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Tomatoes Last Gasp

Not many changes to report this week. We are still sitting under a high pressure ridge with little moisture. The weather has been warm, still and dry, so the garden is still hanging on. I’m still picking tomatoes several times … Continue reading

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Backyard Cleanup

The garden continues its steady decline. I picked a bunch of grape tomatoes and yellow pear tomatoes, as the plants give up their last gasp. The pepper plants are still producing, and I’ve had green chiles and sweet banana peppers … Continue reading

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Cucumber and the End of Corn

I had a tiny, deformed cucumber from my tiny, deformed cucumber plant. It looks tasty though, and I will find out soon how tasty it is. My corn is about done. I pulled a bunch of it out of the … Continue reading

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Weedwhacking

This week, I’ve had more tomatoes, peppers and zucchini to harvest. I am getting banana peppers regularly enough to throw them in my eggs for breakfast, and tomatoes enough to make chili each week for lunch. I finally got around … Continue reading

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Corn, Tomatoes, Tomatillos, Oh My!

I picked my first Roma tomatoes today! I am still getting grape tomatoes and yellow pear tomatoes, but now I have a few Romas for sandwiches. I also picked my first ear of corn. It is a little dry, but … Continue reading

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Wrong Timer

This week, my tomatillos have slowed down a little and aren’t quite producing as much as they were the week before. Even so, I still have a few. I run them through my food processor and pour the contents into … Continue reading

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How High by the Fourth of July?

I’d always heard “knee high by the fourth of July” growing up in Maryland. Currently, my Peaches and Cream corn is chin high, and my Early Bantam corn is chest high. I have attached several photos of my garden, as … Continue reading

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Fig Tree, Planting, and Expanding

I didn’t hardly work on my garden at all last week.  We had some snow last Monday, and I waited for the temperatures to go back to normal before doing much else. I ended up working in the garden a … Continue reading

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Plant Shopping and Asparagus

I cut another 8 oz of asparagus this week and will cook it up soon.  It keeps producing, thankfully! I also went shopping at the Alameda Greenhouse.  I picked up: 2 tomatillo plants 4 Big Jim Green chile plants 4 … Continue reading

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Tomatoes, Peppers and a Lemon Cucumber

The weather is starting to turn colder at night.  We will probably hit 41 F this evening, and that may kill off a few things. This week, I picked a few yellow pear tomatoes, a few grape tomatoes, a banana … Continue reading

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