Well, today is the first day I know I can’t possibly use up all the ripe tomatoes I have. Almost…
Tag: garden
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…
Groundhog? What the flip!
Curses! A groundhog has eaten 5 tomatoes in just 36 hours: 2 Romas and 3 Brandywines. It’s time for drastic…
This day five years ago
Five years ago I grew my own tomatoes from seeds and grew a couple of unusual heirlooms that I got…
Thinning
The thing I hate most about gardening is thinning. I always want to keep all the plants alive — if…
A big harvest!
I admit I’ve been avoiding the garden a little bit out of guilt for burning the plants last week. I’ve…
Wednesday Update – Self-inflicted Wounds
I’m posting this a day late, but I took most all these pictures yesterday: I did my spraying (no Miracle-Gro…
2019 First “Real” Tomato
Today was the day! I finally got my first “real” (non-cherrry) tomato! Let’s also talk about what a sorry tomato…
Skipping the Miracle
Today was my weekly Wednesday garden spray, but I decided to give the plants a rest and did not apply…
Wednesday update
That Dern Deer has not shown its face since we put out the repellants. That’s five days deer-free. I’m hopeful…