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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
After a cooler week, it looks like we are going to climb back into our more seasonable hot temperatures in the mid-90s for next week. Happily, I think everyone has had good tomato set and all the plants are off to a really good start before we get to that…
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Continue reading →: Final Garlic & Shallot HarvestWe harvested the last of our garlic and shallots from the garden this week. On Friday we will be moving on and starting some seeds for fall vegetables, although it still seems too early. We didn’t have very many plants of the Elephant Garlic, but at least a couple of…
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Continue reading →: Harvesting Eggplant
It looks as though the season of eggplant bounty is nearly upon us, even before the tomatoes are ripe! We have eggplant set on all of the different plants right now, and it looks like it will be a bumper crop. If you’ve never grown eggplant before, it can be…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
Whew! It was a pretty hot week here. I’m looking forward to temperatures in the 80s next week. Let’s start out with our weekly overview of the garden. The front bed still looks pretty bare, but I bet that by a month from now the sweet potatoes will have completely…
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Continue reading →: Garlic Cheese Spread
A delicious spread, great on crackers, but even is great rolled up in a chicken breast, tortilla or ready made pizza dough. 8 ounces cream cheese, softened ½ cup butter, softened (optional) ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 clove garlic, minced 1 TBSP shallots, minced 1½ teaspoon fresh dill (½ teaspoon…