Tag Archives: tomatoes

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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Weather shmeather, gardening goes on

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Sandy

I’m not going to whine about the weather. And I’m not going to think about the 10-day forecast I just read. Now, on to happier topics. Most of my recent gardening efforts have been inside the greenhouse. This weekend, I … Continue reading →

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Tomato towers, chicken RIP, and bees

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Sandy

Yay! I arrived home today to find a giant package from Gardener’s Supply Company. I could easily spend way too much at Gardener’s so I try to focus my purchases on “infrastructure” items that should last many seasons. Out of … Continue reading →

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Arrested development: Tomato seedling diagnostic help needed

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Sandy

Hmm.  This isn’t looking good.  I planted these tomato seedlings a little over two weeks ago. The seeds germinated pretty quickly for tomato seeds and started to grow. I kept the grow lights low so the plants wouldn’t get too … Continue reading →

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Last tomatoes and summer garden notes

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Sandy

For the last month or so, in spite of the fact that I’ve had ample time on my hands, I’ve been pretty terrible about taking care of fall gardening chores.  Most of my beds contain the bedraggled remains of summer … Continue reading →

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The jungle in the greenhouse

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Sandy

In just a few short weeks, the tiny little tomatoes I planted have turned my greenhouse into a jungle! Everything in the greenhouse is growing like crazy.  The cucumbers, melons, peppers, and more are all looking great. This is the first … Continue reading →

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Photo album: Greenhouse in May and self-watering containers

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Sandy

Today, pretty much all my garden time was spent working on projects in the greenhouse. In spite of a weather forecast that predicted mostly cloudy weather today, it was really mostly sunny, making the greenhouse quite warm. I opened up the … Continue reading →

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