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Continue reading →: Family of 4 Harvest
After getting rained out of the garden last Tuesday, we had a pretty good harvest this week. 1lb of peppers @ $1.59/lb = $1.59 1 yellow bell pepper @ $2.00 each = $2.00 8 oz Purple Brussels Sprouts @ $4.00/lb = $2.00 4 ¾ lb green tomatoes @ $1.00/lb =…
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Continue reading →: Lemon Verbena Cream
My husband and I were out in the Demonstration Garden during the Farmers’ Market on Saturday, and I noticed that the Lemon Verbena in the herb garden is starting to bloom. Lemon Verbena flowers are very small, and pretty as an accent. They aren’t stunning flowers though. The herb itself…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay – State Fair Edition
I was up helping judge 4-H vegetable entries at the Kansas State Fair today. I thought I’d take some pictures of the awesome vegetables the kids grew this year. Wow! This is a beautiful cluster of grapes. One 4-Her entered this Horned Kiwano Melon. This is actually not fully ripe.…
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Continue reading →: Better Late than Never
Our normal workday got rained out this week, and we didn’t really do much in the garden beyond picking and discarding the split and rancid tomatoes. I picked a few things from our Family of 4 Garden today, and I thought I’d share that with you. It’s not much. 1.25…
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Continue reading →: What are Your Fall Garden Plans?
Here in the Demonstration Garden, we are planning to keep things growing right up until the first frost. How about you? Are you done gardening for the year, or are you still going?