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It’s almost time to start those tomato seeds! If you are new to gardening, choosing a variety of tomato you want to grow can be a wee bit overwhelming–but no worries, Mavis is here to help. {I’m using the term “help” loosely.} First, decide what you will mostly be using your tomatoes for {i.e. for Read More >>
I’m exhausted. I’ve been working in the garden all afternoon and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what was taking me so long to harvest and pull up all the tomato plants. Then I realized what I had eaten today. 11 homemade chocolate chip cookies, and about 22 cups of hot tea. No Read More >>
A few days ago I decided it was finally time to get serious about picking and clearing out our heirloom tomato beds. Each raised garden bed contained about 8 tomato plants, so there was a pretty significant amount of tomatoes to harvest. After pulling up the plants and sorting the tomatoes into piles {green tomatoes Read More >>
This afternoon I tried out a new Martha Stewart recipe for tomato, corn and avocado salad. It was so good, I’m thinking about making it again for dinner tonight for the Handsome Husband {because I’m cool like that}. I reduced the amount of tomatoes, and used olive oil instead of vegetable oil and used a Read More >>
Have I ever told you how much I love it when you send in recipes for me to try? Last week Lauden sent me a link to a sweet and spicy tomato recipe that called for only 1 pound of tomatoes. Which was perfect of course because our tomatoes are still just trickling in. Since Read More >>
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