Tag Archives: peppers

Final summer harvest & I LOVE my Leaf

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Sandy

In the late fall and winter, I have to remind myself to head out the greenhouse every few weeks to water the potted trees. Obviously, they get zero rainfall inside and it’s a task I sometimes forget. While watering today, … Continue reading →

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Grape pruning, bees, and an essential gardening tool

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Sandy

Grapes need a good pruning each year. They produce more grapes when properly pruned. While there are different methods for pruning grapes, I keep grape pruning pretty simple. I focus on a number of “lead” vines and hack pretty much … Continue reading →

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Merciless gardening

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Sandy

  Just as the rats must die, seedlings must die as well. Seed starting invariably involves the process of thinning, which is a nice way of saying purposely killing some of the plants. When I planted my tomato seedlings, I planted them … Continue reading →

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Halloween harvest

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Sandy

Another weekend, another harvest of tomatoes and peppers from the greenhouse. I’ve also been ignoring some cukes in the greenhouse because I got a bit sick of them this summer, but I decided to cut one up. The cukes are holding up well … Continue reading →

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Fall garden & cute boots

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Sandy

Wow! I might have successfully grown a Brassica! I have terrible luck with pretty much everything in this category. Cabbage becomes bug infested (I know, I need to use BT spray) and broccoli bolts before much of a head has even formed. … Continue reading →

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Pretty as a pepper

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Sandy

Even though I’ve had a hard time with tomatoes this year due to the cool weather, I’ve had good luck with peppers. For the last couple of years I’ve been growing peppers in the greenhouse in hanging planters and have … Continue reading →

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Red peppers and canned bruschetta

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Sandy

The last few warm days certainly helped the tomatoes in the greenhouse redden up, but only some of them. I still have more green tomatoes than red. That said, I did have enough to make a small batch of canned … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes, tomatillos, bruschetta, and peppers

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sandy

In spite of the cool weather, my warm weather crops are ripening in the greenhouse. I’m not getting huge volumes, but enough to make a few dishes here and there. Recently, I harvested some tomatoes, tomatillos, and peppers. I used a few … Continue reading →

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Canning and late summer harvests

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Sandy

Even with the wimpy and slow-to-produce summer we’ve had, August is a busy time in the garden and the kitchen. It’s pretty common during this month for me to have multiple projects going on at the same time, as the picture … Continue reading →

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Berry anticipation and a peek around the garden

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Sandy

We’ve been harvesting strawberries for a few weeks now, but the raspberries and blueberries have not really started to ripen yet. The raspberries should begin ripening any day now, especially since we finally have some warm, even downright hot, weather in our forecast. … Continue reading →

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