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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
Well, the end of another week has arrived. Only one more week until Tomato Day! Then we can just let the garden die. Just kidding! We have plans to keep most of it going until the bitter end – or at least until we get a hard freeze this fall!…
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Continue reading →: The Tomato Jungle
Our tomatoes are doing well – maybe a little too well. The row of cherry tomatoes is turning into quite a jungle. I think I complained about the height of the stakes for the Florida Weave system when we put them in this spring, but now they are definitely coming…
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Continue reading →: Newcomers to the Garden
We have a couple of newcomers to our garden this week! Can you tell what they are? No? They are columnar apple trees. They have a more vertical shape, and can be fairly dwarf, especially if kept in containers. We got these trees from a former Master Gardener who is…
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Continue reading →: Tomato Day Coming Soon!
Our 20th Annual Tomato Day is coming on July 25th! We have lots of great educational seminars, demonstrations, tours, and displays. There are also several contests you can enter. It’s your chance to come see the demonstration garden in person and get a guided tour! Here’s an excerpt from our…
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Continue reading →: Understanding Community Supported Agriculture
I will be giving a Lunchtime Lecture today at Botanica (at noon), on the subject of Community Supported Agriculture (aka CSA). I believe the class is free with admission to the Gardens. (Don’t quote me on that, though!) Here’s a Word Cloud I put together using http://www.wordle.net to help(maybe?) visualize…