery schedule.

We still have a wide selection of:
• blueberries
• blackberries
• raspberries
• herbs & medicinal plants
• pollinator plants
…and more!

Current inventory:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16g3hPBZvDau_HbkQgoe4F2qPE127NwkCgGczKxsCPVE/edit?usp=sharing

As we move out of spring season, we’ll be shifting toward:
• appointments
• scheduled open nursery days
• preorder & pickup windows for larger or specific plant orders

This will allow us to focus on propagation, greenhouse expansion, irrigation upgrades, and growing even more plants for next season while still helping serious growers and customers find what they need throughout the summer.

If there’s something specific you’re looking for, feel free to message us ahead of time so we can have it ready for pickup.

Thank you again to everyone who has supported our small local nursery this spring. We’re excited for what’s ahead and look forward to continuing to grow with the community 🌿

05/16/2026

As spring planting season begins to wind down, we want to thank everyone who has supported Cotton Top Nursery this year. What started as a small backyard edible nursery continues to grow because of your support, plant questions, and visits.

We have TWO Spring Saturdays left this season:
🌱 Tomorrow — 9:30am–3:00pm
🌱 Friday, May 23 — 9:30am–3:00pm

If you’ve been wanting to come out for berry plants, herbs, pollinator plants, edible landscaping ideas, or just to see what we’re growing, now is a great time to visit before we transition into our summer schedule.

Here is our current inventory of what is still available:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16g3hPBZvDau_HbkQgoe4F2qPE127NwkCgGczKxsCPVE/edit?usp=sharing

As we move out of spring season, Cotton Top Nursery will shift toward:
• appointments
• scheduled open nursery days
• preorder & pickup windows for larger or specific plant orders

This allows us to focus on propagation, building our greenhouse, irrigation upgrades, and growing even more plants for next season while still helping serious growers and customers find what they need.

If there’s something specific you’re looking for: blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, herbs, comfrey, native plants, food forest plants, etc. message us ahead of time. We’ll continue offering preorder pickups and appointments throughout the summer.

Thank you again for supporting a small local nursery focused on edible plants, pollinators, and growing food locally. We’re excited for what’s ahead. 🌿

05/12/2026

Don’t forget to come see us tomorrow at the King Farmers' Market !! 🌱🍓

Here is our current inventory list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16g3hPBZvDau_HbkQgoe4F2qPE127NwkCgGczKxsCPVE/edit?usp=sharing

We won’t have everything with us at the market, but if you’d like to prepay and arrange pickup for larger items like blueberry bushes, blackberries, or raspberries, just send us a message!

We’ll also be open this Saturday from 9:30am–3:00pm at Cotton Top Nursery for our Spring Saturdays with an even bigger selection available. 🌿

Tomorrow is the day! These cooler nights have caused some delays in produce but our farmers have lots of great things for you to check out!
Eggs
Honey
Baked goods - sourdough, yeast bread, pastries
Eggs
Meats
Onions
Veggie starts
….. and more!

.sourdough.nc (not on IG - Moser Manor, Little Snow Creek Nursery, Daffodil Hill)

05/05/2026

Come check us out tomorrow at the King Farmers' Market! Here's a list of our current inventory and starts that are still available: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16g3hPBZvDau_HbkQgoe4F2qPE127NwkCgGczKxsCPVE/edit?usp=sharing

THE WAIT IS OVER! Stop by the TOMORROW (5/6) from 11 AM until 1 PM to support your local farmers! As the season begins the selection of produce will start small, but it will grow very quickly! Tomorrow you can find seedlings, winter crops, baked goods, animal products, and more! See you for OPENING Day…Rain or Shine! 🌦️
.sourdough.nc (not on IG - Moser Manor, Little Snow Creek Nursery, Daffodil Hill)

05/02/2026

🌿 NOT YOUR AVERAGE PLANT STOP 🌿

If you’re tired of seeing the same plants everywhere…
come see what we’ve got today.

We’ve got:
💊 “Immortality Herb” (Jiaogulan) – fast-growing tea vine
🌿 Unique basil varieties you won’t find at big stores
🍓 Ground cherries & edible garden plants
🫐 Berry plants ready to produce

This cool, overcast weather is actually perfect for planting.

Check our inventory (2 tabs: main stock + herb and veggie starts still available): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16g3hPBZvDau_HbkQgoe4F2qPE127NwkCgGczKxsCPVE/edit?usp=sharing

📍 Cotton Top Nursery – King, NC (Cotton Top LN, follow signs to Cotton Top Nursery)
🕤 Open until 3 PM

Come find something different for your garden today!

04/25/2026

Come see us at the King Farmers' Market in May!

Opening day is quickly approaching and we are so excited to see you on May 6 from 11:00-1:00. While we’re counting down the days we want to take some time to introduce you to our farmers for this season!!!

Joining us for the first time this season is offering plants and design services!

Chris Marshall is the founder of Cotton Top Nursery, a family-run edible plant nursery based in Stokes County, North Carolina. Raised right here in Stokes County in a large family with deep agricultural roots, Chris developed a deep passion for growing food, sustainability, and using what God has provided to create something lasting.

Cotton Top Nursery focuses on edible plants: berries, fruiting shrubs, nut trees, herbs, and soil-building plants, selected to help people grow their own food in any size space. Beyond plants, Chris offers hands-on services including garden consultations, custom garden design based on space and goals, installations, garden clean-outs, and plant-sitting services to help customers maintain what they’ve built.

Rooted in a strong Christian foundation, Chris believes in stewardship of the land and growing with what God gives. His mission is to make food-growing simple and accessible while helping build stronger, more self-sufficient communities through shared knowledge, faith, and local connection.

Chris has been married to his wife, Antoinette, for eight years, and together they are raising their two children, Silas and Aubriella, with the same values of family, stewardship, and growing together.

04/25/2026

Imagine picking these in your backyard!!
We’ve got different variety of berry plants + bundle deals ready for you today!