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Continue reading →: Pruning & Tying Tomatoes
You know how it never rains but it pours? I keep thinking we should be able to space out our projects a little more in the garden, but usually, once we are on a roll, we just keep going. We did lots of things in the garden today, so I’ll…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
The garden sure has changed a lot this week, especially since the weather has been pretty consistently warm. The heirloom tomatoes are almost unrecognizable. They will be well past ready for another level of twine next Tuesday! They are also suckering a lot from near the base, so I think…
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Continue reading →: Lunch in the Garden – Better Late than Never!
Oh, by the way, we’re having Lunch in the Garden again this summer. And yeah, it’s starting today. I completely meant to write a post about it earlier this week, but then I got busy. Why does it always surprise me when summer is busy? Anyway, here are the pertinent…
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Continue reading →: Video Wednesday
One of the most common questions that we get about growing fruit is how to grow blueberries in Kansas. About half of those inquiries come after the first plant has died, and the other half come after the gardener saw some bushes on sale at a big box store (either…
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Continue reading →: First Swiss Chard Harvest!
With some rain and warmer weather, things in the garden are growing like crazy. Especially that pesky Swiss Chard! We harvested two bunches today, and didn’t really make a dent in it. We also harvested a lot of lettuce, on the theory that if it gets hot this week, the…