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Continue reading →: When is a Blackberry not a Blackberry?
The northwest corner of the Demo Garden is where all the fruit are planted. Half of the area is strawberries, the rest is currants, gooseberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Or at least what I thought were blackberries. When I came here, everything was labeled, and I took the labels at their…
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Continue reading →: Family of 4 Garden Tour – June Edition
The Family of 4 Garden is changing rapidly, so I thought I’d give you the virtual tour! The pepper plants are looking much better after I sidedressed them with fertilizer late last week. The are just starting to set some peppers. I should probably pick them off to encourage the…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
The garden has been enjoying the weather this week, although a bit more rain would be really nice! The peas were loaded earlier this week. I love this ‘Feisty’ variety with all the tendrils and the silvery green foliage. Peas are fun to grow, even if they don’t yield a…
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Continue reading →: The First Time Gardener: Scouting for Insects
This summer is turning out to be a banner year for insects! It is pretty important in a vegetable garden to get in the habit of being outside and working with your plants nearly every day. For someone new to vegetable gardening, this can be particularly important because you may…
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Continue reading →: Tomato Update
I thought a month after planting would be a good time to update you on how the different tomatoes are doing in the Demo Garden. All the plants are very healthy, so there is little differentiation with regards to disease and such as yet. Roma Tomatoes Mariana – flowering Golden…
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