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Garden Update – January 18, 2011

Seeded 16 tomato plants tonight: Djena Lee’s Golden Girl 2x Talledega Hybrid VFFNT 2x Bela Rosa Hybrid FFFASTTSWV 2x Eva Purple Ball Ladybug Hybrid 2x Roma VF 2x Supersweet 100 Brandywine Riesentraube Chocolate Cherry VTO-5805 Costoluto Genovese I had a huge stockpile … Continue reading

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Garden Update: July 5, 2010

I need to start thinking about what fall crops to plant, it is time to get seedlings started already. My tomato plants have been a big disappointment again this year. I’ll probably buy several seedlings from a nursery to see … Continue reading

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New Food At Home

We received our first delivery of local food from our CSA this past weekend. Here is a picture of our ‘one share’ of food. And, as if that wasn’t cool enough, some of my plants are starting to produce too. … Continue reading

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Garden Update – June 5, 2010

SUBTITLE: “The Garden Invasion of 2010” I’m having some issues with pests. My sunflowers suffered a tremendous blow from what I think was a mouse. The cantaloupe also took a beating from that same animal. My potatoes are turning brown … Continue reading

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Garden Update: May 22, 2010

The family went to the McKinney farmer’s market this morning and found some good deals. One the way back we stopped at the local nursery off Greenville. They had a sign out front ‘retiring, everything must go’. I asked the … Continue reading

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Garden Update: May 15, 2010

I took advantage of a coupon I had for North Haven Gardens.  I paid $10 for $30 of stuff.  Pretty good deal!  They have a great selection of vegetables and herbs, and their plant prices are actually not too bad. … Continue reading

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Garden Update: May 7, 2010

Lots of lush green growth right now but a few plants are stumbling.  I put a few more plants in the ground, planted some more beans, and cut out some of the lettuce, it getting too hot for it already … Continue reading

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Garden Update: April 18, 2010

It’s been cold and drizzle all day, but I went ahead and built a new structure to hang more topsy turvys.  I have 4 now, and room for 3 more.  If the tomato plants do well this year, I might … Continue reading

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Garden Update: April 6, 2010

I’m almost out of space to plant, but I still have more I want to plant.  I am trying out something new:  Planting squash at the base of a tree.  I’ll train the vine to grow into the tree.  I … Continue reading

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Tomato Seedlings

Bryson helped me transplant some tomato seedlings today. His specialty is placing the plastic markers in the pots and making holes in the soil with his finger.  So far, 14 of my tomatoes have sprouted from seed that I planted … Continue reading

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