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This year I have a bit of a problem. Since I am growing 120 tomato plants {100 in the garden boxes and another 20 sprinkled throughout the greenhouse and various pots} I am going to have to figure out a way to support them. And quick. Over the past few years I have accumulated a Read More >>
Recently, I received a nice email from Emilie in Quebec: “For this summer, I think about having lettuce, strawberries and tomatoes. (is it too much? I have class all summer too so I’ll have maybe 2-4 hours a day to give to gardening.) I know that I’m too late for most of the seeding process, but I don’t Read More >>
After bringing home all those tomatoes the other day I knew the very first thing I’d make would be bruschetta. If you have never made bruschetta before, give it a try. Not only is it fast and easy to make, but bruschetta is a major crowd pleaser as well. The ingredients are simple. A french Read More >>
The wisteria we planted 2 years ago is finally starting to climb up the arbors… My only regret is I planted white wisteria… I wish I would have planted purple. 12 heads of stinky cabbage are growing nicely in the raised garden beds… As well as Swiss chard. I can’t even begin to tell you Read More >>
The Garden Report… Things are finally starting to pick up in the garden department… It’s been so nice around here the last few days (as opposed to the coldest April on record) that I thought it was high time to see what’s growing outside in them there food boxes of mine… The only tragic news Read More >>
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