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Continue reading →: Pepper Thievery
I just want to put it out there that it really annoys me when people pilfer produce out of our Demonstration garden. I understand when animals munch on our produce – they are animals after all. I hope the people that took the 4 beautiful bell peppers that we’ve been…
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Continue reading →: Cherry Tomatoes: My Picks
The cherry tomatoes are a lot harder to sort through than the roma tomatoes. In some ways, the differences are less distinctive. The Winners: Juliet – Need I say more? This red, oblong, hybrid variety is a consistent producer. It is a little bit firmer and tougher than I prefer,…
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Continue reading →: You Say Tomato…
I found an intriguing Op-Ed article in the New York Times this morning, that was in the NY Times last Saturday. The article focuses on the Late Blight epidemic that is destroying tomato and potato crops in the Northeastern U.S. (Happily, we don’t have to deal with late blight here…
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Continue reading →: Family of 4 Garden Update
It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means, right? Exactly – the Family of 4 Garden. Today we harvested 3.25 pounds of tomatoes, 2.75 pounds of peppers, 1 bell peppers (still green), and 1 bunch of Swiss Chard. 3.25 pounds of tomatoes @ $2/lb = $6.50 2.75 pounds of peppers…
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Continue reading →: Raving about Golden Rave
In case you thought I was crazy to be so excited about the Golden Rave roma tomatoes last week, take a look at this picture: I counted 31 ripe tomatoes on it this morning! Wow! Yellow tomato sauce, here we come!