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RIP Better Boy

Jenny SmithJuly 25, 2019July 2, 2020

That Better Boy shriveled up and was looking even worse today, so I picked off the 5 green tomatoes it…

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administration, bale garden, beans, disease, garden, Squash, tomatoes
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Blackberry mystery

Jenny SmithJuly 24, 2019July 2, 2020

I keep reading that blackberries don’t produce fruit on their floricanes (second season growth) and so you should cut all…

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bale garden, beans, Blackberries, garden, tomatillos, tomatoes
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Houston, we have a problem

Jenny SmithJuly 23, 2019July 2, 2020

Well, today is the first day I know I can’t possibly use up all the ripe tomatoes I have. Almost…

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beans, garden, Squash, tomatillos, tomatoes
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My Brandywines bring all the boys to the yard

Jenny SmithJuly 22, 2019July 2, 2020

What is with the Brandywines??? For real, little critters! What is the deal? You creep into my garden, ignore the…

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beans, garden, Squash, tomatillos, tomatoes
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Cooking the harvest

Jenny SmithJuly 18, 2019July 2, 2020

Many of the tomatoes that I pulled to keep away from the groundhog have ripened, and so I decided I…

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Blackberries, chickpeas, cooking, garden, harvest, recipe, tomato sauce, tomatoes
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How much pruning is too much?

Jenny SmithJuly 17, 2019July 2, 2020

I did some more watching of Craig LeHoullier, and I kept reading that he gets rid of all damaged leaves…

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asparagus, beans, Blackberries, flowers, garden, pruning, suckering, taste test, tomatoes, topping
26BBB4E1 7D7B 4507 BEFA F397C56B093E Groundhog? What the flip!

Groundhog? What the flip!

Jenny SmithJuly 16, 2019March 28, 2023

Curses! A groundhog has eaten 5 tomatoes in just 36 hours: 2 Romas and 3 Brandywines. It’s time for drastic…

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garden, Groundhog, pest, tomatoes
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This day five years ago

Jenny SmithJuly 15, 2019July 2, 2020

Five years ago I grew my own tomatoes from seeds and grew a couple of unusual heirlooms that I got…

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beans, garden, pests, Squash, tomatillos, tomatoes, trellis
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Thinning

Jenny SmithJuly 10, 2019July 2, 2020

The thing I hate most about gardening is thinning. I always want to keep all the plants alive — if…

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beans, garden, lessons learned, Squash, tomatoes
1F6CD75A C1BB 4166 9422 A9BC0E384024 A big harvest!

A big harvest!

Jenny SmithJuly 9, 2019July 2, 2020

I admit I’ve been avoiding the garden a little bit out of guilt for burning the plants last week. I’ve…

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beans, garden, herbs, shade cover, tomatillos, tomatoes, trellis, zinnias

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