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Continue reading →: Peppers with Sunscald
One of our Pepper varieties in the Family of 4 Garden, ‘Mohawk,’ is exhibiting some sunscalded fruit. It is not very surprising, since the weather here has been scorchingly hot with lots of bright sunlight. This variety is a “dwarf” pepper, meaning it is very compact and good for containers.…
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Continue reading →: Family of 4 Update
Just a quick update about the Family of 4 Garden. We harvested tomatoes and peppers today. We had one ‘Fabulous’ tomato and one ‘First Light’ tomato. Both have rather bad cracks, unfortunately. They weighed 20 oz. total, which is $2.50 worth of tomatoes. We also harvested several more peppers, which…
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Continue reading →: Run! The Eggplant are Coming! The Eggplant are Coming!
I don’t know about you, but that title is pretty indicative of my feelings about eggplant. They are beautiful plants, and the fruit hang on them like jewels. However, in my opinion they are about as edible as a piece of costume jewelry. I have only once eaten a dish…
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Continue reading →: Friday Photoessay
This week’s PhotoEssay is highlighting tomato problems. We are seeing a lot of different things pop up here in the Demonstration Garden, and you are probably seeing some of the same things in your gardens. This is one reason why you should use cages or a staking system to get…
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Continue reading →: Go to the Fair!
The Sedgwick County Fair is going on now in Cheney! If you’ve never been to the fair, this would be a great year to check it out. For more information on the County Fair, check out http://www.ourcountyfair.com/ Check out the 4-H and Open Class gardening exhibits. I bet you have…
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