Maybe it’s middle age settling in on me, but oh, how I love to watch the vegetables form! From blossom…
Author: Jenny Smith
I'm Jenny Smith. I blog about life on the 300+ acres of rolling farmland in Northern Virginia where I live. I like tomatoes, all things Star Trek, watercolor, and reading. I spend most days in the garden fighting deer and groundhogs while trying to find my life's meaning. I'm trying to be like Jesus -- emphasis on the trying.
Bring your tomato to lunch day
After my doctor appointment (take vitamins for the nerve issues, begin physical therapy), we left to head out the Korean…
RIP Better Boy
That Better Boy shriveled up and was looking even worse today, so I picked off the 5 green tomatoes it…
Roasted Tomato Sauce – when you have too many tomatoes
My dad’s tomato production is out of control: It’s his best year ever for tomatoes, and he doesn’t know what…
Blackberry mystery
I keep reading that blackberries don’t produce fruit on their floricanes (second season growth) and so you should cut all…
Houston, we have a problem
Well, today is the first day I know I can’t possibly use up all the ripe tomatoes I have. Almost…
Days to Maturity
One of the most interesting things about gardening is how freakishly accurate “days to maturity” is for plants. I have…
My Brandywines bring all the boys to the yard
What is with the Brandywines??? For real, little critters! What is the deal? You creep into my garden, ignore the…
Cooking the harvest
Many of the tomatoes that I pulled to keep away from the groundhog have ripened, and so I decided I…
How much pruning is too much?
I did some more watching of Craig LeHoullier, and I kept reading that he gets rid of all damaged leaves…