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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
I wandered around the garden earlier this week to see what there was to see after the snow and cold. I’m so impressed with the vitality of our plant under the circumstances! You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t been posting the temperatures under the row covers, and that’s for a…
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Continue reading →: More Garden Planning: Grafted Tomato Demonstration
Since I’ve been showing off my grafted tomatoes, I guess I’d better share what the Master Gardeners are going to be doing in the Demonstration Garden for tomatoes this year! We are going to be planting a whole bed to heirloom tomatoes to see if the tomato grafting improves the…
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Continue reading →: There’s an Apple Tree in My Office, Dear Liza, Dear Liza….
Actually, there are 2 apple trees in my office. They are the columnar apple trees that have been in containers out in the garden. I have to admit…they kind of look like Charlie Brown apple trees… Any guesses as to why I have the apple trees in my office? I…
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Continue reading →: Two Days After Grafting
We took a peak under the plastic this afternoon after the Demonstration Garden meeting. We had to get together and share all the plans for the garden. It was exciting! They are looking good! One of them is still looking a little bit droopy, but the rest of them look…
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Continue reading →: Tomato Grafting, Attempt 1
Nothing like a beautiful snowy day to take my first shot at grafting tomatoes. I started the seeds 2 weeks ago, so I absolutely had to get the grafting done today. Some of the plants were really too big, which I suspect will be problematic for success in this batch…